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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current Assets    
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 163,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 118,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Other Temporary Investments 386,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments 353,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Accounts Receivable:    
Customers 727,000,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers 746,000,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
Accrued Unbilled Revenues 146,000,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent 157,000,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
Pledged Accounts Receivable - AEP Credit 987,000,000us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount 945,000,000us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssetsCarryingAmount
Miscellaneous 87,000,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables 72,000,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (21,000,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent (60,000,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
Total Accounts Receivable 1,926,000,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 1,860,000,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Fuel 587,000,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials 701,000,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
Materials and Supplies 738,000,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies 722,000,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
Risk Management Assets 178,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent 160,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
Regulatory Asset for Under-Recovered Fuel Costs 127,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent 80,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
Margin Deposits 95,000,000us-gaap_MarginDepositAssets 70,000,000us-gaap_MarginDepositAssets
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 278,000,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 246,000,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 4,478,000,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 4,310,000,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Generation 25,727,000,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing 25,074,000,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing
Transmission 12,433,000,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission 10,893,000,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
Distribution 17,157,000,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution 16,377,000,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
Other Property, Plant and Equipment 5,770,000,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment 5,470,000,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Construction Work in Progress 3,218,000,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross 2,471,000,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Total Property, Plant and Equipment 64,305,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 60,285,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization 20,188,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 19,288,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 44,117,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 40,997,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other Noncurrent Assets    
Regulatory Assets 4,264,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 4,376,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Securitized Assets 2,072,000,000us-gaap_SecuritizedRegulatoryTransitionAssetsNoncurrent 2,373,000,000us-gaap_SecuritizedRegulatoryTransitionAssetsNoncurrent
Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts 2,096,000,000aep_SpentNuclearFuelAndDecommissioningTrusts 1,932,000,000aep_SpentNuclearFuelAndDecommissioningTrusts
Goodwill 91,000,000us-gaap_Goodwill 91,000,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Long-term Risk Management Assets 294,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent 297,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
Deferred Charges and Other Noncurrent Assets 2,221,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 2,038,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 11,038,000,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent 11,107,000,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
TOTAL ASSETS 59,633,000,000us-gaap_Assets 56,414,000,000us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities    
Accounts Payable 1,287,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 1,266,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Short-term Debt:    
Securitized Debt for Receivables - AEP Credit 744,000,000us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount [1] 700,000,000us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount [1]
Other Short-term Debt 602,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable 57,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable
Total Short-term Debt 1,346,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 757,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Long-term Debt Due Within One Year 2,503,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 1,549,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Long-term Debt Due Within One Year - Affiliated 0aep_AffiliatedLongTermDebtCurrent 0aep_AffiliatedLongTermDebtCurrent
Risk Management Liabilities 92,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent 90,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Customer Deposits 324,000,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent 299,000,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
Accrued Taxes 871,000,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 822,000,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Accrued Interest 239,000,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 245,000,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Obligations Under Capital Leases 111,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 110,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Regulatory Liability for Over-Recovered Fuel Costs 55,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent 119,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
Other Current Liabilities 1,250,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 965,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 7,967,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 6,112,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Noncurrent Liabilities    
Long-term Debt 16,181,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 16,828,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Long-term Debt - Affiliated 0aep_AffiliatedLongTermDebtNoncurrent 0aep_AffiliatedLongTermDebtNoncurrent
Long-term Risk Management Liabilities 131,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent 177,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred Income Taxes 10,986,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 10,300,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits 3,892,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent 3,694,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
Asset Retirement Obligations 1,951,000,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent 1,835,000,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
Employee Benefits and Pension Obligations 630,000,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionObligations 415,000,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionObligations
Obligations Under Capital Leases 441,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent 428,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 1,071,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 967,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 34,842,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent 34,216,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
TOTAL LIABILITIES 42,809,000,000us-gaap_Liabilities 40,328,000,000us-gaap_Liabilities
Rate Matters      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common Stock 3,313,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue 3,303,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Paid-in Capital 6,204,000,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 6,131,000,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained Earnings 7,406,000,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 6,766,000,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (103,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (115,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
TOTAL COMMON SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY 16,820,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 16,085,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling Interests 4,000,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest 1,000,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
TOTAL EQUITY 16,824,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 16,086,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 59,633,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 56,414,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Appalachian Power Co [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2,613,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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2,745,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Restricted Cash for Securitized Funding 15,599,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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2,714,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Advances to Affiliates 48,519,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
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92,485,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
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Accounts Receivable:    
Customers 114,711,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
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142,010,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
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Affiliated Companies 67,294,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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113,793,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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Accrued Unbilled Revenues 58,022,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
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55,930,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
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Miscellaneous 1,956,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
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412,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
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Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (2,364,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
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(2,443,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
