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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Non-Qualified Stock Option Activity | A summary of all of our non-qualified stock option activity for the Calpine Equity Incentive Plans for the year ended December 31, 2015, is as follows:
| Number of Shares |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Remaining Term (in years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding — December 31, 2014 | 11,086,320 |  |  | $ | 18.82 |  |  | 2.0 |  | $ | 43 |
Exercised | 1,153,680 |  |  | $ | 13.70 |  |  |  |  |
Expired | 6,877,468 |  |  | $ | 21.98 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding — December 31, 2015 | 3,055,172 |  |  | $ | 13.62 |  |  | 3.9 |  | $ | 5 |
Exercisable — December 31, 2015 | 3,055,172 |  |  | $ | 13.62 |  |  | 3.9 |  | $ | 5 |
Vested and expected to vest – December 31, 2015 | 3,055,172 |  |  | $ | 13.62 |  |  | 3.9 |  | $ | 5 |
Schedule of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Activity | A summary of our restricted stock and restricted stock unit activity for the Calpine Equity Incentive Plans for the year ended December 31, 2015, is as follows:
| Number of Restricted Stock Awards |  | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested — December 31, 2014 | 4,201,868 |  |  | $ | 18.01 |
Granted | 1,614,378 |  |  | $ | 21.25 |
Forfeited | 325,608 |  |  | $ | 19.66 |
Vested | 1,962,368 |  |  | $ | 16.99 |
Nonvested — December 31, 2015 | 3,528,270 |  |  | $ | 19.91 |
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Activity [Table Text Block] | A summary of our performance share unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2015, is as follows:
| Number of Performance Share Units |  | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested — December 31, 2014 | 867,479 |  |  | $ | 21.93 |
Granted | 365,667 |  |  | $ | 23.91 |
Forfeited | 113,993 |  |  | $ | 22.38 |
Vested | 601,247 |  |  | $ | 21.82 |
Nonvested — December 31, 2015 | 517,906 |  |  | $ | 23.36 |

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