Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets and Liabilities, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]

VIEs, in which the Company holds a majority voting interest and is the primary beneficiary, that meet the definition of a business and whose assets can be used for purposes other than the settlement of the VIE’s obligations have been excluded from the table below.

	September 30, 2011
							Restricted
(in Millions)	Securitization		Other		Total		Amounts
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	8	$	8	$	—
Restricted cash	58		7		65		64
Accounts receivable	38		14		52		40
Inventories	—		145		145		—
Other current assets	—		1		1		—
Property, plant and equipment	—		58		58		25
Securitized regulatory assets	618		—		618		618
Other assets	10		6		16		18
	$	724	$	239	$	963	$	765
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued current liabilities	$	4	$	38	$	42	$	4
Current portion long-term debt, including capital leases	164		7		171		171
Other current liabilities	62		1		63		64
Mortgage bonds, notes and other	—		31		31		31
Securitization bonds	479		—		479		479
Capital lease obligations	—		20		20		20
Other long term liabilities	6		2		8		7
	$	715	$	99	$	814	$	776

	December 31, 2010
							Restricted
(in Millions)	Securitization		Other		Total		Amounts
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	4	$	4	$	—
Restricted cash	104		8		112		112
Accounts receivable	42		8		50		44
Inventories	—		99		99		—
Other current assets	—		1		1		—
Property, plant and equipment	—		54		54		38
Securitized regulatory assets	729		—		729		729
Other assets	13		9		22		21
	$	888	$	183	$	1,071	$	944
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued current liabilities	$	17	$	27	$	44	$	18
Current portion long-term debt, including capital leases	150		7		157		157
Other current liabilities	62		6		68		66
Mortgage bonds, notes and other	—		35		35		35
Securitization bonds	643		—		643		643
Capital lease obligations	—		23		23		23
Other long term liabilities	6		7		13		12
	$	878	$	105	$	983	$	954

Summary of amounts for non-consolidated VIEs

Amounts for non-consolidated VIEs as September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
(in Millions)	2011		2010
Other investments	$	121	$	98
Note receivable	5		6
Trust preferred — linked securities	289		289