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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt and Credit Facilities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuances		$ 3,800,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility size		8,000,000,000
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility size		1,750,000,000
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] \| USDOJ [Member] \| North Carolina Ash Basins [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum master credit facility balance required		250,000,000
Duke Energy Progress [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuances		600,000,000
Duke Energy Progress [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility size		1,250,000,000
Piedmont Natural Gas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	$ 600,000,000
Debt issuances		600,000,000
Piedmont Natural Gas [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility size		500,000,000
Unsecured Debentures, June 2019 Issuance [Member] \| Duke Energy Kentucky [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuances		210,000,000
Unsecured Debentures, 3.23% Issuance [Member] \| Duke Energy Kentucky [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuances		$ 95,000,000
Interest rate		3.23%
Unsecured Debentures, 3.56% Issuance [Member] \| Duke Energy Kentucky [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuances		$ 75,000,000
Interest rate		3.56%
Unsecured Debentures, 4.32% Issuance [Member] \| Duke Energy Kentucky [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuances		$ 40,000,000
Interest rate		4.32%
Debt Maturing October 2019, 4.650% Coupon [Member] \| Duke Energy Kentucky [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuances		$ 100,000,000
Interest rate		4.65%
Term Loan [Member] \| Piedmont Natural Gas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	$ 350,000,000