Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - NPC - Segment Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 OperatingSegments TheNumberOfReportableSegments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments \| OperatingSegments	8
Nevada Power Company [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments \| TheNumberOfReportableSegments	1

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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