Share-Based Compensation, TSR Liability Awards (Details) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Parties shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares
Equity Instruments Other than Options Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)	522	496	588
Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Award Vesting Period (in years)	3 years
Number of Utilities in Peer Group \| Parties	22
TSR Liability Awards
Equity Instruments Other than Options Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)	264	224	270
Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Award Vesting Period (in years)	3 years
Amount of cash used to settle TSR liability awards \| $	$ 5,600
Awards settled (in shares)	354	0	0
Settlement amount (cash and common stock) \| $	$ 13,724	$ 0	$ 0
TSR Liability Awards \| Minimum
Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Percentage payout for TSR liability awards	0.00%
TSR Liability Awards \| Maximum
Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Percentage payout for TSR liability awards	200.00%

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
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-Section 50
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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Aggregate value of cash and stock paid by the entity during the period to settle performance share plan (PSP) awards granted under the Company's long-term incentive plan.

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Number of Utilities in Peer Group

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