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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,604us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 9,526us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Customer and other receivables 297,740us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent 299,904us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
Accrued unbilled revenues 100,533us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear 96,796us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,094)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent (3,203)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
Materials and supplies (at average cost) 218,889us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies 221,682us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
Fossil fuel (at average cost) 37,097us-gaap_EnergyRelatedInventoryOtherFossilFuel 38,028us-gaap_EnergyRelatedInventoryOtherFossilFuel
Income tax receivable (Note 4) 3,098us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 135,517us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Assets from risk management activities (Note 16) 13,785us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedges 17,169us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedges
Deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset (Note 3) 6,926pnw_DeferredFuelAndPurchasedPowerRegulatoryAssetCurrent 20,755pnw_DeferredFuelAndPurchasedPowerRegulatoryAssetCurrent
Other regulatory assets (Note 3) 129,808us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent 76,388us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
Deferred income taxes (Notes 4 and S-1) 122,232us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent 91,152us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Other current assets 38,817us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 39,895us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets 973,435us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 1,043,609us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS    
Assets from risk management activities (Note 16) 17,620us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesNoncurrent 23,815us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesNoncurrent
Nuclear decommissioning trust (Notes 13 and 19) 713,866us-gaap_DecommissioningTrustAssetsAmount 642,007us-gaap_DecommissioningTrustAssetsAmount
Other assets 54,047us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 60,875us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total investments and other assets 785,533pnw_TotalInvestmentsAndOtherAssets 726,697pnw_TotalInvestmentsAndOtherAssets
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 1, 6 and 9)    
Plant in service and held for future use 15,543,063us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 15,200,464us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (5,397,751)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (5,300,219)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net 10,145,312us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 9,900,245us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Construction work in progress 682,807us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross 581,369us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Palo Verde sale leaseback, net of accumulated depreciation of $229,795 and $225,925 (Note 18) 121,255us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets 125,125us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $489,538 and $439,703 119,755us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 157,689us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Nuclear fuel, net of accumulated amortization of $143,554 and $146,057 125,201us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization 124,557us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
Total property, plant and equipment 11,194,330us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 10,888,985us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
DEFERRED DEBITS    
Regulatory assets (Notes 1, 3 and 4) 1,054,087us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 711,712us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Assets for other postretirement benefits (Note 7) 152,290us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent
Other 153,857us-gaap_OtherDeferredCostsNet 137,683us-gaap_OtherDeferredCostsNet
Total deferred debits 1,360,234pnw_TotalDeferredDebits 849,395pnw_TotalDeferredDebits
Total Assets 14,313,532us-gaap_Assets 13,508,686us-gaap_Assets
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Accounts payable 295,211us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 284,516us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued taxes (Note 4) 140,613us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 130,998us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Accrued interest 52,603us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 48,351us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Common dividends payable 65,790us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent 62,528us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
Short-term borrowings (Note 5) 147,400us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 153,125us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 6) 383,570us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent 540,424us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
Customer deposits 72,307us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent 76,101us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
Liabilities from risk management activities (Note 16) 59,676us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesLiabilities 31,892us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesLiabilities
Liability for asset retirements (Note 11) 32,462us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCurrent 32,896us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCurrent
Regulatory liabilities (Note 3) 130,549us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent 99,273us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
Other current liabilities 178,962us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 158,540us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities 1,559,143us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 1,618,644us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
LONG-TERM DEBT LESS CURRENT MATURITIES (Note 6) 3,031,215us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 2,796,465us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER    
Deferred income taxes 2,582,636us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 2,351,882us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Regulatory liabilities (Notes 1, 3, 4 and 7) 1,051,196us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent 801,297us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
Liability for asset retirements (Note 11) 358,288us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent 313,833us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
Liabilities for pension and other postretirement benefits (Note 7) 453,736us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 513,628us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Liabilities from risk management activities (Note 16) 50,602us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent 70,315us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Customer advances 123,052us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction 114,480us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
Coal mine reclamation 198,292us-gaap_MineReclamationAndClosingLiabilityNoncurrent 207,453us-gaap_MineReclamationAndClosingLiabilityNoncurrent
Deferred investment tax credit 178,607us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit 152,361us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
Unrecognized tax benefits (Note 4) 19,377us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent 42,209us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent
Other 188,286us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 185,659us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total deferred credits and other 5,204,072us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities 4,753,117us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (SEE NOTES)      
EQUITY    
Common stock, no par value; authorized 150,000,000 shares, issued 110,649,762 at end of 2014 and 110,280,703 at end of 2013 2,512,970us-gaap_CommonStockValue 2,491,558us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Treasury stock at cost; 78,400 shares at end of 2014 and 98,944 shares at end of 2013 (3,401)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (4,308)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total common stock 2,509,569us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding 2,487,250us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding
Retained earnings 1,926,065us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 1,785,273us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:    
Pension and other postretirement benefits (Note 7) (57,756)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (54,995)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
Derivative instruments (Note 16) (10,385)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax (23,058)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss (68,141)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (78,053)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Total shareholders’ equity 4,367,493us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 4,194,470us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests (Note 18) 151,609us-gaap_MinorityInterest 145,990us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity 4,519,102us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 4,340,460us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total Liabilities and Equity 14,313,532us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 13,508,686us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY    
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents 4,515us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
3,725us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Customer and other receivables 297,712us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
299,055us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Accrued unbilled revenues 100,533us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
