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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current Assets:    
Cash $ 38,703us-gaap_Cash $ 43,364us-gaap_Cash
Receivables, Net 856,346us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 765,391us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Unbilled Revenues 211,758us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear 224,982us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
Taxes Receivable 337,307us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 16,629us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Fuel, Materials and Supplies 349,664us-gaap_EnergyRelatedInventory 303,233us-gaap_EnergyRelatedInventory
Regulatory Assets Current 672,493us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent 535,791us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 226,194us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 197,659us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total Current Assets 2,692,465us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 2,087,049us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 18,647,041us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 17,576,186us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:    
Regulatory Assets Long Term 4,054,086us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 3,758,694us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Goodwill 3,519,401us-gaap_Goodwill 3,519,401us-gaap_Goodwill
Marketable Securities 515,025us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent 488,515us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent
Other Long-Term Assets 349,957us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 365,692us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets 8,438,469us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent 8,132,302us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
Total Assets 29,777,975us-gaap_Assets 27,795,537us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:    
Notes Payable 956,825us-gaap_NotesPayable 1,093,000us-gaap_NotesPayable
Long-Term Debt - Current Portion 245,583us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 533,346us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Accounts Payable - Current 868,231us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 742,251us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Regulatory Liability Current 235,022us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent 204,278us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
Other Liabilities - Current 828,720us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 702,776us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total Current Liabilities 3,134,381us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 3,275,651us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes 4,467,473us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 4,029,026us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Regulatory Liabilities Long-Term 515,144us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent 502,984us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
Long-Term Derivative Liabilities 409,632us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent 624,050us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Accrued Pension, PBOP and SERP 1,638,558us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 896,844us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other Long-Term Liabilities 874,387us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 923,053us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 7,905,194us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent 6,975,957us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
Capitalization:    
Long-Term Debt 8,606,017us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 7,776,833us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Subsidiary:    
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 155,568us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityPreferredCarryingAmount 155,568us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityPreferredCarryingAmount
Common Shareholders' Equity:    
Common Stock 1,666,796us-gaap_CommonStockValue 1,665,351us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Capital Surplus, Paid In 6,235,834us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 6,192,765us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained Earnings 2,448,661us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 2,125,980us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (74,009)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (46,031)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Treasury Stock (300,467)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (326,537)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Common Shareholders' Equity 9,976,815us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 9,611,528us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total Capitalization 18,738,400us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity 17,543,929us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
Total Liabilities and Capitalization 29,777,975us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 27,795,537us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
The Connecticut Light And Power Company [Member]    
Current Assets:    
Cash 2,356us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
7,237us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Receivables, Net 355,140us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
319,670us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies 16,757us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
13,777us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Unbilled Revenues 102,137us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
92,401us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Taxes Receivable 116,148us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
20,041us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Regulatory Assets Current 220,344us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
150,943us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Materials and Supplies 46,664us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
54,606us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 37,822us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
33,041us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Total Current Assets 897,368us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
691,716us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 6,809,664us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
6,451,259us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:    
Regulatory Assets Long Term 1,475,508us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
1,663,147us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Other Long-Term Assets 177,568us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
174,380us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets 1,653,076us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
1,837,527us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Total Assets 9,360,108us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
8,980,502us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Current Liabilities:    
Notes Payable To Affiliated Companies 133,400us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
287,300us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Long-Term Debt - Current Portion 162,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
150,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Accounts Payable - Current 272,971us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
201,047us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies 65,594us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
56,531us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Obligations to Third Party Suppliers 73,624us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
73,914us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Regulatory Liability Current 124,722us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
93,961us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Derivative Liabilities - Current 88,459us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
92,233us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Other Liabilities - Current 153,420us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
134,716us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Total Current Liabilities 1,074,190us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
1,089,702us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes 1,642,805us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
1,510,586us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Regulatory Liabilities Long-Term 81,298us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
93,757us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Long-Term Derivative Liabilities 406,199us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
617,072us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Accrued Pension, PBOP and SERP 273,854us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
95,895us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Other Long-Term Liabilities 148,844us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
163,588us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 2,553,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
2,480,898us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Capitalization:    
Long-Term Debt 2,679,951us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
2,591,208us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Subsidiary:    
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 116,200us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityPreferredCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
116,200us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityPreferredCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Common Shareholders' Equity:    
Common Stock 60,352us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
60,352us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Capital Surplus, Paid In 1,804,869us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
1,682,047us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Retained Earnings 1,072,477us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
961,482us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (931)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
(1,387)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Common Shareholders' Equity 2,936,767us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
2,702,494us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Total Capitalization 5,732,918us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
5,409,902us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
Total Liabilities and Capitalization 9,360,108us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
8,980,502us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_TheConnecticutLightAndPowerCompanyMember
NSTAR Electric Company [Member]    
Current Assets:    
Cash 12,773us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
8,021us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Receivables, Net 234,481us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
209,711us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies 40,353us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
27,264us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Unbilled Revenues 29,741us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
41,368us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Taxes Receivable 144,601us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
25,590us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory Assets Current 198,710us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
204,144us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Materials and Supplies 74,179us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
44,236us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 10,815us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
11,120us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Total Current Assets 745,653us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
571,454us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 5,335,436us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
5,043,887us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:    
Regulatory Assets Long Term 1,179,100us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
1,235,156us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Other Long-Term Assets 73,051us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
60,624us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets 1,252,151us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
1,295,780us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Total Assets 7,333,240us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
6,911,121us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Current Liabilities:    
Notes Payable 302,000us-gaap_NotesPayable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
103,500us-gaap_NotesPayable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Long-Term Debt - Current Portion 4,700us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
301,650us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Accounts Payable - Current 217,311us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
