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Commitments and Guarantees (Policies) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Minimum Guarantees, Policy [Policy Text Block] | PGE enters into financial agreements and power and natural gas purchase and sale agreements that include indemnification provisions relating to certain claims or liabilities that may arise relating to the transactions contemplated by these agreements. Generally, a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated in the indemnification provisions and, therefore, the overall maximum amount of the obligation under such indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated. PGE periodically evaluates the likelihood of incurring costs under such indemnities based on the Company’s historical experience and the evaluation of the specific indemnities.

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- Definition Disclosure of accounting policy for minimum guarantees, including the nature of each guarantee given to contract holders under long-duration contracts, and the methods of determining the amounts of the guarantees reflected as liabilities in the balance sheet or disclosed. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a),(b),(c),(d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6484115&loc=d3e19393-158473 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84158767&loc=d3e18780-107790 + Details
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