96,796us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,094)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
(3,203)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Materials and supplies (at average cost) 218,889us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
221,682us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Fossil fuel (at average cost) 37,097us-gaap_EnergyRelatedInventoryOtherFossilFuel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
38,028us-gaap_EnergyRelatedInventoryOtherFossilFuel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Income tax receivable (Note 4) 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
135,179us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Assets from risk management activities (Note 16) 13,785us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedges
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
17,169us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedges
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Deferred fuel and purchased power regulatory asset (Note 3) 6,926pnw_DeferredFuelAndPurchasedPowerRegulatoryAssetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
20,755pnw_DeferredFuelAndPurchasedPowerRegulatoryAssetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Other regulatory assets (Note 3) 129,808us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
76,388us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Deferred income taxes (Notes 4 and S-1) 55,253us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Other current assets 38,693us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
39,153us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total current assets 900,117us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
944,727us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS    
Assets from risk management activities (Note 16) 17,620us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
23,815us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Nuclear decommissioning trust (Notes 13 and 19) 713,866us-gaap_DecommissioningTrustAssetsAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
642,007us-gaap_DecommissioningTrustAssetsAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Other assets 33,362us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
33,709us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total investments and other assets 764,848pnw_TotalInvestmentsAndOtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
699,531pnw_TotalInvestmentsAndOtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 1, 6 and 9)    
Plant in service and held for future use 15,539,811us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
15,196,598us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (5,394,650)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
(5,296,501)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Net 10,145,161us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
9,900,097us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Construction work in progress 682,807us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
581,369us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Palo Verde sale leaseback, net of accumulated depreciation of $229,795 and $225,925 (Note 18) 121,255us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
125,125us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $489,538 and $439,703 119,600us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
157,534us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Nuclear fuel, net of accumulated amortization of $143,554 and $146,057 125,201us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
124,557us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total property, plant and equipment 11,194,024us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
10,888,682us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
DEFERRED DEBITS    
Regulatory assets (Notes 1, 3 and 4) 1,054,087us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
711,712us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Assets for other postretirement benefits (Note 7) 149,260us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Unamortized debt issue costs 24,642us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
21,860us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Other 128,026us-gaap_OtherDeferredCostsNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
114,865us-gaap_OtherDeferredCostsNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total deferred debits 1,356,015pnw_TotalDeferredDebits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
848,437pnw_TotalDeferredDebits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total Assets 14,215,004us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
13,381,377us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Accounts payable 289,930us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
281,237us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Accrued taxes (Note 4) 131,110us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
122,460us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Accrued interest 52,358us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
48,132us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Common dividends payable 65,800us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
62,500us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Short-term borrowings (Note 5) 147,400us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
153,125us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 6) 383,570us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
540,424us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Customer deposits 72,307us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
76,101us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Deferred income taxes 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
2,033us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Liabilities from risk management activities (Note 16) 59,676us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
31,892us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Liability for asset retirements (Note 11) 32,462us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
32,896us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Regulatory liabilities (Note 3) 130,549us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
99,273us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Other current liabilities 167,302us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
130,774us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total current liabilities 1,532,464us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
1,580,847us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER    
Deferred income taxes 2,571,365us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
2,347,724us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Regulatory liabilities (Notes 1, 3, 4 and 7) 1,051,196us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
801,297us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Liability for asset retirements (Note 11) 358,288us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
313,833us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Liabilities for pension and other postretirement benefits (Note 7) 424,508us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
476,017us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Liabilities from risk management activities (Note 16) 50,602us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
70,315us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Customer advances 123,052us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
114,480us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Coal mine reclamation 198,292us-gaap_MineReclamationAndClosingLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
207,453us-gaap_MineReclamationAndClosingLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Deferred investment tax credit 178,607us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
152,361us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Unrecognized tax benefits (Note 4) 45,740us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
42,209us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Other 144,823us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
148,502us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total deferred credits and other 5,146,473us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
4,674,191us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
EQUITY    
Total common stock 178,162us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
178,162us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Additional paid-in capital 2,379,696us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
2,379,696us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Retained earnings 1,968,718us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
1,804,398us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:    
Pension and other postretirement benefits (Note 7) (37,948)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
(30,313)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Derivative instruments (Note 16) (10,385)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
(23,059)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss (48,333)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
(53,372)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total shareholders’ equity 4,478,243us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
4,308,884us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Noncontrolling interests (Note 18) 151,609us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
145,990us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total equity 4,629,852us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
4,454,874us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Long-term debt less current maturities (Note 6) 2,906,215us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
2,671,465us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total capitalization 7,536,067pnw_EquityAndLongTermDebtLessCurrentMaturitiesAndLeaseback
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
7,126,339pnw_EquityAndLongTermDebtLessCurrentMaturitiesAndLeaseback
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 14,215,004us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember
$ 13,381,377us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pnw_ArizonaPublicServiceCompanyMember