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Stock-Based Compensation Stock-Based Compensation - Status of Restricted Stock Units and Stock Grants (Details) (Restricted stock units and stock grants, USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Restricted stock units and stock grants
     
Nonvested shares      
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) 397,976us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
   
Granted (in shares) 130,273us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
   
Vested (in shares) (161,283)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
   
Forfeited (in shares) (13,067)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
   
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) 353,899us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
397,976us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
 
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value      
Balance at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 47.74us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
   
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 54.91us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
$ 55.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
$ 49.31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
Vested (in dollars per share) $ 45.55us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
   
Forfeited (in dollars per share) $ 51.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
   
Balance at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 51.23us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember
$ 47.74us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pnw_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUAndStockGrantsMember