Short-Term Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Short-term Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

The following table provides information regarding the Company's revolving credit agreements at September 30, 2015.

	Aggregate		Amount		Weighted-Average
Entity	Commitment		Outstanding (A)		Interest Rate			Maturity
	(In millions)
OGE Energy (B)	$	750.0	$	—	—	%	(D)	December 13, 2018
OG&E (C)	400.0		1.9		0.95	%	(D)	December 13, 2018
Total	$	1,150.0	$	1.9	0.95	%

(A) Includes direct borrowings under the revolving credit agreements, commercial paper borrowings and letters of credit at September 30, 2015.

(B) This bank facility is available to back up OGE Energy's commercial paper borrowings and to provide revolving credit borrowings.  This bank facility can also be used as a letter of credit facility.  

(C) This bank facility is available to back up OG&E's commercial paper borrowings and to provide revolving credit borrowings.  This bank facility can also be used as a letter of credit facility.

(D) Represents the weighted-average interest rate for the outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit agreements, commercial paper borrowings and letters of credit.