Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	$ 12,833	$ 12,360
Less accumulated depreciation	(3,601)	(3,712)
Construction work in progress	1,370	1,472
Total property, plant and equipment, net	10,602	10,120
Electric Generation [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	5,395	5,694
Gas Transmission and Distribution [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	2,360	2,076
General Plant and Other [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	$ 946	723
Minimum [Member] | Electric Generation [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	21 years
Minimum [Member] | Gas Transmission and Distribution [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	16 years
Minimum [Member] | General Plant and Other [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	8 years
Maximum [Member] | Electric Generation [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	56 years
Maximum [Member] | Gas Transmission and Distribution [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	77 years
Maximum [Member] | General Plant and Other [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	43 years
Electric Transmission [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	$ 1,068	1,008
Electric Transmission [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	28 years
Electric Transmission [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	77 years
Electric Distribution [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost	$ 3,064	$ 2,859
Electric Distribution [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	14 years
Electric Distribution [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	56 years