Jointly Owned Utility Facilities Jointly Owned Utility Facilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]

Jointly Owned Utility Plant Interests [Line Items]

Schedule of Jointly Owned Utility Plants [Table Text Block]

The amounts shown in the table below represent MidAmerican Energy's share in each jointly owned facility as of December 31, 2015 (dollars in millions):

					Accumulated		Construction
	Company		Plant in		Depreciation and		Work in
	Share		Service		Amortization		Progress
Louisa Unit No. 1	88.0	%	$	757	$	405	$	7
Quad Cities Unit Nos. 1 & 2(1)	25.0		672		340		27
Walter Scott, Jr. Unit No. 3	79.1		608		297		6
Walter Scott, Jr. Unit No. 4(2)	59.7		448		91		—
George Neal Unit No. 4	40.6		305		148		1
Ottumwa Unit No. 1	52.0		554		184		3
George Neal Unit No. 3	72.0		415		153		—
Transmission facilities(3)	Various		245		83		2
Total			$	4,004	$	1,701	$	46

(1) Includes amounts related to nuclear fuel.

(2) Plant in service and accumulated depreciation and amortization amounts are net of credits applied under Iowa revenue sharing arrangements totaling $319 million and $67 million, respectively.

(3) Includes 345 and 161 kilovolt transmission lines and substations.