v3.26.3
Segment Information (Disaggregation of Revenue) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues $ 2,882 $ 2,699 $ 7,150 $ 7,017
Revenues 2,882 2,699 7,150 7,017
Revenues from alternative revenue programs (214) (209) (125) (205)
Other revenues not from contracts with customers 5 5 14 14
Union Electric Company        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues from alternative revenue programs (2) 0 (5) (4)
Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues from alternative revenue programs (188) (187) (116) (174)
Ameren Illinois Natural Gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues from alternative revenue programs (6) (10) 21 (6)
Ameren Transmission        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues from alternative revenue programs (18) (12) (25) (21)
Electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 2,722 2,563 6,270 6,223
Revenues 2,722 2,563 6,270 6,223
Electric | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 1,283 1,171 2,807 2,615
Electric | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 807 772 1,883 1,750
Electric | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 164 165 437 413
Electric | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 468 455 1,143 1,445
Natural gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 160 136 880 794
Revenues 160 136 880 794
Natural gas | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 91 79 580 551
Natural gas | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 30 26 172 155
Natural gas | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 2 2 13 12
Natural gas | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 37 29 115 76
Ameren Illinois Company        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 1,053 946 3,180 2,889
Revenues 1,053 946 3,180 2,889
Revenues from alternative revenue programs (211) (209) (118) (200)
Other revenues not from contracts with customers 5 3 12 13
Ameren Illinois Company | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 589 539 1,713 1,618
Ameren Illinois Company | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 260 256 768 722
Ameren Illinois Company | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 40 48 155 153
Ameren Illinois Company | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 164 103 544 396
Ameren Illinois Company | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues from alternative revenue programs (188) (187) (116) (174)
Other revenues not from contracts with customers 5 3 10 11
Ameren Illinois Company | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues from alternative revenue programs (6) (10) 21 (6)
Other revenues not from contracts with customers 0 0 2 2
Ameren Illinois Company | Ameren Illinois Transmission        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues from alternative revenue programs (17) (12) (23) (20)
Other revenues not from contracts with customers 0 0 0 0
Ameren Illinois Company | Electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 917 829 2,432 2,203
Ameren Illinois Company | Natural gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 136 117 748 686
Operating Segments | Union Electric Company        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 1,770 1,696 3,801 3,978
Revenues 1,781 1,705 3,835 4,002
Other revenues not from contracts with customers 2 2 6 5
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 774 698 2,046 1,838
Revenues 777 699 2,049 1,844
Other revenues not from contracts with customers 5 3 10 11
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 136 117 748 686
Revenues 136 117 748 686
Other revenues not from contracts with customers 0 0 2 2
Operating Segments | Ameren Transmission        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 202 188 555 515
Revenues 266 240 722 658
Other revenues not from contracts with customers 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Electric | Union Electric Company        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 1,757 1,685 3,702 3,893
Operating Segments | Electric | Union Electric Company | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 773 702 1,598 1,483
Operating Segments | Electric | Union Electric Company | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 571 537 1,254 1,154
Operating Segments | Electric | Union Electric Company | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 126 119 292 269
Operating Segments | Electric | Union Electric Company | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 287 327 558 987
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 777 699 2,049 1,844
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 510 469 1,209 1,132
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 236 235 629 596
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 38 46 145 144
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues (7) (51) 66 (28)
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Transmission        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 266 240 722 658
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Transmission | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Transmission | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Transmission | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Electric | Ameren Transmission | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 266 240 722 658
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Union Electric Company        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 24 20 133 109
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Union Electric Company | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 12 9 76 65
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Union Electric Company | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 6 5 33 29
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Union Electric Company | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 3 3
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Union Electric Company | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 6 6 21 12
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 136 117 748 686
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 79 70 504 486
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 24 21 139 126
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 2 2 10 9
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 31 24 95 65
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Transmission        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Transmission | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Transmission | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Transmission | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Natural gas | Ameren Transmission | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 777 699 2,049 1,844
Revenues 777 699 2,049 1,844
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 136 117 748 686
Revenues 136 117 748 686
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Ameren Illinois Transmission        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 140 130 383 359
Revenues 196 176 528 482
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Electric | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 777 699 2,049 1,844
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Electric | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 510 469 1,209 1,132
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Electric | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 236 235 629 596
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Electric | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 38 46 145 144
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Electric | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues (7) (51) 66 (28)
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Electric | Ameren Illinois Transmission        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 196 176 528 482
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Electric | Ameren Illinois Transmission | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Electric | Ameren Illinois Transmission | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Electric | Ameren Illinois Transmission | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Electric | Ameren Illinois Transmission | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 196 176 528 482
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 136 117 748 686
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 79 70 504 486
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 24 21 139 126
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 2 2 10 9
Operating Segments | Ameren Illinois Company | Natural gas | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 31 24 95 65
Intersegment Eliminations        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues (78) (62) (204) (173)
Revenues (78) (62) (204) (173)
Other revenues not from contracts with customers (2) 0 (4) (4)
Intersegment Eliminations | Union Electric Company        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues (11) (9) (34) (24)
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues (3) (1) (3) (6)
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Transmission        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues (64) (52) (167) (143)
Intersegment Eliminations | Electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues (78) (61) (203) (172)
Intersegment Eliminations | Electric | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Electric | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Electric | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Electric | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues (78) (61) (203) (172)
Intersegment Eliminations | Natural gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 (1) (1) (1)
Intersegment Eliminations | Natural gas | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Natural gas | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Natural gas | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Natural gas | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 (1) (1) (1)
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Illinois Company        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues (56) (46) (145) (123)
Revenues (56) (46) (145) (123)
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Illinois Company | Residential        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Illinois Company | Commercial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Illinois Company | Industrial        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Illinois Company | Other        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues (56) (46) (145) (123)
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Illinois Company | Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Illinois Company | Ameren Illinois Natural Gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Ameren Illinois Company | Ameren Illinois Transmission        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Revenues $ (56) $ (46) $ (145) $ (123)