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Total Accounts Receivable 239,619,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
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309,702,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
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Fuel 113,386,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
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191,811,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
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Materials and Supplies 131,285,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
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128,843,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
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Risk Management Assets 23,792,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
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21,171,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
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Deferred Income Tax Benefits 23,955,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
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0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
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Regulatory Asset for Under-Recovered Fuel Costs 66,076,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
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39,811,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
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Prepayments and Other Current Assets 13,660,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
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13,758,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 678,504,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
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803,040,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
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Property, Plant and Equipment    
Generation 6,824,029,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing
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6,745,172,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing
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Transmission 2,228,029,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
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2,160,660,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
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Distribution 3,258,306,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
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3,139,150,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
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Other Property, Plant and Equipment 373,520,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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= aep_AppalachianPowerCoMember
357,517,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Construction Work in Progress 321,495,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
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184,701,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
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Total Property, Plant and Equipment 13,005,379,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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12,587,200,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization 3,823,664,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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3,617,990,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 9,181,715,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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8,969,210,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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Other Noncurrent Assets    
Regulatory Assets 857,872,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
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1,003,890,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
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Securitized Assets 350,170,000us-gaap_SecuritizedRegulatoryTransitionAssetsNoncurrent
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= aep_AppalachianPowerCoMember
369,355,000us-gaap_SecuritizedRegulatoryTransitionAssetsNoncurrent
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Long-term Risk Management Assets 4,891,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
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16,948,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
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Deferred Charges and Other Noncurrent Assets 159,230,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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148,205,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 1,372,163,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
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1,538,398,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
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TOTAL ASSETS 11,232,382,000us-gaap_Assets
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11,310,648,000us-gaap_Assets
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Current Liabilities    
Accounts Payable 166,821,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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169,184,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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Affiliated Companies 80,602,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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120,789,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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Short-term Debt:    
Long-term Debt Due Within One Year 552,212,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
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342,360,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
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Long-term Debt Due Within One Year - Affiliated 86,000,000aep_AffiliatedLongTermDebtCurrent
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0aep_AffiliatedLongTermDebtCurrent
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Risk Management Liabilities 11,017,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
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8,892,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
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Customer Deposits 71,766,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
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66,040,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
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Deferred Income Taxes 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
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6,899,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
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Accrued Taxes 109,482,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
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114,699,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
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Accrued Interest 52,141,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
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51,899,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
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Obligations Under Capital Leases 5,105,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
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5,154,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
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Regulatory Liability for Over-Recovered Fuel Costs 0us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
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107,048,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
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Other Current Liabilities 145,017,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
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97,566,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,275,058,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
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1,085,376,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
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Noncurrent Liabilities    
Long-term Debt 3,342,062,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
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3,765,997,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
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Long-term Debt - Affiliated 0aep_AffiliatedLongTermDebtNoncurrent
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86,000,000aep_AffiliatedLongTermDebtNoncurrent
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Long-term Risk Management Liabilities 2,057,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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10,241,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Deferred Income Taxes 2,288,842,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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2,232,441,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits 652,867,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
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631,225,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
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Asset Retirement Obligations 122,300,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
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152,608,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
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Employee Benefits and Pension Obligations 127,980,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionObligations
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82,264,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionObligations
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Obligations Under Capital Leases 14,435,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
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15,718,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
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Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 54,288,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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35,064,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 6,590,396,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
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6,995,840,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 7,865,454,000us-gaap_Liabilities
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= aep_AppalachianPowerCoMember
8,081,216,000us-gaap_Liabilities
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Rate Matters      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common Stock 260,458,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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260,458,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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Paid-in Capital 1,809,562,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
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1,809,562,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
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Retained Earnings 1,291,876,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
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1,156,461,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 5,032,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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2,951,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_AppalachianPowerCoMember
TOTAL EQUITY 3,366,928,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_AppalachianPowerCoMember
3,229,432,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_AppalachianPowerCoMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 11,232,382,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_AppalachianPowerCoMember
11,310,648,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_AppalachianPowerCoMember
Indiana Michigan Power Co [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,020,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,317,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Advances to Affiliates 13,481,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
55,863,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Accounts Receivable:    
Customers 56,978,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
63,011,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Affiliated Companies 72,582,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
78,282,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Accrued Unbilled Revenues 503,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
17,293,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Miscellaneous 1,625,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
5,064,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (494,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
(184,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Total Accounts Receivable 131,194,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
163,466,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Fuel 54,623,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
53,807,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Materials and Supplies 201,089,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
209,718,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Risk Management Assets 22,328,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
15,388,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Accrued Tax Benefits 24,788,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
48,832,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Regulatory Asset for Under-Recovered Fuel Costs 773,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
3,397,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 27,968,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
38,103,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 476,491,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
586,494,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Generation 3,741,831,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
3,577,906,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Transmission 1,358,419,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,304,225,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Distribution 1,698,409,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,625,057,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Other Property, Plant and Equipment 1,490,820,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,421,361,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Construction Work in Progress 537,237,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
427,164,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Total Property, Plant and Equipment 8,826,716,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
8,355,713,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization 3,410,341,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
3,299,349,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 5,416,375,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
5,056,364,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Other Noncurrent Assets    
Regulatory Assets 536,152,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
524,114,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Spent Nuclear Fuel and Decommissioning Trusts 2,095,732,000aep_SpentNuclearFuelAndDecommissioningTrusts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,931,610,000aep_SpentNuclearFuelAndDecommissioningTrusts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Long-term Risk Management Assets 3,317,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
11,495,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Deferred Charges and Other Noncurrent Assets 137,209,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
143,657,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 2,772,410,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
2,610,876,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
TOTAL ASSETS 8,665,276,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
8,253,734,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Current Liabilities    
Advances from Affiliates 142,501,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Accounts Payable 168,294,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
142,219,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Affiliated Companies 76,010,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
93,773,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Short-term Debt:    
Long-term Debt Due Within One Year 382,187,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
294,845,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Risk Management Liabilities 5,223,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
7,029,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Customer Deposits 35,206,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
31,103,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Accrued Taxes 72,742,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
73,292,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Accrued Interest 26,677,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
27,686,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Obligations Under Capital Leases 42,050,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
46,210,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Regulatory Liability for Over-Recovered Fuel Costs 7,142,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,976,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Other Current Liabilities 150,566,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
139,088,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,101,456,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
855,245,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Noncurrent Liabilities    
Long-term Debt 1,645,210,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,744,171,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Long-term Risk Management Liabilities 1,395,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
6,946,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Deferred Income Taxes 1,264,167,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,183,350,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits 1,199,694,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,112,645,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Asset Retirement Obligations 1,337,179,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,255,184,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Obligations Under Capital Leases 61,094,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
87,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 162,226,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
174,040,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 5,609,871,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
5,476,336,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES 6,711,327,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
6,331,581,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Rate Matters      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common Stock 56,584,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
56,584,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Paid-in Capital 980,896,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
980,896,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Retained Earnings 930,829,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
900,182,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (14,360,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
(15,509,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
TOTAL EQUITY 1,953,949,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
1,922,153,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 8,665,276,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
8,253,734,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_IndianaMichiganPowerCoMember
Ohio Power Co [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2,870,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
3,004,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Restricted Cash for Securitized Funding 28,687,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
19,387,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Advances to Affiliates 312,473,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
339,070,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Accounts Receivable:    
Customers 57,906,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
67,054,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Affiliated Companies 79,822,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
74,771,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Accrued Unbilled Revenues 35,755,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
36,353,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Miscellaneous 927,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
1,559,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (171,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
(34,984,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Total Accounts Receivable 174,239,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
144,753,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Notes Receivable Due Within One Year - Affiliated 86,000,000aep_AffiliatedAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
178,580,000aep_AffiliatedAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Materials and Supplies 60,909,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
53,711,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Risk Management Assets 7,242,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
3,082,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Deferred Income Tax Benefits 49,306,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
36,105,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Accrued Tax Benefits 6,100,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
7,109,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Regulatory Asset for Under-Recovered Fuel Costs 0us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
