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Asset Acquisition, Regulatory Liability

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Amount of cash inflow from a noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, purchase of additional shares or other increase in noncontrolling interest ownership.

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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) facility	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) facility	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2025	May 31, 2025
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from noncontrolling interests, net					$ 2,782.9	$ 0.0
AEP OnSite Partners \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses			$ 318.0
NMRD \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses				$ 107.0
Ohio Transmission And Indiana Michigan Transmission
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Subsidiary, ownership percentage, parent		19.90%
Proceeds from noncontrolling interests, gross		$ 2,820.0
Proceeds from noncontrolling interests, net		$ 2,780.0
VIU \| Pixley \| PSO
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of shares acquired								100.00%
VIU \| Flat Ridge IV \| PSO
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of shares acquired		100.00%
VIU \| Green Country \| PSO
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of shares acquired		100.00%
Asset acquisition, property, plant and equipment		$ 819.0
Asset acquisition, intangible liability		41.0
Asset acquisition, regulatory liability		$ 50.0
VIU \| Wind Energy, LLC \| PSO
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of shares acquired							100.00%
VIU \| Four Electric Generation Facilities \| PSO
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties \| facility	4				4
Payments to acquire plant	$ 1,700.0