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Common Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] | Basic and diluted earnings per share for the Company were calculated as follows:
(In millions) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011
Net Income Attributable to OGE Energy | $ | 387.6 |  | $ | 355.0 |  | $ | 342.9 |
Average Common Shares Outstanding |  |  |
Basic average common shares outstanding | 198.2 |  | 197.1 |  | 195.8 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |
Contingently issuable shares (performance units) | 1.2 |  | 1.0 |  | 2.7 |
Diluted average common shares outstanding | 199.4 |  | 198.1 |  | 198.5 |
Basic Earnings Per Average Common Share Attributable to OGE Energy Common Shareholders | $ | 1.96 |  | $ | 1.80 |  | $ | 1.75 |
Diluted Earnings Per Average Common Share Attributable to OGE Energy Common Shareholders | $ | 1.94 |  | $ | 1.79 |  | $ | 1.73 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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