15,829,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 8,997,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
22,312,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 736,823,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
807,113,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Transmission 2,104,613,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
2,011,289,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Distribution 4,087,601,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
3,877,532,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Other Property, Plant and Equipment 390,848,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
364,573,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Construction Work in Progress 218,667,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
185,428,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Total Property, Plant and Equipment 6,801,729,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
6,438,822,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization 2,038,120,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
1,973,042,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 4,763,609,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
4,465,780,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Other Noncurrent Assets    
Notes Receivable - Affiliated 32,245,000aep_AffiliatedLongTermAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
118,245,000aep_AffiliatedLongTermAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Regulatory Assets 1,318,939,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
1,378,697,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Securitized Assets 109,999,000us-gaap_SecuritizedRegulatoryTransitionAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
131,582,000us-gaap_SecuritizedRegulatoryTransitionAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Long-term Risk Management Assets 45,102,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
0us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Deferred Charges and Other Noncurrent Assets 264,150,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
260,141,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 1,770,435,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
1,888,665,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
TOTAL ASSETS 7,270,867,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
7,161,558,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Current Liabilities    
Accounts Payable 145,328,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
146,307,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Affiliated Companies 172,741,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
222,889,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Short-term Debt:    
Long-term Debt Due Within One Year 131,497,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
438,595,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Risk Management Liabilities 1,943,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Customer Deposits 53,922,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
49,140,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Accrued Taxes 420,772,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
429,260,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Accrued Interest 34,279,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
40,853,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Obligations Under Capital Leases 3,570,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
5,520,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Regulatory Liability for Over-Recovered Fuel Costs 46,264,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
0us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Other Current Liabilities 179,093,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
95,194,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,139,575,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
1,422,238,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Noncurrent Liabilities    
Long-term Debt 2,165,626,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
2,296,580,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Long-term Risk Management Liabilities 3,013,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Deferred Income Taxes 1,405,620,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
1,330,711,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits 514,691,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
435,499,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Employee Benefits and Pension Obligations 36,662,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
28,329,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Obligations Under Capital Leases 10,996,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
11,212,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 25,470,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
22,936,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 4,151,082,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
4,114,055,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES 5,290,657,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
5,536,293,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Rate Matters      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common Stock 321,201,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
321,201,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Paid-in Capital 838,782,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
663,782,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Retained Earnings 814,625,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
633,203,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 5,602,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
7,079,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
TOTAL EQUITY 1,980,210,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
1,625,265,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 7,270,867,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
7,161,558,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_OhioPowerCoMember
Public Service Co Of Oklahoma [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,352,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
1,277,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Accounts Receivable:    
Customers 28,448,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
32,314,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Affiliated Companies 22,114,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
30,392,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Miscellaneous 6,026,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
3,102,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (147,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
(462,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Total Accounts Receivable 56,441,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
65,346,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Fuel 16,436,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
15,191,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Materials and Supplies 50,880,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
52,707,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Risk Management Assets 0us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
1,167,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Deferred Income Tax Benefits 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
7,333,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Accrued Tax Benefits 24,369,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
21,665,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Regulatory Asset for Under-Recovered Fuel Costs 35,699,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
3,298,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 6,524,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
6,194,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 191,701,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
174,178,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Generation 1,264,724,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
1,203,221,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Transmission 788,911,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
731,312,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Distribution 2,080,221,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
1,986,032,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Other Property, Plant and Equipment 421,568,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
393,026,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Construction Work in Progress 204,753,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
175,890,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Total Property, Plant and Equipment 4,760,177,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
4,489,481,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization 1,319,554,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
1,323,522,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 3,440,623,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
3,165,959,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Other Noncurrent Assets    
Regulatory Assets 154,327,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
156,690,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Employee Benefits and Pension Assets 19,335,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
22,629,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Deferred Charges and Other Noncurrent Assets 7,557,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
7,238,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 181,219,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
186,557,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
TOTAL ASSETS 3,813,543,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
3,526,694,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Current Liabilities    
Advances from Affiliates 154,249,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
36,772,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Accounts Payable 92,672,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
150,184,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Affiliated Companies 51,744,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
45,427,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Short-term Debt:    
Long-term Debt Due Within One Year 427,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
34,115,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Risk Management Liabilities 918,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
85,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Customer Deposits 48,700,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
45,379,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Accrued Taxes 20,887,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
23,442,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Accrued Interest 12,699,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
12,646,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Obligations Under Capital Leases 3,372,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
