Recent Financing Transactions Recent Financing Transactions - SPPC (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Secured credit facility, $250 million, expiring June 2020 [Domain] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 250

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant