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Retirement Benefits and Trusteed Assets (OPEB - Target Allocations of Plan Assets) (Details) (Other Postretirement Benefit Plan)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
US Large Cap Equity Securities [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets 17.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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US Small Cap and Mid Cap Equity Securities [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets 4.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
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/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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Non US Equity Securities [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets 20.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Fixed Income Securities [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets 25.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
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/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Hedge Funds [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets 20.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_HedgeFundsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Private Equity Funds [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets 14.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember