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Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities, Derivative Instruments (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
MMBTU
Dec. 31, 2013
MMBTU
Interest Rate [Member]    
Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]    
Amount of accumulated other comprehensive gains (losses) related to interest rate derivatives expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months (0.1)us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
 
Natural Gas Commodity [Member]    
Gross Notional Amounts of Commodity Options [Abstract]    
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional amount 18,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= nspw_NaturalGasCommodityContractMember
[1],[2] 987,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= nspw_NaturalGasCommodityContractMember
[1],[2]
[1] Notional amounts for options are included on a gross basis, but are weighted for the probability of exercise.
[2] Amounts are not reflective of net positions in the underlying commodities.