Commitments and Guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2013, PGE’s estimated future minimum payments pursuant to purchase obligations for the following five years and thereafter are as follows (in millions):

	Payments Due
	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter		Total
Capital and other purchase commitments	$	710	$	113	$	40	$	2	$	2	$	67	$	934
Purchased power and fuel:
Electricity purchases	240		159		150		125		126		683		1,483
Capacity contracts	22		23		22		2		2		1		72
Public Utility Districts	8		8		7		5		5		33		66
Natural gas	65		21		12		10		8		6		122
Coal and transportation	21		6		6		6		4		5		48
Operating leases	11		9		10		10		10		191		241
Total	$	1,077	$	339	$	247	$	160	$	157	$	986	$	2,966

Schedule of Long-term Contracts for Purchase of Electric Power [Table Text Block]

PGE has long-term power purchase contracts with certain public utility districts in the state of Washington and with the City of Portland, Oregon. The Company is required to pay its proportionate share of the operating and debt service costs of the hydroelectric projects whether or not they are operable. The future minimum payments for the Public Utility Districts in the preceding table reflect the principal payment only and do not include interest, operation, or maintenance expenses. Selected information regarding these projects is summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

	Revenue Bonds as of December 31, 2013		PGE’s Share in 2013			Contract Expiration	PGE Cost, including Debt Service
			Output		Capacity		2013		2012		2011
					(in MW)
Priest Rapids and Wanapum	$	1,001	9.0	%	170	2052	$	14	$	14	$	14
Wells	232		19.4		150	2018	10		10		10
Portland Hydro	7		100.0		36	2017	4		4		4