Goodwill Impairment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment expense	$ 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	$ 154,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
DPLER [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill		136,000,000
Goodwill implied fair value		0
Goodwill impairment expense		136,000,000
Buffalo Gap [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment expense		$ 18,000,000
Number of wind projects	3
Generation capacity mega watts	524

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Goodwill Impairment Test, Number of Wind Projects

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