Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Operations and Maintenance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Operating Expense
Results of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Results of Operations, Expense from Oil and Gas Producing Activities	$ 382	$ 402	$ 393

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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