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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014
installment
Apr. 30, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]        
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax $ 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax $ 22us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax    
Edison Mission Energy        
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]        
EME settlement payments       225eix_CashPortionofSettlementPayment
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Number of payment installments     2eix_NumberofInstallments
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First installment payment     204eix_TaxAttributeIncludingInterestInstallmentOne
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Second installment payment     $ 214eix_TaxAttributeIncludingInterestInstallmentTwo
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