Investments in Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts and Other Special Use Funds (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair value of APS's nuclear decommissioning trust fund assets

The following tables present the unrealized gains and losses based on the original cost of the investment and summarizes the fair value of APS’s nuclear decommissioning trusts and other special use fund assets (dollars in thousands): 

	December 31, 2022
	Fair Value							Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
Investment Type:	Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts		Other Special Use Funds		Total
Equity securities	$	487,240	$	66,974	$	554,214		$	334,817	$	(267)
Available for sale-fixed income securities	582,343		279,294		861,637		(a)	3,177		(68,795)
Other	3,827		963		4,790		(b)	—		(29)
Total	$	1,073,410	$	347,231	$	1,420,641		$	337,994	$	(69,091)

(a)As of December 31, 2022, the amortized cost basis of these available-for-sale investments is $927 million.

(b)Represents net pending securities sales and purchases.

	December 31, 2021
	Fair Value							Total Unrealized Gains		Total Unrealized Losses
Investment Type:	Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts		Other Special Use Funds		Total
Equity securities	$	640,312	$	47,570	$	687,882		$	451,387	$	—
Available for sale-fixed income securities	682,227		309,904		992,131		(a)	24,283		(4,063)
Other	(27,782)		936		(26,846)		(b)	—		—
Total	$	1,294,757	$	358,410	$	1,653,167		$	475,670	$	(4,063)

(a)As of December 31, 2021, the amortized cost basis of these available-for-sale investments is $972 million.

(b)Represents net pending securities sales and purchases.

Schedule of Realized gains and losses and proceeds from the sale of securities by the nuclear decommissioning trust funds

The following table sets forth APS’s realized gains and losses relating to the sale and maturity of available-for-sale debt securities and equity securities, and the proceeds from the sale and maturity of these investment securities (dollars in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts		Other Special Use Funds		Total
2022
Realized gains	$	9,017	$	420	$	9,437
Realized losses	(40,239)		—		(40,239)
Proceeds from the sale of securities (a)	979,639		227,558		1,207,197
2021
Realized gains	134,610		49		134,659
Realized losses	(8,431)		(7)		(8,438)
Proceeds from the sale of securities (a)	1,457,305		263,661		1,720,966
2020
Realized gains	12,194		176		12,370
Realized losses	(5,553)		(15)		(5,568)
Proceeds from the sale of securities (a)	675,035		144,484		819,519

(a)Proceeds are reinvested in the nuclear decommissioning trusts and other special use funds, excluding amounts reimbursed to the Company for active union employee medical claims from the active union employee medical account.

Schedule of Fair value of fixed income securities, summarized by contractual maturities

The fair value of APS’s fixed income securities, summarized by contractual maturities, at December 31, 2022, is as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts		Coal Reclamation Escrow Account		Active Union Employee Medical Account		Total
Less than one year	$	9,422	$	49,917	$	38,157	$	97,496
1 year – 5 years	181,640		36,484		143,878		362,002
5 years – 10 years	122,340		—		6,831		129,171
Greater than 10 years	268,941		4,027		—		272,968
Total	$	582,343	$	90,428	$	188,866	$	861,637