Asset Retirement Obligations - PacifiCorp - Asset Retirement Obligations By Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities	$ 7,100	$ 7,346
PacifiCorp [Member]
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities	2,913	2,978
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Cost of removal
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities	$ 1,019	$ 994

The amount for the individual regulatory noncurrent liability as itemized in a table of regulatory noncurrent liabilities as of the end of the period.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.24)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant