Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities, Impact of Derivative Activity (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Financial Impact of Qualifying Fair Value Hedges on Earnings [Abstract]
Derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Recognized gains (losses) from fair value hedges or related hedged transactions	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cash Flow Hedges | Interest Rate
Impact of Derivative Activity on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, and Income [Abstract]
Pre-tax losses reclassified into income during the period from accumulated other comprehensive loss	100,000	100,000	200,000	200,000
Other Derivative Instruments | Electric Commodity
Impact of Derivative Activity on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, and Income [Abstract]
Pre-tax fair value gains (losses) recognized during the period in regulatory (assets) and liabilities	200,000	(700,000)	2,000,000	(2,700,000)
Pre-tax (gains) losses reclassified into income during the period from regulatory assets and (liabilities)	$ 400,000	$ 700,000	$ 3,700,000	$ 2,300,000