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Income Taxes Income Taxes - SPPC (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Federal statutory income tax rate 21.00% 21.00%
Effects of ratemaking (3.00%) (8.00%)
Other, net (2.00%) 1.00%
Effective income tax rate 30.00% 78.00%
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]    
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Federal statutory income tax rate 21.00% 21.00%
Effects of ratemaking (0.00%) 5.00%
Other, net 0.00% (1.00%)
Effective income tax rate 21.00% 15.00%