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These costs include direct costs that are specifically related to the company or, for general costs that cannot be directly attributed, they are charged based on predetermined allocation factors and costs incurred where the service company has made a "convenience" payment on behalf of the company.No definition available.false2Intercompany billings between affiliates8true 4ppl_IntercompanyBorrowingsNumericAbstractppl_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse3falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse4falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse5falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse6falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse7falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse8falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse9falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse10falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse11falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse12falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse13falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse14falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse15falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse16falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse17falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse18falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse19falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse20falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse21falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse22falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse23falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse24falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse25falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Intercompany Borrowings (Numeric) [Abstract]9false 5us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionRateus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse3falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse4falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse5falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse6falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse7falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse8falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse9falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse10falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse11falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse12falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse13falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse14falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse15falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse16falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse17truetruefalse0.01690.0169falsefalsefalse18falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse19falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse20falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse21falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse22falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse23falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse24falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalse25falsetruefalse00falsefalsefalsenum:percentItemTypepureIdentify the stated interest rate per the agreement, for example, leasing and debt arrangements between related parties.No definition available.false0Intercompany borrowings demand note rate on outstanding borrowing10false 5us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrentus-gaap_truecreditinstantfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse3falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse4falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse5falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse6falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse7falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse8falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse9falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse10falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse11truefalsefalse7200000072falsefalsefalse12truefalsefalse2500000025falsefalsefalse13falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse14falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse15falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse16falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse17falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse18falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse19falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse20falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse21falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse22falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse23falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse24falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse25falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:monetaryItemTypemonetaryThe amount for notes payable (written promise to pay), due to related parties. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph k -Subparagraph 1 -Article 4 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 57 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph d -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19 -Subparagraph a -Article 5 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864 Reference 6: 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(a)(5)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 false2Notes payable to affiliates11false 5ppl_IntercompanyNoteAffiliateMaximumBorrowingCapacityppl_falsecreditinstantfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse3falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse4falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse5falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse6falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse7falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse8falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse9falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse10falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse11falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse12falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse13falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse14falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse15falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse16falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse17truefalsefalse300000000300falsefalsefalse18falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse19falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse20falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse21falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse22falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse23falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse24falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse25falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:monetaryItemTypemonetaryMaximum loan capacity under the revolving demand note agreement with an affiliate of the reporting entity.No definition available.false2Intercompany note with affiliate maximum borrowing capacity12true 4ppl_IntercompanyInsuranceNumericAbstractppl_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse3falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse4falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse5falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse6falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse7falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse8falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse9falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse10falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse11falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse12falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse13falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse14falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse15falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse16falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse17falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse18falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse19falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse20falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse21falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse22falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse23falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse24falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse25falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Intercompany Insurance (Numeric) [Abstract]13false 5us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveriesus-gaap_truecreditdurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse3falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse4falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse5falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse6falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse7falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse8falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse9falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse10truefalsefalse1825000018.25USD$falsetruefalse11falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse12falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse13falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse14falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse15falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse16falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse17falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse18falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse19falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse20falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse21falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse22falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse23falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse24falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse25falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:monetaryItemTypemonetaryThe amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688 false2Proceeds received from insurance settlementfalseRelated Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)TenThousandsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://pplweb.com/role/DisclosureRelatedPartyTransactionsDetails2513