2.2.0.25falsefalse006100 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingenciestruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2011 - 3/31/2011 USD ($) $c20110101to20110331http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000074145duration2011-01-01T00:00:002011-03-31T00:00:00U001Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170USDUSD$2true0ogec_CommitmentsAndContingenciesAbstractogecfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalseCommitments and Contingencies [Abstract]3false0us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00<div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">10.        Commitments and Contingencies</font></div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"> </div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 40pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Except as set forth below and in Note 11, the circumstances set forth in Notes 12 and 13 to the Company's Financial Statements included in the Company's 2010 Form 10-K appropriately represent, in all material respects, the current status of the Company's material commitments and contingent liabilities.</font></div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"> </div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Railcar Lease Agreement</font></div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"> </div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 40pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">The Company has a noncancellable operating lease with purchase options, covering 1,446 coal hopper railcars to transport coal from Wyoming to the Company's coal-fired generation units.  Rental payments are charged to Fuel Expense and are recovered through the Company's tariffs and fuel adjustment clauses. On December 15, 2010, the Company renewed the lease agreement effective February 1, 2011.  At the end of the new lease term, which is February 1, 2016, the Company has the option to either purchase the railcars at a stipulated fair market value or renew the lease.  If the Company chooses not to purchase the railcars or renew the lease agreement and the actual fair value of the railcars is less than the stipulated fair market value, the Company would be responsible for the difference in those values up to a maximum of $23.7 million.</font></div><div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 40pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">On February 10, 2009, the Company executed a short-term lease agreement for 270 railcars in accordance with new coal transportation contracts with BNSF Railway and Union Pacific.  These railcars were needed to replace railcars that have been taken out of service or destroyed.  The lease agreement expired with respect to 135 railcars on November 2, 2009 and was not replaced.  The lease agreement with respect to the remaining 135 railcars expired on March 5, 2010 and is continuing on a month-to-month basis <font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">with a 30-day notice required by either party to terminate the agreement</font>.</font></div><div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block;"><br /></div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 40pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">The Company is also required to maintain all of the railcars it has under lease to transport coal from Wyoming and has entered into agreements with Progress Rail Services and WATCO, both of which are non-affiliated companies, to furnish this maintenance.</font></div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 40pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"> </div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Wholesale Agreement</font></div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"> </div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 40pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">On May 28, 2009, the Company sent a termination notice to the Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative that the Company would terminate its wholesale power agreement to all points of delivery where the Company sells or has sold power to the Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative, effective November 30, 2011.  In December 2010, the Company and the Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative entered into a new wholesale power agreement whereby the Company will supply wholesale power to the Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative through June 2015.  On January 3, 2011, the Company submitted this agreement to the FERC for approval.  The FERC approved the new wholesale power agreement on March 2, 2011 and the new contract was effective May 1, 2011.  The Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative contract contributed $17.4 million, or 1.5 percent, to the Company's gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2010.  The new Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative contract is expected to add approximately $4 million in additional gross margin from May through December 2011 over the prior contract.</font></div><div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block;"><br /></div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="font-style: italic; display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Other</font></div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"> </div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 40pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">In the normal course of business, the Company is confronted with issues or events that may result in a contingent liability.  These generally relate to lawsuits, claims made by third parties, environmental actions or the action of various regulatory agencies.  When appropriate, management consults with legal counsel and other appropriate experts to assess the claim.  If in management's opinion, the Company has incurred a probable loss as set forth by GAAP, an estimate is made of the loss and the appropriate accounting entries are reflected in the Company's Condensed Financial Statements.  Except as otherwise stated above, in Note 11 below, in Item 1 of Part II of this Form 10-Q, in Notes 12 and 13 of Notes to Financial Statements and Item 3 of Part I of the Company's 2010 Form 10-K, management, after consultation with legal counsel, does not currently anticipate that liabilities arising out of these pending or threatened lawsuits, claims and contingencies will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.</font></div><div align="justify" style="text-indent: 0pt; 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