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Commitments and Contingencies, Purchased Power Agreements (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Capacity      
Purchased Power Agreements [Abstract]      
Payments for capacity $ 69.5us-gaap_UtilitiesOperatingExpensePurchasedPowerUnderLongTermContracts
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_CapacityPaymentsMember
$ 72.7us-gaap_UtilitiesOperatingExpensePurchasedPowerUnderLongTermContracts
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_CapacityPaymentsMember
$ 119.5us-gaap_UtilitiesOperatingExpensePurchasedPowerUnderLongTermContracts
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_CapacityPaymentsMember
Estimated Future Payments Under PPAs [Abstract]      
2015 82.9us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFirstAnniversary
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_CapacityPaymentsMember
   
2016 58.4us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnSecondAnniversary
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_CapacityPaymentsMember
   
2017 35.0us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnThirdAnniversary
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_CapacityPaymentsMember
   
2018 27.8us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFourthAnniversary
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_CapacityPaymentsMember
   
2019 19.0us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFifthAnniversary
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_CapacityPaymentsMember
   
Thereafter 47.6us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFiveYears
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_CapacityPaymentsMember
   
Total 270.7us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmount
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_CapacityPaymentsMember
   
Energy      
Estimated Future Payments Under PPAs [Abstract]      
2015 49.5us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFirstAnniversary
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_EnergyPaymentsMember
[1]    
2016 22.5us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnSecondAnniversary
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_EnergyPaymentsMember
[1]    
2017 4.0us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnThirdAnniversary
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_EnergyPaymentsMember
[1]    
2018 0us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFourthAnniversary
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_EnergyPaymentsMember
[1]    
2019 0us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFifthAnniversary
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_EnergyPaymentsMember
[1]    
Thereafter 0us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFiveYears
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_EnergyPaymentsMember
[1]    
Total $ 76.0us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmount
/ us-gaap_LongTermContractForPurchaseOfElectricPowerAxis
= psco_EnergyPaymentsMember
[1]    
Maximum [Member]      
Long-term Contract for Purchase of Electric Power [Line Items]      
Purchase Power Agreement Duration, Maximum 2032    
[1] Excludes contingent energy payments for renewable energy PPAs