Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Guarantees and Bond Indemnities Issued and Outstanding

The following table presents guarantees and bond indemnities issued and outstanding for Xcel Energy Inc.:

(Millions of Dollars)	Sept. 30, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Guarantees issued and outstanding	$	14.6	$	19.4
Current exposure under these guarantees	0.2		0.3
Bonds with indemnity protection	32.1		32.1