RATE AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Regulatory Assets:

Demand reduction programs [Table Text Block]

Year	Effective	Amount
2013	First billing cycle of May	$16.9 million
2012	First billing cycle of May	$19.6 million
2011	First billing cycle of June	$7.0 million

Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block]

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	December 31,
Millions of dollars	2013		2012
Regulatory Assets:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	259	$	254
Under-collections—electric fuel adjustment clause	18		66
Environmental remediation costs	41		44
AROs and related funding	368		319
Franchise agreements	31		36
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	238		460
Planned major maintenance	—		6
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	124		151
Deferred pollution control costs	37		38
Unrecovered plant	145		20
DSM Programs	51		27
Other	48		43
Total Regulatory Assets	$	1,360	$	1,464

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Regulatory Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	24	$	21
Asset removal costs	695		692
Storm damage reserve	27		27
Monetization of bankruptcy claim	29		32
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	181		110
Planned major maintenance	10		—
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	966	$	882

Schedule of Changes in Electric Rate BLRA [Table Text Block]

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Year	Increase	Amount
2013	2.90%	$	67.2	million
2012	2.30%	$	52.1	million
2011	2.40%	$	52.8	million

Schedule of Changes in Gas Rate RSA [Table Text Block]

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Year	Action			Amount
2013	No change
2012	2.10	%	Increase	$	7.5	million
2011	2.10	%	Increase	$	8.6	million

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Regulatory Assets:

Demand reduction programs [Table Text Block]

Year	Effective	Amount
2013	First billing cycle of May	$16.9 million
2012	First billing cycle of May	$19.6 million
2011	First billing cycle of June	$7.0 million

Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block]

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	December 31,
Millions of dollars	2013		2012
Regulatory Assets:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	256	$	248
Under-collections-electric fuel adjustment clause	18		66
Environmental remediation costs	37		39
AROs and related funding	350		304
Franchise agreements	31		36
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	215		405
Planned major maintenance	—		6
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	124		151
Deferred pollution control costs	37		38
Unrecovered Plant	145		20
DSM Programs	51		27
Other	39		37
Total Regulatory Assets	$	1,303	$	1,377

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Regulatory Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	19	$	21
Asset removal costs	495		507
Storm damage reserve	27		27
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	181		110
Planned major maintenance	10		—
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	732	$	665

Schedule of Changes in Electric Rate BLRA [Table Text Block]

Year	Increase	Amount
2013	2.90%	$	67.2	million
2012	2.30%	$	52.1	million
2011	2.40%	$	52.8	million

Schedule of Changes in Gas Rate RSA [Table Text Block]

Year	Action			Amount
2013	No change
2012	2.10	%	Increase	$	7.5	million
2011	2.10	%	Increase	$	8.6	million