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Represents the annual limit per incident with respect to the maximum assessment per reactor under the program for each nuclear incident, to be periodically adjusted for inflation.

No definition available.

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Represents the annual payment limitation with respect to maximum potential retrospective assessment.

No definition available.

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Represents the collateral assurance provided that depends upon rating triggers such as a rating downgrade to non-investment grade under NEIL policies.

No definition available.

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- References

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Increase (Decrease) Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation

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Maximum Amount that Could be Incurred under Retrospective Assessment of NEIL Policies

No definition available.

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Represents the maximum assessment per reactor under the program for each nuclear incident.

No definition available.

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Represents the maximum available nuclear liability insurance which is provided by commercial insurance carriers, maintained by Palo Verde as required by the Price Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act.

No definition available.

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Represents the maximum insurance amount against public liability per occurrence for a nuclear incident.

No definition available.

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Represents the maximum potential retrospective assessment per incident based on the interest of APS in the three Palo Verde units.

No definition available.

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Number of VIE lessor trusts with whom agreements have been made to sell and lease back interests in certain nuclear generating assets and related common facilities.

No definition available.

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Represents the period to provide collateral assurance based on rating triggers such as a rating downgrade to non-investment grade under NEIL policies (in days).

No definition available.

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Represents the remaining nuclear liability insurance that is provided through mandatory industry wide retrospective assessment program.

No definition available.

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Amount of judgment or settlement awarded to (against) the entity in respect of litigation.

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Cash received for the settlement of litigation during the current period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 25

-Subparagraph (c)

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- References

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 440

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (b)

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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