Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Legal Reserves) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	$ 110	$ 166
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	11	11
Progress Energy [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	54	54
Duke Energy Progress [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	8	6
Duke Energy Florida [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	30	31
Duke Energy Ohio [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	$ 5	$ 80

Amount of loss contingency liability.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14326-108349

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