SEGMENT OF BUSINESS INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

industries.

Millions of dollars	External Revenue			Intersegment Revenue			Operating Income		Net Income
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Electric Operations	$	583		$	2		$	153	n/a
Gas Distribution	379			—			93		n/a
Retail Gas Marketing	179			—			—		$	22
Energy Marketing	167			42			—		3
All Other	12			107			7		3
Adjustments/Eliminations	(9		)	(151		)	40		123
Consolidated Total	$	1,311		—			$	293	$	151

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Electric Operations	$	545		$	2		$	127	n/a
Gas Distribution	274			—			83		n/a
Retail Gas Marketing	153			—			n/a		$	11
Energy Marketing	132			26			n/a		2
All Other	11			106			7		5
Adjustments/Eliminations	(8		)	(134		)	21		103
Consolidated Total	$	1,107		$	—		$	238	$	121

	March 31,		December 31,
Segment Assets	2013		2012
Electric Operations	$	9,111	$	8,989
Gas Distribution	2,308		2,292
Retail Gas Marketing	188		153
Energy Marketing	129		122
All Other	1,455		1,415
Adjustments/Eliminations	1,566		1,645
Consolidated Total	$	14,757	$	14,616

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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

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					Earnings Available
	External		Operating		To Common
Millions of dollars	Revenue		Income		Shareholder
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Electric Operations	$	585	$	153	n/a
Gas Distribution	143		38		n/a
Adjustments/Eliminations	—		—		$	89
Consolidated Total	$	728	$	191	$	89

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Electric Operations	$	547	$	127	n/a
Gas Distribution	116		29		n/a
Adjustments/Eliminations	—		—		$	69
Consolidated Total	$	663	$	156	$	69

	March 31,		December 31,
Segment Assets	2013		2012
Electric Operations	$	9,111	$	8,989
Gas Distribution	664		659
Adjustments/Eliminations	2,503		2,456
Consolidated Total	$	12,278	$	12,104