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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Depreciation and Amortization (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Provision for Depreciation Rate | 2.80%oge_ProvisionForDepreciationRate | 2.80%oge_ProvisionForDepreciationRate
Projected provision for depreciation in next fiscal year | 2.80%oge_Projectedprovisionfordepreciationinnextfiscalyear |
Percent Of Intangible Plant Balance Amortizable | 96.00%oge_PercentOfIntangiblePlantBalanceAmortizable |
Percent of Intangible Plant Balance Amortizable Thereafter | 4.00%oge_PercentOfIntangiblePlantBalanceAmortizableThereafter |
Transmission Equipment [Member] | OG&E [Member] |  |
Amount of Acquisition Adjustments | 3.3 us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAmountOfAcquisitionAdjustments1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = oge_OgAndEMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = oge_TransmissionEquipmentMember |
Redbud Plant [Member] |  |
Amount of Acquisition Adjustments | 148.3 us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAmountOfAcquisitionAdjustments1 / us-gaap_JointlyOwnedUtilityPlantAxis = oge_RedbudPlantMember | 148.3 us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAmountOfAcquisitionAdjustments1 / us-gaap_JointlyOwnedUtilityPlantAxis = oge_RedbudPlantMember

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