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| Network | 2313301 - Disclosure - ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS Asset Retirement Obligations Level 3 (Tables) (http://www.idacorpinc.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationsAssetRetirementObligationsLevel3Tables)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001057877 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
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Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation  | The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of AROs (in thousands of dollars):  
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