COMMITMENTS: Level 4 (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) MWh
Idaho Power Company
Guarantor Obligations
IERCo guarantee of BCC reclamation obligation	$ 47,600
Idaho Power Company \| Contracts To Acquire And Own Battery Storage Assets Commitment
Long-term Commitment (Excluding Unconditional Purchase Obligation) [Abstract]
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Period	2 years
Nameplate Capacity \| MWh	200
Increase of Long-term Purchase Obligations, PURPA	$ 156,800
Idaho Power Company \| Cogeneration And Power Production Purchase Commitment Member
Long-term Commitment (Excluding Unconditional Purchase Obligation) [Abstract]
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Period	20 years
Increase of Long-term Purchase Obligations, PURPA	$ 38,000
Idaho Power Company \| Contract to Acquire Energy And Capacity
Long-term Commitment (Excluding Unconditional Purchase Obligation) [Abstract]
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Period	5 years
Nameplate Capacity \| MWh	200
Increase of Long-term Purchase Obligations, PURPA	$ 84,300
Bridger Coal Company
Guarantor Obligations
IERCo guarantee of BCC reclamation obligation	$ 142,900

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Nameplate Capacity of generating plant.

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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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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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