Leases Lease Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]

The components of lease cost were as follows (in millions):

	2019
Operating lease cost	$	7
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	3
Interest on lease liabilities	6
Total finance lease cost	$	9
Variable lease cost	$	19

Lease term and discount rates were as follows:

	December 31, 2019
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term
Operating leases	24 years
Finance leases	29 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases	3.5	%
Finance leases	7.3	%

Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]

Supplemental information related to amounts and presentation of leases in the consolidated balance sheets is presented below (in millions):

	Balance Sheet Classification	December 31, 2019
Operating Leases:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	Other noncurrent assets	$	51
Current liabilities	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	8
Noncurrent liabilities	Other noncurrent liabilities	43
Total operating lease liabilities		$	51
Finance Leases:
Finance lease right-of-use assets	Electric utility plant, net	$	150
Current liabilities	Current portion of finance lease obligations	$	16
Noncurrent liabilities	Finance lease obligations, net of current portion	135
Total finance lease liabilities		$	151

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2019, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows (in millions):

	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2020	$	8	$	16
2021	8		16
2022	8		16
2023	8		14
2024	7		14
Thereafter	46		235
Total lease payments	85		311
Less imputed interest	(34)		(160)
Total	$	51	$	151

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows (in millions):

	December 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	7
Operating cash flows from finance leases	5
Financing cash flows from finance leases	4
Right-of-use assets obtained in leasing arrangements:
Operating leases	$	56
Finance leases	154

Contractual Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2018, PGE’s estimated future minimum lease payments pursuant to capital, build-to-suit, and operating leases for the following five years and thereafter are as follows (in millions):

	Future Minimum Lease Payments
	Capital Leases			Build-to-Suit		Operating Leases
2019	$	6		$	11	$	4
2020	6			14		5
2021	6			13		5
2022	6			13		6
2023	5			13		7
Thereafter	67			225		97
Total minimum lease payments	96			$	289	$	124
Less imputed interest	(47		)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	49
Less current portion	(2		)
Non-current portion	$	47