Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contractual Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity Schedule [Table Text Block]

PacifiCorp has the following firm commitments that are not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Minimum payments as of December 31, 2014 are as follows (in millions):

	2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020 and Thereafter		Total
Contract type:
Purchased electricity contracts -
commercially operable	$	167	$	90	$	65	$	61	$	58	$	292	$	733
Purchased electricity contracts -
non-commercially operable	3		16		64		65		65		1,078		1,291
Fuel contracts	789		653		588		452		460		1,294		4,236
Construction commitments	231		53		12		8		2		8		314
Transmission	116		112		102		95		78		617		1,120
Operating leases and easements	5		5		4		4		4		46		68
Maintenance, service and
other contracts	49		29		26		14		19		81		218
Total commitments	$	1,360	$	958	$	861	$	699	$	686	$	3,416	$	7,980