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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | The following table presents a summary of OG&E's regulatory assets and liabilities.
| March 31, | December 31,
(In millions) | 2021 | 2020
REGULATORY ASSETS |  |
Current: |  |
Fuel clause under recoveries | $ | 91.8 |  | $ | — |
SPP cost tracker under recovery (A) | 8.4 |  | 7.0 |
Generation Capacity Replacement rider under recovery (A) | 5.2 |  | 4.4 |
Other (A) | 5.1 |  | 8.4 |
Total current regulatory assets | $ | 110.5 |  | $ | 19.8 |
Non-current: |  |
Oklahoma February 2021 extreme cold weather costs | $ | 829.4 |  | $ | — |
Oklahoma deferred storm expenses | 184.0 |  | 158.8 |
Benefit obligations regulatory asset | 141.2 |  | 164.9 |
Pension tracker | 39.2 |  | 18.1 |
Sooner Dry Scrubbers | 19.5 |  | 19.7 |
Arkansas deferred pension expenses | 11.2 |  | 9.3 |
Smart Grid | 9.5 |  | 11.2 |
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt | 9.5 |  | 9.7 |
COVID-19 impacts | 7.9 |  | 6.4 |
Frontier Plant deferred expenses | 7.4 |  | 6.4 |
Other | 10.9 |  | 11.1 |
Total non-current regulatory assets | $ | 1,269.7 |  | $ | 415.6 |
REGULATORY LIABILITIES |  |
Current: |  |
Fuel clause over recoveries | $ | 15.5 |  | $ | 28.6 |
Oklahoma energy efficiency rider over recovery (B) | 5.5 |  | 1.5 |
Other (B) | 1.5 |  | 5.0 |
Total current regulatory liabilities | $ | 22.5 |  | $ | 35.1 |
Non-current: |  |
Income taxes refundable to customers, net | $ | 858.2 |  | $ | 867.4 |
Accrued removal obligations, net | 314.3 |  | 316.8 |
Other | 4.4 |  | 4.7 |
Total non-current regulatory liabilities | $ | 1,176.9 |  | $ | 1,188.9 |
(A)Included in Other Current Assets in the balance sheets. (B)Included in Other Current Liabilities in the balance sheets.
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The following tables present changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to OGE Energy during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. All amounts below are presented net of tax.
(In millions) | Pension Plan and Restoration of Retirement Income Plan |  | Postretirement Benefit Plans |  | Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss) from Unconsolidated Affiliates |  |  |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | (34.1) |  |  |  |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  |  | $ | (1.3) |  |  |  |  | $ | (32.1) |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 0.6 |  |  |  |  | (0.3) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Settlement cost | 3.1 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 3.1 |
Balance at March 31, 2021 | $ | (30.4) |  |  |  |  | $ | 3.0 |  |  |  | $ | (1.2) |  |  |  |  | $ | (28.6) |
(In millions) | Pension Plan and Restoration of Retirement Income Plan |  |  | Postretirement Benefit Plans |  | Other Comprehensive Loss from Unconsolidated Affiliates |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | (35.1) |  |  |  |  | $ | 7.8 |  |  |  | $ | (0.6) |  |  | $ | (27.9) |
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1.3) |  |  | (1.3) |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 0.8 |  |  |  |  | (0.4) |  |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |
Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | (34.3) |  |  |  |  | $ | 7.4 |  |  |  | $ | (1.9) |  |  | $ | (28.8) |
Schedule of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | The following table presents significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by the respective line items in net income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components |  |  | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Affected Line Item in OGE Energy's Statements of Income
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |
(In millions) |  |  | 2021 | 2020 |
Amortization of Pension Plan and Restoration of Retirement Income Plan items: |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial losses |  |  | $ | (0.8) |  | $ | (1.1) |  | (A)
Settlement cost |  |  | (4.1) |  | — |  | (A)
|  |  | (4.9) |  | (1.1) |  | Income (Loss) Before Taxes
|  |  | (1.2) |  | (0.3) |  | Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
|  |  | $ | (3.7) |  | $ | (0.8) |  | Net Income (Loss)
Amortization of postretirement benefit plans items: |  |  |  |  |
Prior service credit |  |  | $ | 0.4 |  | $ | 0.6 |  | (A)
|  |  | 0.4 |  | 0.6 |  | Income (Loss) Before Taxes
|  |  | 0.1 |  | 0.2 |  | Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
|  |  | $ | 0.3 |  | $ | 0.4 |  | Net Income (Loss)
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax |  |  | $ | (3.4) |  | $ | (0.4) |  | Net Income (Loss)
(A)These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 12 for additional information).

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