Asset Retirement Obligation Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
MidAmerican Energy Company and Subsidiaries [Member]
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Line Items]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Revision of Estimate	$ 69

Amount of the Increase or Decrease in the amount of the asset retirement obligation during the current period for changes in the amount or timing of the estimated cash flows associated with the settlement of the obligation.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)(4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

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