Organization and Nature of Business - Additional Disclosures (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 16, 2015 shares	Jul. 01, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 pipeline MW	Sep. 21, 2015	May. 12, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Limited Partnership Activity [Line Items]
Common units sold to the public | shares	8,375,907	18,687,500
Common units sold to the public, price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 25
Proceeds from issuance of common units, net of underwriting discounts, commissions and structuring fees | $		$ 438
Noncontrolling interest, percent ownership by noncontrolling owners				22.60%	22.20%
Number of natural gas pipeline assets acquired | pipeline			7
Wind and Solar Generating Facilities [Member]
Schedule of Limited Partnership Activity [Line Items]
Renewable energy assets, power capacity (megawatts) | MW			989
NextEra Energy Equity Partners, LP [Member] | NEP OpCo [Member]
Schedule of Limited Partnership Activity [Line Items]
Payments to acquire limited partner interests | $		$ 288
Common units purchased | shares		12,291,593
NEP OpCo [Member] | NEP OpCo [Member]
Schedule of Limited Partnership Activity [Line Items]
Payments to acquire limited partner interests | $		$ 150
Common units purchased | shares		6,395,907
NEP OpCo [Member]
Schedule of Limited Partnership Activity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, percent ownership			23.20%			20.10%
Noncontrolling interest, percent ownership by noncontrolling owners			76.80%			79.90%