Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities, Derivative Instruments (Details) MWh in Thousands, $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) MWh Counterparty	Dec. 31, 2015 MWh
Credit Concentration Risk | Municipal or Cooperative Entities or Other Utilities [Member]
Consideration of Credit Risk and Concentrations [Abstract]
Number of most significant counterparties for wholesale, trading and non-trading commodity activities with credit exposure | Counterparty		7
Credit Concentration Risk | No Investment Grade Ratings from External Credit Rating Agencies
Consideration of Credit Risk and Concentrations [Abstract]
Number of most significant counterparties for wholesale, trading and non-trading commodity activities with credit exposure | Counterparty		7
Wholesale, trading and non-trading commodity credit exposure for the most significant counterparties | $		$ 43.3
Percentage of wholesale, trading and non-trading commodity credit exposure for the most significant counterparties (in hundredths)		53.00%
Interest Rate Swap
Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]
Amount of accumulated other comprehensive losses related to interest rate derivatives expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months | $		$ (0.1)
Electric Commodity (in megawatt hours)
Gross Notional Amounts of Commodity FTRs [Abstract]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional amount | MWh	[1]	2,691	6,192

[1] (a) Amounts are not reflective of net positions in the underlying commodities.