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Asset Purchase Agreement, Site Contingency, Increase in Loss Exposure Not Accrued, Best Estimate

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Represent information pertaining to share of the assessment.

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Represent information pertaining to total amount of coal severance surtax, penalty, and interest related to coal supplied under the coal supply agreement.

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Represents the percentage of share of the cost of control acquired by the entity.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Best estimate of the loss exposure for reasonably possible environmental contingencies at an individual site for which no accrual has been recorded.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 410

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 10

-Subparagraph (c),(d)(2)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6393242&loc=d3e13237-110859

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Commitments and Contingencies - Environmental Matters and Financial Assurances (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	May 23, 2013
Arizona Public Service Company \| Four Corners Units 4 and 5
Environmental Matters
Percentage of share of cost of control	63.00%
Expected environmental cost	$ 400,000,000
Cholla \| Arizona Public Service Company
Environmental Matters
Expected environmental cost	200,000,000
Site contingency increase in loss exposure not accrued, best estimate	85,000,000
Four Corners \| New Mexico Tax Matter
Environmental Matters
Coal severance surtax, penalty, and interest		30,000,000
Four Corners \| Arizona Public Service Company
Environmental Matters
Site contingency increase in loss exposure not accrued, best estimate	15,000,000
Four Corners \| Arizona Public Service Company \| Four Corners Units 4 and 5
Environmental Matters
Site contingency increase in loss exposure not accrued, best estimate	45,000,000
Four Corners \| Arizona Public Service Company \| New Mexico Tax Matter
Environmental Matters
Share of the assessment		12,000,000
Navajo Plant \| Arizona Public Service Company
Environmental Matters
Expected environmental cost	200,000,000
Site contingency increase in loss exposure not accrued, best estimate	1,000,000
Cholla Units 2 And 3 \| Arizona Public Service Company
Environmental Matters
Expected environmental cost	130,000,000
Letter of Credit \| Arizona Public Service Company
Financial Assurances
Outstanding letters of credit	109,000,000
Equity Lessors in Palo Verde sale leaseback transactions \| Arizona Public Service Company
Financial Assurances
Outstanding letters of credit	20,000,000
Natural gas tolling contract obligations \| Arizona Public Service Company
Financial Assurances
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 5,000,000
Natural gas tolling contract obligations \| Arizona Public Service Company \| Four Corners Units 4 and 5
Environmental Matters
Additional percentage share of cost of control	7.00%
Letters of Credit Expiring in 2015 \| Arizona Public Service Company
Financial Assurances
Number of letters of credit expiring	1
Letters of Credit Expiring in 2016 \| Arizona Public Service Company
Financial Assurances
Number of letters of credit expiring	2