Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	Income Taxes OG&E is a member of an affiliated group that files consolidated income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. With few exceptions, OG&E is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2016 or state and local tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2015. Income taxes are generally allocated to each company in the affiliated group based on its stand-alone taxable income or loss. Federal investment tax credits previously claimed on electric utility property have been deferred and will be amortized to income over the life of the related property. OG&E earns both federal and Oklahoma state tax credits associated with production from its wind farms and earns Oklahoma state tax credits associated with its investments in electric generating facilities which further reduce OG&E's effective tax rate.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Income Taxes

OG&E is a member of an affiliated group that files consolidated income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. With few exceptions, OG&E is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2016 or state and local tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2015. Income taxes are generally allocated to each company in the affiliated group based on its stand-alone taxable income or loss. Federal investment tax credits previously claimed on electric utility property have been deferred and will be amortized to income over the life of the related property. OG&E earns both federal and Oklahoma state tax credits associated with production from its wind farms and earns Oklahoma state tax credits associated with its investments in electric generating facilities which further reduce OG&E's effective tax rate.