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Fair Value Measurements - Level 3 Rollforward Derivatives (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]    
Net derivative beginning balance $ (41,000,000)us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisWithUnobservableInputs $ (49,000,000)us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisWithUnobservableInputs
Deferred as a regulatory asset or liability (11,000,000)pnw_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisDerivativeGainLossDeferredAsRegulatoryAssetOrLiability 4,000,000pnw_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisDerivativeGainLossDeferredAsRegulatoryAssetOrLiability
Settlements 0us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsReconciliationSettlements 0us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsReconciliationSettlements
Transfers into Level 3 from Level 2 (1,000,000)us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsReconciliationTransfersIntoLevel3 (3,000,000)us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsReconciliationTransfersIntoLevel3
Transfers from Level 3 into Level 2 4,000,000us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsReconciliationTransfersOutOfLevel3 (1,000,000)us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsReconciliationTransfersOutOfLevel3
Net derivative ending balance (49,000,000)us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisWithUnobservableInputs (49,000,000)us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisWithUnobservableInputs
Net unrealized gains included in earnings related to instruments still held at end of period $ 0pnw_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredonRecurringBasisChangeinUnrealizedGainLoss $ 0pnw_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredonRecurringBasisChangeinUnrealizedGainLoss