Long-Term Debt (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent of Principal Amount Subject to Optional Tender	100.00%
Garfield Industrial Authority, January 1, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 01, 2025
Muskogee Industrial Authority, Janaury 1, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 01, 2025
Muskogee Industrial Authority, June 1, 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2027
Redeemable during the next 12 months
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	$ 135.4
Redeemable during the next 12 months \| Garfield Industrial Authority, January 1, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Series Minimum	0.05%
Series Maximum	0.39%
Redeemable during the next 12 months \| Muskogee Industrial Authority, Janaury 1, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Series Minimum	0.07%
Series Maximum	0.43%
Redeemable during the next 12 months \| Muskogee Industrial Authority, June 1, 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Series Minimum	0.05%
Series Maximum	0.40%
OG&E [Member] \| Redeemable during the next 12 months \| Garfield Industrial Authority, January 1, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, gross	$ 47.0
OG&E [Member] \| Redeemable during the next 12 months \| Muskogee Industrial Authority, Janaury 1, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, gross	32.4
OG&E [Member] \| Redeemable during the next 12 months \| Muskogee Industrial Authority, June 1, 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, gross	$ 56.0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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