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Asset Purchase Agreement, Site Contingency, Increase in Loss Exposure Not Accrued, Best Estimate

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Represent information pertaining to share of the assessment.

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Represent information pertaining to total amount of coal severance surtax, penalty, and interest related to coal supplied under the coal supply agreement.

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Represents the percentage of share of the cost of control acquired by the entity.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Best estimate of the loss exposure for reasonably possible environmental contingencies at an individual site for which no accrual has been recorded.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 410

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 10

-Subparagraph (c),(d)(2)

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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies - Environmental Matters and Financial Assurances (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	May 23, 2013
Four Corners \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Additional expected environment cost	$ 15,000,000
Cholla \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Additional expected environment cost	85,000,000
Cholla Units 1-3 \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Expected environmental cost	130,000,000
New Mexico Tax Matter \| Four Corners
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Coal severance surtax, penalty, and interest		30,000,000
New Mexico Tax Matter \| Four Corners \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Share of the assessment		12,000,000
Letter of credit \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Financial Assurances
Outstanding letters of credit	109,000,000
Equity Lessors Sale Leaseback Letter of Credit \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Financial Assurances
Outstanding letters of credit	23,000,000
Natural Gas Tolling Letter of Credit \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Financial Assurances
Outstanding letters of credit	5,000,000
Four Corners Units 4 and 5 \| Four Corners \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Additional expected environment cost	40,000,000
Four Corners Units 4 and 5 \| Navajo Plant \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Expected environmental cost	200,000,000
Four Corners Units 4 and 5 \| Cholla \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Expected environmental cost	200,000,000
Four Corners Units 4 and 5 \| Natural Gas Tolling Letter of Credit \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Percentage of share of cost of control	63.00%
Additional percentage share of cost of control	7.00%
Minimum \| Four Corners Units 4 and 5 \| Four Corners \| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Expected environmental cost	$ 350,000,000