Retirement Plans and Postretirement Benefit Plans Postretirement Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Level 3 Asset Value, Beginning of Period		$ 51.0
Interest income		0.9
Dividend income		0.6
Realized gains		0.0
Administrative expenses and charges		(0.1)
Unrealized losses		(1.1)
Claims paid		(4.5)
Level 3 Asset Value, End of Period		46.8
Postretirement Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year One		12.2
Postretirement Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Two		12.1
Postretirement Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Three		12.1
Postretirement Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Four		12.0
Postretirement Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Five		12.0
Postretirement Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments Thereafter		57.4
Postemployment Benefits Liability		1.1	$ 1.1
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Benefit Obligation		176.1	217.6	$ 202.4
Fair Value of Plan Assets		50.0	54.2	$ 56.7
Funded Status of Plan		(126.1)	(163.4)
Plan investments attributable to affiliates		(5.3)	(5.4)
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		8.5	8.6
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		0.0	0.0
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		46.8	51.0
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Group Retiree Medical Insurance Contract [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets	[1]	46.8	51.0
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Group Retiree Medical Insurance Contract [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets	[1]	0.0	0.0
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Group Retiree Medical Insurance Contract [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets	[1]	46.8	51.0
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | U.S. Equity Mutual Funds Investment [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		7.8	8.5
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | U.S. Equity Mutual Funds Investment [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		7.8	8.5
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | U.S. Equity Mutual Funds Investment [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		0.0	0.0
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		0.7	0.1
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		0.7	0.1
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		0.0	0.0
Total Plan investments [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		55.3	59.6
OG&E [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
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Fair Value of Plan Assets		$ 50.0	$ 54.2

[1] This category represents a group retiree medical insurance contract which invests in a pool of common stocks, bonds and money market accounts, of which a significant portion is comprised of mortgage-backed securities.