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Regulatory Matters (Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets $ 14,062 $ 15,018
Less: current portion 1,641 1,796
Total noncurrent regulatory assets 12,421 13,222
Total regulatory liabilities 16,406 16,048
Less: current portion 1,377 784
Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities 15,029 15,264
Net regulatory liability related to income taxes    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 7,368 7,872
Costs of removal    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 5,883 5,756
AROs – nuclear and other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 1,512 1,100
Provision for rate refunds    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 344 370
Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 177 176
Amounts to be refunded to customers    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 51 34
Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 18 1
Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 1,053 739
AROs – coal ash    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 3,408 4,084
AROs – nuclear and other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 754 739
Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 2,317 2,391
Storm cost deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 1,102 1,399
Nuclear asset securitized balance, net    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 991 1,042
Debt fair value adjustment    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 950 1,019
Retired generation facilities    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 417 331
Post-in-service carrying costs (PISCC) and deferred operating expenses    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 402 329
Deferred asset – Lee and Harris COLA    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 356 388
Hedge costs deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 351 356
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 311 338
Demand side management (DSM)/Energy Efficiency (EE)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 288 343
Vacation accrual    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 221 214
Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 213 528
COR settlement    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 128 133
NCEMPA deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 124 72
Nuclear deferral    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 123 107
Derivatives – natural gas supply contracts    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 122 117
CEP deferral    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 117 76
Amounts due from customers    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 110 36
Qualifying facility contract buyouts    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 107 121
Customer connect project    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 105 65
Manufactured gas plant (MGP)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 104 102
ABSAT, coal ash basin closure    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 98 65
Deferred pipeline integrity costs    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 92 79
Deferred severance charges    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 86  
Incremental COVID-19 expenses    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 76  
Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 589 544
Progress Energy    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 6,533 7,292
Less: current portion 758 946
Total noncurrent regulatory assets 5,775 6,346
Total regulatory liabilities 5,691 5,555
Less: current portion 640 330
Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities 5,051 5,225
Progress Energy | Net regulatory liability related to income taxes    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 2,411 2,595
Progress Energy | Costs of removal    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 2,666 2,561
Progress Energy | Provision for rate refunds    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 123 123
Progress Energy | Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities   1
Progress Energy | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 491 275
Progress Energy | AROs – coal ash    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 1,357 1,843
Progress Energy | AROs – nuclear and other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 685 668
Progress Energy | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 875 897
Progress Energy | Storm cost deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 893 1,214
Progress Energy | Nuclear asset securitized balance, net    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 991 1,042
Progress Energy | Retired generation facilities    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 363 266
Progress Energy | Post-in-service carrying costs (PISCC) and deferred operating expenses    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 51 33
Progress Energy | Deferred asset – Lee and Harris COLA    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 32 38
Progress Energy | Hedge costs deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 148 129
Progress Energy | Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 102 114
Progress Energy | Demand side management (DSM)/Energy Efficiency (EE)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 241 241
Progress Energy | Vacation accrual    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 42 41
Progress Energy | Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 162 305
Progress Energy | COR settlement    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 33 35
Progress Energy | NCEMPA deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 124 72
Progress Energy | Nuclear deferral    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 35 40
Progress Energy | Qualifying facility contract buyouts    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 107 121
Progress Energy | Customer connect project    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 55 37
Progress Energy | ABSAT, coal ash basin closure    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 27 15
Progress Energy | Deferred severance charges    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 29  
Progress Energy | Incremental COVID-19 expenses    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 23  
Progress Energy | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 158 141
Duke Energy Carolinas    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 3,469 3,910
Less: current portion 473 550
Total noncurrent regulatory assets 2,996 3,360
Total regulatory liabilities 7,008 6,678
Less: current portion 473 255
Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities 6,535 6,423
Duke Energy Carolinas | Net regulatory liability related to income taxes    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 2,874 3,060
Duke Energy Carolinas | Costs of removal    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 1,975 1,936
Duke Energy Carolinas | AROs – nuclear and other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 1,512 1,100
Duke Energy Carolinas | Provision for rate refunds    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 170 175
Duke Energy Carolinas | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 32 39
Duke Energy Carolinas | Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 18  
Duke Energy Carolinas | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 427 368
Duke Energy Carolinas | AROs – coal ash    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 1,414 1,696
Duke Energy Carolinas | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 427 477
Duke Energy Carolinas | Storm cost deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 205 178
Duke Energy Carolinas | Retired generation facilities    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 11 16
Duke Energy Carolinas | Post-in-service carrying costs (PISCC) and deferred operating expenses    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 32 33
Duke Energy Carolinas | Deferred asset – Lee and Harris COLA    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 324 350
Duke Energy Carolinas | Hedge costs deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 174 198
Duke Energy Carolinas | Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 154 166
Duke Energy Carolinas | Demand side management (DSM)/Energy Efficiency (EE)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 46 100
Duke Energy Carolinas | Vacation accrual    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 84 80
