Palo Verde Sale Leaseback Variable Interest Entities Palo Verde Leaseback Variable Interest Entities - Schedule of VIEs (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Amounts relating to the VIEs included in Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Palo Verde sale leaseback property plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$ 121,255	$ 125,125
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 6)	383,570us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent	540,424us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
Equity - noncontrolling interests	151,609us-gaap_MinorityInterest	145,990us-gaap_MinorityInterest
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Amounts relating to the VIEs included in Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Palo Verde sale leaseback property plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	121,255	125,125
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 6)	383,570	540,424
Equity - noncontrolling interests	151,609	145,990
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY \| Consolidation of VIEs
Amounts relating to the VIEs included in Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Palo Verde sale leaseback property plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	121,000	125,000
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 6)	13,000	26,000
Long-term debt excluding current maturities	0	13,000
Equity - noncontrolling interests	$ 152,000	$ 146,000

Variable Interest entity long term debt.

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