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Jointly Owned Utility Facilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Jointly Owned Utility Facilities [Abstract]  
Jointly Owned Utility Facilities Disclosure [Text Block]
(4)
Jointly Owned Utility Facilities

Under joint facility ownership agreements, the Domestic Regulated Businesses, as tenants in common, have undivided interests in jointly owned generation, transmission, distribution and pipeline common facilities. The Company accounts for its proportionate share of each facility, and each joint owner has provided financing for its share of each facility. Operating costs of each facility are assigned to joint owners based on their percentage of ownership or energy production, depending on the nature of the cost. Operating costs and expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations include the Company's share of the expenses of these facilities.

The amounts shown in the table below represent the Company's share in each jointly owned facility as of December 31, 2011 (dollars in millions):
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated
 
Construction
 
Company
 
Facility In
 
Depreciation and
 
Work-in-
 
Share
 
Service
 
Amortization
 
Progress
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PacifiCorp:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jim Bridger Nos. 1-4
67
%
 
$
1,074

 
$
491

 
$
21

Hunter No. 1
94

 
342

 
146

 
43

Hunter No. 2
60

 
291

 
80

 
12

Wyodak
80

 
449

 
152

 
1

Colstrip Nos. 3 and 4
10

 
222

 
116

 
2

Hermiston(1)
50

 
171

 
52

 
1

Craig Nos. 1 and 2
19

 
176

 
88

 

Hayden No. 1
25

 
51

 
24

 

Hayden No. 2
13

 
32

 
15

 

Foote Creek
79

 
37

 
18

 

Transmission and distribution facilities
Various
 
315

 
50

 
1

Total PacifiCorp
 
 
3,160

 
1,232

 
81

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MidAmerican Energy:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louisa No. 1
88
%
 
736

 
355

 
1

Walter Scott, Jr. No. 3
79

 
537

 
259

 
1

Walter Scott, Jr. No. 4(2)
60

 
442

 
55

 

Quad Cities Nos. 1 and 2(3)
25

 
573

 
264

 
36

Ottumwa No. 1
52

 
266

 
166

 
12

George Neal No. 4
41

 
170

 
142

 
11

George Neal No. 3
72

 
147

 
118

 
7

Transmission facilities
Various
 
236

 
71

 

Total MidAmerican Energy
 
 
3,107

 
1,430

 
68

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MidAmerican Energy Pipeline Group - common facilities
Various
 
349

 
174

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
$
6,616

 
$
2,836

 
$
149


(1)
PacifiCorp has contracted to purchase the remaining 50% of the output of the Hermiston generating facility.
(2)
Facility in service and accumulated depreciation amounts are net of credits applied under Iowa revenue sharing arrangements totaling $306 million and $37 million, respectively.
(3)
Includes amounts related to nuclear fuel.