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Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters - Narrative (Details) |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jan. 15, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Facility | May 05, 2020 USD ($) | May 04, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 26, 2020 USD ($) | Nov. 27, 2018 USD ($)
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capitalization |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00%
Capacity available for trade purchases |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000
Long-term debt limit |  | $ 7,500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Pinnacle West | Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving credit Facility maturing July 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity on credit facility upon satisfaction of certain conditions and consent of lenders (up to) |  | 300,000,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term line of credit |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity on credit facility |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |
Pinnacle West | Letter of Credit | Revolving credit Facility maturing July 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Pinnacle West | Commercial paper | Revolving credit Facility maturing July 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Pinnacle West | Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term line of credit |  | $ 33,000,000 |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  | 1.40% |  |  |  |
APS |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt limit |  |  |  |  | $ 5,900,000,000 |
APS | Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
APS | Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving credit Facility maturing July 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity on credit facility upon satisfaction of certain conditions and consent of lenders (up to) |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity on credit facility |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |
APS | Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Maturing in 2022 and 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity on credit facility upon satisfaction of certain conditions and consent of lenders (up to) |  | 1,400,000,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term line of credit |  | 430,000,000 |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity on credit facility |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Number of line of credit facilities | Facility |  | 2 |  |  |  |
APS | Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving credit facility maturing June 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity on credit facility upon satisfaction of certain conditions and consent of lenders (up to) |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity on credit facility |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |
APS | Commercial paper |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum commercial paper support available under credit facility |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |
APS | Commercial paper | Revolving Credit Facility Maturing in 2022 and 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Minimum | APS | Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 2.20% |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Pinnacle West | Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | $ 31,000,000 | $ 50,000,000 |  |

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