| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 1063 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment - Capital Lease Assets Recorded within Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) (http://www.pepcoholdings.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosurePropertyPlantAndEquipmentCapitalLeaseAssetsRecordedWithinPropertyPlantAndEquipment) |
| Table | Leases [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001135971 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Leases [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013-12-31 | 2012-12-31 | |||||||||||||||
| Legal Entity [Axis] | Legal Entity [Axis] | |||||||||||||||
| Potomac Electric Power Co [Member] | Entity [Domain] | Potomac Electric Power Co [Member] | Entity [Domain] | |||||||||||||
| Property Plant And Equipment By Type [Axis] | Property Plant And Equipment By Type [Axis] | Property Plant And Equipment By Type [Axis] | Property Plant And Equipment By Type [Axis] | |||||||||||||
| Electric Transmission Equipment [Member] | Electric Distribution Equipment [Member] | General Equipment [Member] | Property Plant And Equipment Type [Domain] | Electric Transmission Equipment [Member] | Electric Distribution Equipment [Member] | General Equipment [Member] | Property Plant And Equipment Type [Domain] | Electric Transmission Equipment [Member] | Electric Distribution Equipment [Member] | General Equipment [Member] | Property Plant And Equipment Type [Domain] | Electric Transmission Equipment [Member] | Electric Distribution Equipment [Member] | General Equipment [Member] | Property Plant And Equipment Type [Domain] | |
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