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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]
Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):
 
 
 
As of
 
Depreciable
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
Life
 
2017
 
2016
Regulated assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems
5-80 years
 
$
71,308

 
$
71,536

Interstate natural gas pipeline assets
3-80 years
 
6,944

 
6,942

 
 
 
78,252

 
78,478

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(23,515
)
 
(23,603
)
Regulated assets, net
 
 
54,737

 
54,875

 
 
 
 

 
 

Nonregulated assets:
 
 
 

 
 

Independent power plants
5-30 years
 
5,856

 
5,594

Other assets
3-30 years
 
1,081

 
1,002

 
 
 
6,937

 
6,596

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(1,136
)
 
(1,060
)
Nonregulated assets, net
 
 
5,801

 
5,536

 
 
 
 

 
 

Net operating assets
 
 
60,538

 
60,411

Construction work-in-progress
 
 
2,350

 
2,098

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
62,888

 
$
62,509

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Public Utility Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):
 
 
 
As of
 
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
Depreciable Life
 
2017
 
2016
Utility plant in service, net:
 
 
 
 
 
Generation
20-70 years
 
$
11,317

 
$
11,282

Transmission
52-75 years
 
1,767

 
1,726

Electric distribution
20-75 years
 
3,216

 
3,197

Gas distribution
28-70 years
 
1,574

 
1,565

Utility plant in service
 
 
17,874

 
17,770

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(5,581
)
 
(5,448
)
Utility plant in service, net
 
 
12,293

 
12,322

Nonregulated property, net:
 
 
 
 
 
Nonregulated property gross
20-50 years
 
7

 
7

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Nonregulated property, net
 
 
6

 
6

 
 
 
12,299

 
12,328

Construction work-in-progress
 
 
564

 
493

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
12,863

 
$
12,821

PacifiCorp [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Public Utility Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):

 
 
 
As of
 
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
Depreciable Life
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment in-service
5-75 years
 
$
27,341

 
$
27,298

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(8,927
)
 
(8,793
)
Net property, plant and equipment in-service
 
 
18,414

 
18,505

Construction work-in-progress
 
 
716

 
657

Total property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
19,130

 
$
19,162

Nevada Power Company [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Public Utility Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):
 
 
 
As of
 
Depreciable Life
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Utility plant:
 
 
 
 
 
Generation
30 - 55 years
 
$
3,583

 
$
4,271

Distribution
20 - 65 years
 
3,248

 
3,231

Transmission
45 - 65 years
 
1,860

 
1,846

General and intangible plant
5 - 65 years
 
764

 
738

Utility plant
 
 
9,455

 
10,086

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(2,715
)
 
(3,205
)
Utility plant, net
 
 
6,740

 
6,881

Other non-regulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
45 years
 
3

 
2

Plant, net
 
 
6,743

 
6,883

Construction work-in-progress
 
 
91

 
114

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
6,834

 
$
6,997

Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Public Utility Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):
 
 
 
As of
 
Depreciable Life
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Utility plant:
 
 
 
 
 
Electric generation
25 - 60 years
 
$
1,139

 
$
1,137

Electric distribution
20 - 100 years
 
1,423

 
1,417

Electric transmission
50 - 100 years
 
772

 
771

Electric general and intangible plant
5 - 70 years
 
173

 
164

Natural gas distribution
35 - 70 years
 
383

 
381

Natural gas general and intangible plant
5 - 70 years
 
15

 
15

Common general
5 - 70 years
 
280

 
267

Utility plant
 
 
4,185

 
4,152

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(1,460
)
 
(1,442
)
Utility plant, net
 
 
2,725

 
2,710

Other non-regulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
70 years
 
5

 
5

Plant, net
 
 
2,730

 
2,715

Construction work-in-progress
 
 
97

 
107

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
2,827

 
$
2,822