Fair Value Measurements Carrying and Fair Value Amounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	$ 2,630.5	$ 2,738.8
OG&E Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	2,385.5	2,493.9
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	2,657.2	2,754.6
OG&E Industrial Authority Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	135.4	135.4
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	135.4	135.4
OG&E Tinker Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	9.9	10.0
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	11.3	9.2
OGE Energy Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	99.7	99.5
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	99.9	99.9
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value, Net	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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