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Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 3,159	$ 2,855	$ 6,912	$ 6,091
Electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,276		2,481
Increase (decrease) of revenue due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	(38)		(77)
Electric \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4		9
Electric \| Residential
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	584		1,170
Electric \| Commercial
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	446		875
Electric \| Industrial
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	178		354
Electric \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	68		82
Gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	255		805
Increase (decrease) of revenue due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	5		(27)
Gas \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2		4
Gas \| Alternative Revenue Programs
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	(1)		(4)
Gas \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	15		5
Gas \| Gas sales
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	180		637
Gas \| End User Transportation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	49		134
Gas \| Intermediate Transportation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	11		29
Gas Storage and Pipelines
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	122		241
Power and Industrial Projects
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	538		1,105
Lease revenue outside scope of Topic 606	399		844
Energy Trading
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,164		2,662
Gain (loss) on derivative outside scope of Topic 606	$ 937		$ 2,100