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-Topic 980
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 1
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Regulatory Matters - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended						6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2026	Nov. 06, 2025	Nov. 30, 2027	Nov. 30, 2026	Jul. 31, 2026	Jun. 30, 2026	Mar. 31, 2026	Nov. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Annual gas revenue requirement amount						$ 2,000
Rate adjustment mechanism									$ 500
Other customer-provided capital rate (in percent)									4.70%	4.75%
Return on regulatory assets									$ 3,662,000		$ 3,421,000
Deferred derivative losses recovery period, current (in years)									1 year
Recovery period for deferred derivative losses (in years)									3 years
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs period (in years)									10 years
Investment gains or losses is recognized in expense (in years)									15 years
CECONY
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Annual gas revenue requirement amount		$ 33,300
Rate adjustment mechanism									$ 100,000
Net regulatory assets						1,016,000			1,016,000		1,049,000
Return on regulatory assets									$ 3,418,000		3,193,000
CECONY \| Commodity
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Recovery period (in years)									4 years
RECO
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Return on regulatory assets									$ 46,000		41,000
RECO \| Subsequent Event
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Common equity ratio					48.51%
O&R
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Net regulatory assets						7,000			$ 7,000		$ 10,000
Steam
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase, amount							$ 18,000
Public utilities, requested return on equity (percentage)							9.30%
Common equity ratio							47.50%
Steam \| CECONY
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase, amount								$ 66,000
Public utilities, requested return on equity (percentage)								9.90%
Common equity ratio								48.00%
Steam \| CECONY \| Scenario, Forecast
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase, amount			$ 50,000	$ 50,000
One-Time Bill \| RECO \| New Jersey Board of Public Utilities \| Subsequent Event
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Credit for residential customers					$ 500
Electric \| RECO \| New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Bill credits allocated to eligible residential customers of RECO						$ 10,680
Electric \| RECO \| New Jersey Board of Public Utilities \| Subsequent Event
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase, amount	$ 15,250
Public utilities, requested return on equity (percentage)	9.60%