Sale Of Stock, Settlement Terms, Expected Number Of Shares Issued In Transaction

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Sale Of Stock, Settlement Terms, Expected Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Earnings Per Share and Equity Forward Sale Agreements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of EPS (in shares)		0	239,000
Common stock, issued shares (in shares)		113,686,849		113,537,689
Forward Sale Agreements
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, issued in transaction (in shares)	11,240,601
Forward Sale Agreements \| Pinnacle West
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock (in dollars per share)	$ 64.51
Sale of stock, settlement terms (in shares)		11,240,601
Sale of stock, settlement proceeds from issuance of common stock		$ 728