Severance (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Schedule of Severance Expense

The following table presents direct and allocated severance and related expenses recorded by the Duke Energy Registrants associated with this plan. Amounts are included within Operation, maintenance and other on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Amounts for 2014 and 2015 were not material.

			Duke				Duke		Duke		Duke		Duke
	Duke		Energy		Progress		Energy		Energy		Energy		Energy
(in millions)	Energy(a)		Carolinas		Energy		Progress		Florida		Ohio		Indiana
Year Ended December 31, 2013	$	34	$	8	$	19	$	14	$	5	$	2	$	2

(a) Includes $5 million of accelerated stock award expense and $2 million of COBRA and health care reimbursement expense.

The following table presents the direct and allocated severance and related expenses recorded by the Duke Energy Registrants associated with these initiatives. Amounts are included within Operation, maintenance and other on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

			Duke				Duke		Duke		Duke		Duke
	Duke		Energy		Progress		Energy		Energy		Energy		Energy
(in millions)	Energy		Carolinas		Energy		Progress		Florida		Ohio		Indiana
Year Ended December 31, 2015	$	142	$	93	$	36	$	28	$	8	$	2	$	6

Schedule of Severance Liability

The table below presents the severance liability for past and ongoing severance plans including the plans described above. Amounts for Duke Energy Indiana and Duke Energy Ohio are not material.

				Duke						Duke			Duke
	Duke			Energy			Progress			Energy			Energy
(in millions)	Energy			Carolinas			Energy			Progress			Florida
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	28		$	2		$	18		$	1		$	17
Provision/Adjustments	144			80			20			20			—
Cash Reductions	(36		)	(4		)	(15		)	(2		)	(13		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	136		$	78		$	23		$	19		$	4