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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Conservation Programs [Abstract]      
Maximum number of months following end of annual period in which revenues are earned to be included in incentive programs 24 months    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]      
Depreciation expense expressed as a percentage of average depreciable property 2.70%psco_DepreciationExpenseExpressedAsPercentageOfAverageDepreciableProperty 2.80%psco_DepreciationExpenseExpressedAsPercentageOfAverageDepreciableProperty 2.60%psco_DepreciationExpenseExpressedAsPercentageOfAverageDepreciableProperty
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]      
Maximum number of months of remaining maturity at time of purchase to consider investments in certain instruments as cash equivalents 3 months