FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Summary of Nuclear Trust Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 5,256	$ 4,916
Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,880	2,649
Gross Unrealized Losses	(55)	(9)
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	(54)	(21)
I&M
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	5,256	4,916
I&M \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,880	2,649
Gross Unrealized Losses	(55)	(9)
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	(54)	(21)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	35	29
Cash and Cash Equivalents \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents \| I&M
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	35	29
Cash and Cash Equivalents \| I&M \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	0	0
United States Government
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	1,440	1,351
United States Government \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	22
Gross Unrealized Losses	(21)	(1)
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	(30)	(15)
United States Government \| I&M
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	1,440	1,351
United States Government \| I&M \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	22
Gross Unrealized Losses	(21)	(1)
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	(30)	(15)
Corporate Debt
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	383	376
Corporate Debt \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	6
Gross Unrealized Losses	(33)	(7)
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	(24)	(6)
Corporate Debt \| I&M
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	383	376
Corporate Debt \| I&M \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	6
Gross Unrealized Losses	(33)	(7)
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	(24)	(6)
Subtotal Fixed Income Securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	1,823	1,727
Subtotal Fixed Income Securities \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	28
Gross Unrealized Losses	(54)	(8)
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	(54)	(21)
Subtotal Fixed Income Securities \| I&M
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	1,823	1,727
Subtotal Fixed Income Securities \| I&M \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	28
Gross Unrealized Losses	(54)	(8)
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	(54)	(21)
Equity Securities - Domestic
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	3,398	3,160
Equity Securities - Domestic \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,880	2,621
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1)	(1)
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	0	0
Equity Securities - Domestic \| I&M
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value	3,398	3,160
Equity Securities - Domestic \| I&M \| Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,880	2,621
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1)	(1)
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments	$ 0	$ 0

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