Risk & Uncertainties (Notes)	3 Months Ended
Risk & Uncertainties (Notes)	Mar. 31, 2020
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Risks and Uncertainties [Text Block]	Risks and Uncertainties COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted global economic activity, including electricity and energy consumption, and caused significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets. The global impact of the outbreak has been rapidly evolving and many countries, including the United States, have reacted by instituting quarantines, mandating business and school closures, and restricting travel. The State of Ohio has implemented, among other things, stay-at-home and other social distancing measures to slow the spread of the virus, which has resulted in decreased energy demand within our service territory. On March 12, 2020, the PUCO also issued an emergency order prohibiting electric utilities, including us, from discontinuing electric utility service to customers. We are taking a variety of measures in response to the spread of COVID-19 to ensure our ability to transmit, distribute and sell electric energy, ensure the health and safety of our employees, contractors, customers and communities and provide essential services to the communities in which we operate. In addition to reduced revenues and lower margins resulting from decreased energy demand within our service territory, we also will incur expenses relating to COVID-19, and such expenses may include those that relate to events outside of our control. For the quarter ending March 31, 2020, COVID-19 had a limited impact on our financial results and operations, as the full extent of the economic impact of the pandemic only started to materialize in Ohio in the second half of March 2020. The magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown at this time and may have material and adverse effects on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows in future periods. We continue to explore regulatory measures which we believe could partially mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on our financial results. See Note 3 – Regulatory Matters for a discussion of regulatory measures we have taken which we believe could partially mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on our financial results.
Subsidiaries [Member]
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Risks and Uncertainties [Text Block]	Risks and Uncertainties COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted global economic activity, including electricity and energy consumption, and caused significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets. The global impact of the outbreak has been rapidly evolving and many countries, including the United States, have reacted by instituting quarantines, mandating business and school closures, and restricting travel. The State of Ohio has implemented, among other things, stay-at-home and other social distancing measures to slow the spread of the virus, which has resulted in decreased energy demand within our service territory. On March 12, 2020, the PUCO also issued an emergency order prohibiting electric utilities, including us, from discontinuing electric utility service to customers. We are taking a variety of measures in response to the spread of COVID-19 to ensure our ability to transmit, distribute and sell electric energy, ensure the health and safety of our employees, contractors, customers and communities and provide essential services to the communities in which we operate. In addition to reduced revenues and lower margins resulting from decreased energy demand within our service territory, we also will incur expenses relating to COVID-19, and such expenses may include those that relate to events outside of our control. For the quarter ending March 31, 2020, COVID-19 had a limited impact on our financial results and operations, as the full extent of the economic impact of the pandemic only started to materialize in Ohio in the second half of March 2020. The magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown at this time and may have material and adverse effects on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows in future periods. We continue to explore regulatory measures which we believe could partially mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on our financial results. See Note 3 – Regulatory Matters for a discussion of regulatory measures we have taken which we believe could partially mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on our financial results.