Fair Value Measurements - NPC - Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 36,417	$ 36,116
Nevada Power Company [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	2,505	2,581
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	41,112	40,718
Level 2 [Member] | Nevada Power Company [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 2,952	$ 3,040