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Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of the Net Deferred Income Tax Liability (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS    
Risk management activities $ 8,422 $ 14,539
Regulatory liabilities:    
Excess deferred income taxes — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 259,000 271,004
Asset retirement obligation and removal costs 66,031 81,308
Unamortized investment tax credits 81,949 66,327
Other postretirement benefits 57,833 58,862
Other 50,611 47,671
Operating lease liabilities 923,774 400,771
Pension liabilities 46,613 39,070
Coal reclamation liabilities 39,450 42,391
Renewable energy incentives 11,908 14,571
Credit and loss carryforwards 0 7,682
Employee benefit liabilities 56,447 57,853
Other 49,098 44,412
Total deferred tax assets 1,651,136 1,146,461
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES    
Plant-related (2,595,668) (2,562,990)
Risk management activities (2,072) (4,089)
Pension and other postretirement assets (97,557) (83,401)
Other special use funds (58,175) (55,146)
Operating lease right-of-use assets (923,774) (400,771)
Regulatory assets:    
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (50,402) (47,694)
Deferred fuel and purchased power (45,504) (84,393)
Pension benefits (178,736) (185,641)
Retired power plant costs (13,157) (16,904)
Other (58,822) (57,602)
Other (54,418) (43,383)
Total deferred tax liabilities (4,122,068) (3,590,934)
Deferred income taxes — net (2,470,932) (2,444,473)
Ocotillo deferral    
Regulatory assets:    
Deferral (24,703) (28,372)
SCR deferral    
Regulatory assets:    
Deferral (19,080) (20,548)
APS    
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS    
Risk management activities 8,422 14,539
Regulatory liabilities:    
Excess deferred income taxes — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 259,000 271,004
Asset retirement obligation and removal costs 66,031 81,308
Unamortized investment tax credits 81,949 66,327
Other postretirement benefits 57,833 58,862
Other 50,611 47,671
Operating lease liabilities 923,479 400,442
Pension liabilities 43,422 36,100
Coal reclamation liabilities 39,450 42,391
Renewable energy incentives 11,908 14,571
Credit and loss carryforwards 0 0
Employee benefit liabilities 55,243 56,561
Other 49,098 44,412
Total deferred tax assets 1,646,446 1,134,188
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES    
Plant-related (2,595,668) (2,562,990)
Risk management activities (2,072) (4,089)
Pension and other postretirement assets (96,988) (82,925)
Other special use funds (58,175) (55,146)
Operating lease right-of-use assets (923,479) (400,443)
Regulatory assets:    
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (50,402) (47,694)
Deferred fuel and purchased power (45,504) (84,393)
Pension benefits (178,736) (185,641)
Retired power plant costs (13,157) (16,904)
Other (58,822) (57,602)
Other (7,425) (7,378)
Total deferred tax liabilities (4,074,211) (3,554,125)
Deferred income taxes — net $ (2,427,765) $ (2,419,937)