3,909,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Other Current Liabilities 58,878,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
58,992,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 441,174,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
407,042,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Noncurrent Liabilities    
Long-term Debt 1,040,609,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
965,695,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Deferred Income Taxes 898,352,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
836,556,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits 334,479,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
327,673,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Asset Retirement Obligations 37,030,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
22,928,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Employee Benefits and Pension Obligations 20,095,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
10,561,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Obligations Under Capital Leases 10,929,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
10,222,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 13,589,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
14,138,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 2,344,154,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
2,177,551,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,785,328,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
2,584,593,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Rate Matters      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common Stock 157,230,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
157,230,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Paid-in Capital 364,037,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
364,037,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Retained Earnings 502,005,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
415,076,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 4,943,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
5,758,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
TOTAL EQUITY 1,028,215,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
942,101,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 3,813,543,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
3,526,694,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_PublicServiceCoOfOklahomaMember
Southwestern Electric Power Co [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and Cash Equivalents 14,356,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
17,241,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Advances to Affiliates 41,033,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
0us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Accounts Receivable:    
Customers 46,738,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
86,263,000aep_AccountsReceivableCustomers
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Affiliated Companies 37,114,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
22,389,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Miscellaneous 25,625,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
27,175,000us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (516,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
(1,418,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Total Accounts Receivable 108,961,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
134,409,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Fuel 116,955,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
122,026,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Materials and Supplies 73,666,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
74,862,000us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Risk Management Assets 31,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
1,179,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Deferred Income Tax Benefits 9,041,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
177,297,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Accrued Tax Benefits 15,408,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
158,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Regulatory Asset for Under-Recovered Fuel Costs 24,024,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
17,949,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 25,779,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
20,931,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 429,254,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
566,052,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Generation 3,864,543,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
3,764,429,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Transmission 1,300,729,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
1,165,167,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTransmission
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Distribution 1,894,572,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
1,843,912,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDistribution
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Other Property, Plant and Equipment 878,753,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
869,230,000us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Construction Work in Progress 471,980,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
281,849,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Total Property, Plant and Equipment 8,410,577,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
7,924,587,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization 2,503,290,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
2,391,652,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 5,907,287,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
5,532,935,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Other Noncurrent Assets    
Regulatory Assets 393,602,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
[2] 369,905,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
[2]
Deferred Charges and Other Noncurrent Assets 86,750,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
92,890,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 480,352,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
462,795,000us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL ASSETS 6,816,893,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
6,561,782,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Current Liabilities    
Advances from Affiliates 0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
9,180,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Accounts Payable 175,109,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
152,653,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Affiliated Companies 67,410,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
56,923,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Short-term Debt:    
Long-term Debt Due Within One Year 306,750,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
3,250,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Risk Management Liabilities 1,082,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Customer Deposits 59,903,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
56,375,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Accrued Taxes 43,965,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
41,508,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Accrued Interest 44,328,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
43,996,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Obligations Under Capital Leases 17,557,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
17,899,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Regulatory Liability for Over-Recovered Fuel Costs 0us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
7,275,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Other Current Liabilities 104,553,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
79,622,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 820,657,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
468,681,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Noncurrent Liabilities    
Long-term Debt 1,833,687,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
2,040,082,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Deferred Income Taxes 1,351,111,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
1,271,478,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Regulatory Liabilities and Deferred Investment Tax Credits 458,530,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
472,128,000us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Asset Retirement Obligations 92,015,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
87,630,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Employee Benefits and Pension Obligations 25,374,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
14,602,000aep_EmployeeBenefitsAndPensionObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Obligations Under Capital Leases 91,044,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
105,086,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 47,274,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
46,178,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 3,899,035,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
4,037,184,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES 4,719,692,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
4,505,865,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Rate Matters      
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common Stock 135,660,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
135,660,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Paid-in Capital 674,606,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
674,606,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Retained Earnings 1,293,986,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
1,253,617,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (7,466,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
(8,444,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL COMMON SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY 2,096,786,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
2,055,439,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
Noncontrolling Interests 415,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
478,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL EQUITY 2,097,201,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
2,055,917,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 6,816,893,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
$ 6,561,782,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aep_SouthwesternElectricPowerCoMember
[1] Amount of securitized debt for receivables as accounted for under the "Transfers and Servicing" accounting guidance.
[2] Additionally, as of December 31, 2013, SWEPCo has recorded approximately $42 million in Customer Accounts Receivable on the balance sheet to reflect revenues, retroactive to January 2013, resulting from the PUCT decision in the Texas Base Rate Case. The majority of these amounts were collected through a rider that was billed to customers.