202,100us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies 63,517us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
75,707us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Deferred Tax Liabilities Current 55,136us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
50,128us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory Liability Current 49,611us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
53,958us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Other Liabilities - Current 186,513us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
123,869us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Total Current Liabilities 878,788us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
910,912us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes 1,527,667us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
1,466,835us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory Liabilities Long-Term 262,738us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
253,108us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Accrued Pension, PBOP and SERP 235,529us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
118,010us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Other Long-Term Liabilities 129,279us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
206,386us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 2,155,213us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
2,044,339us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Capitalization:    
Long-Term Debt 1,792,712us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
1,499,417us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Subsidiary:    
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 43,000us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityPreferredCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
43,000us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityPreferredCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Common Shareholders' Equity:    
Common Stock 0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Capital Surplus, Paid In 994,130us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
992,625us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Retained Earnings 1,468,955us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
1,420,828us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss 442us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
 
Common Shareholders' Equity 2,463,527us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
2,413,453us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Total Capitalization 4,299,239us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
3,955,870us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Total Liabilities and Capitalization 7,333,240us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
6,911,121us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_NstarElectricCompanyMember
Public Service Company Of New Hampshire [Member]    
Current Assets:    
Cash 489us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
130us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Receivables, Net 80,151us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
76,331us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies 3,194us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
90us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Unbilled Revenues 40,181us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
38,344us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Fuel, Materials and Supplies 148,139us-gaap_EnergyRelatedInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
128,736us-gaap_EnergyRelatedInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Regulatory Assets Current 111,705us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
92,194us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 42,392us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
24,100us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Total Current Assets 426,251us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
359,925us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 2,635,844us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
2,467,556us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:    
Regulatory Assets Long Term 293,115us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
219,346us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Other Long-Term Assets 39,228us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
39,891us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets 332,343us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
259,237us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Total Assets 3,394,438us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
3,086,718us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Current Liabilities:    
Notes Payable To Affiliated Companies 90,500us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
86,500us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Long-Term Debt - Current Portion 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
50,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Accounts Payable - Current 93,349us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
82,920us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies 33,734us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
22,040us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Deferred Tax Liabilities Current 36,164us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
28,596us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Regulatory Liability Current 16,044us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
20,643us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Other Liabilities - Current 38,969us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
51,729us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Total Current Liabilities 308,760us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
342,428us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes 587,292us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
500,166us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Regulatory Liabilities Long-Term 51,372us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
51,723us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Accrued Pension, PBOP and SERP 93,243us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
15,272us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Other Long-Term Liabilities 50,155us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
46,247us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 782,062us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
613,408us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Capitalization:    
Long-Term Debt 1,076,286us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
999,006us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Common Shareholders' Equity:    
Common Stock 0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Capital Surplus, Paid In 748,240us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
701,911us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Retained Earnings 486,459us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
438,515us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (7,369)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
(8,550)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Common Shareholders' Equity 1,227,330us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
1,131,876us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Total Capitalization 2,303,616us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
2,130,882us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Total Liabilities and Capitalization 3,394,438us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
3,086,718us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_PublicServiceCompanyOfNewHampshireMember
Western Massachusetts Electric Company [Member]    
Current Assets:    
Receivables, Net 51,066us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
49,018us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Accounts Receivable from Affiliated Companies 7,851us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
47,607us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Unbilled Revenues 15,146us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
16,562us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Taxes Receivable 18,126us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
432us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory Assets Current 51,923us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
43,024us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Marketable Securities - Current 28,658us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
26,628us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Prepayments and Other Current Assets 7,607us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
10,479us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Total Current Assets 180,377us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
193,750us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 1,461,321us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
1,381,060us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:    
Regulatory Assets Long Term 146,307us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
146,088us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Marketable Securities 29,452us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
31,243us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Other Long-Term Assets 22,018us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
40,679us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets 197,777us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
218,010us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Total Assets 1,839,475us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
1,792,820us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Current Liabilities:    
Notes Payable To Affiliated Companies 21,400us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
0us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Long-Term Debt - Current Portion 50,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Accounts Payable - Current 53,732us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
62,961us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Accounts Payable to Affiliated Companies 14,328us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
9,230us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Accrued Interest 7,526us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
7,525us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Deferred Tax Liabilities Current 18,089us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
13,098us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory Liability Current 22,486us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
19,858us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Counterparty Deposit 3,376nu_Counterpartydeposit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
7,688nu_Counterpartydeposit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Other Liabilities - Current 13,178us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
20,629us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Total Current Liabilities 204,115us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
140,989us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes 416,822us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
396,933us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory Liabilities Long-Term 10,835us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
13,873us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Accrued Pension, PBOP and SERP 17,705us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
3,911us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Other Long-Term Liabilities 33,747us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
28,619us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 479,109us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
443,336us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Capitalization:    
Long-Term Debt 578,471us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
629,389us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Common Shareholders' Equity:    
Common Stock 10,866us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
10,866us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Capital Surplus, Paid In 391,256us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
390,743us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Retained Earnings 178,834us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
181,014us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (3,176)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
(3,517)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Common Shareholders' Equity 577,780us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
579,106us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Total Capitalization 1,156,251us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
1,208,495us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
Total Liabilities and Capitalization $ 1,839,475us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember
$ 1,792,820us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nu_WesternMassachusettsElectricCompanyMember