Duke Energy Carolinas | Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 42 222
Duke Energy Carolinas | COR settlement    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 95 98
Duke Energy Carolinas | Nuclear deferral    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 88 67
Duke Energy Carolinas | Customer connect project    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 50 28
Duke Energy Carolinas | ABSAT, coal ash basin closure    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 71 50
Duke Energy Carolinas | Deferred severance charges    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 57  
Duke Energy Carolinas | Incremental COVID-19 expenses    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 31  
Duke Energy Carolinas | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 164 151
Duke Energy Progress    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 4,468 4,678
Less: current portion 492 526
Total noncurrent regulatory assets 3,976 4,152
Total regulatory liabilities 4,924 4,468
Less: current portion 530 236
Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities 4,394 4,232
Duke Energy Progress | Net regulatory liability related to income taxes    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 1,662 1,802
Duke Energy Progress | Costs of removal    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 2,666 2,294
Duke Energy Progress | Provision for rate refunds    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 123 123
Duke Energy Progress | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 473 249
Duke Energy Progress | AROs – coal ash    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 1,347 1,834
Duke Energy Progress | AROs – nuclear and other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 683 509
Duke Energy Progress | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 393 423
Duke Energy Progress | Storm cost deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 785 801
Duke Energy Progress | Retired generation facilities    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 189 83
Duke Energy Progress | Post-in-service carrying costs (PISCC) and deferred operating expenses    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 51 33
Duke Energy Progress | Deferred asset – Lee and Harris COLA    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 32 38
Duke Energy Progress | Hedge costs deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 89 85
Duke Energy Progress | Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 57 61
Duke Energy Progress | Demand side management (DSM)/Energy Efficiency (EE)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 224 216
Duke Energy Progress | Vacation accrual    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 42 41
Duke Energy Progress | Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 158 266
Duke Energy Progress | COR settlement    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 33 35
Duke Energy Progress | NCEMPA deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 124 72
Duke Energy Progress | Nuclear deferral    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 35 40
Duke Energy Progress | Customer connect project    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 25 17
Duke Energy Progress | ABSAT, coal ash basin closure    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 27 15
Duke Energy Progress | Deferred severance charges    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 29  
Duke Energy Progress | Incremental COVID-19 expenses    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 23  
Duke Energy Progress | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 122 109
Duke Energy Florida    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 2,064 2,613
Less: current portion 265 419
Total noncurrent regulatory assets 1,799 2,194
Total regulatory liabilities 768 1,087
Less: current portion 110 94
Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities 658 993
Duke Energy Florida | Net regulatory liability related to income taxes    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 749 793
Duke Energy Florida | Costs of removal    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities   267
Duke Energy Florida | Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities   1
Duke Energy Florida | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 19 26
Duke Energy Florida | AROs – coal ash    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 10 9
Duke Energy Florida | AROs – nuclear and other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 2 159
Duke Energy Florida | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 482 474
Duke Energy Florida | Storm cost deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 108 413
Duke Energy Florida | Nuclear asset securitized balance, net    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 991 1,042
Duke Energy Florida | Retired generation facilities    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 174 183
Duke Energy Florida | Hedge costs deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 59 44
Duke Energy Florida | Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 45 53
Duke Energy Florida | Demand side management (DSM)/Energy Efficiency (EE)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 17 25
Duke Energy Florida | Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 4 39
Duke Energy Florida | Qualifying facility contract buyouts    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 107 121
Duke Energy Florida | Customer connect project    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 30 20
Duke Energy Florida | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 35 31
Duke Energy Ohio    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 649 598
Less: current portion 39 49
Total noncurrent regulatory assets 610 549
Total regulatory liabilities 813 827
Less: current portion 65 64
Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities 748 763
Duke Energy Ohio | Net regulatory liability related to income taxes    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 628 654
Duke Energy Ohio | Costs of removal    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 68 86
Duke Energy Ohio | Provision for rate refunds    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 45 31
Duke Energy Ohio | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 17 16
Duke Energy Ohio | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 55 40
Duke Energy Ohio | AROs – coal ash    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 22 16
Duke Energy Ohio | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 149 155
Duke Energy Ohio | Storm cost deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 4 7
Duke Energy Ohio | Post-in-service carrying costs (PISCC) and deferred operating expenses    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 16 17
Duke Energy Ohio | Hedge costs deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 7 6
Duke Energy Ohio | Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 36 40
Duke Energy Ohio | Demand side management (DSM)/Energy Efficiency (EE)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 1 2
Duke Energy Ohio | Vacation accrual    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 6 5
Duke Energy Ohio | Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets   1
Duke Energy Ohio | CEP deferral    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 117 76
Duke Energy Ohio | Manufactured gas plant (MGP)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 104 102
Duke Energy Ohio | Deferred pipeline integrity costs    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 21 17
Duke Energy Ohio | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 166 154
Duke Energy Indiana    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 1,328 1,172
Less: current portion 125 90
Total noncurrent regulatory assets 1,203 1,082
Total regulatory liabilities 1,738 1,740
Less: current portion 111 55
Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities 1,627 1,685
Duke Energy Indiana | Net regulatory liability related to income taxes    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 956 1,008
Duke Energy Indiana | Costs of removal    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 599 599
Duke Energy Indiana | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 100 90
Duke Energy Indiana | Amounts to be refunded to customers    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 17  
Duke Energy Indiana | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 66 43
Duke Energy Indiana | AROs – coal ash    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 615 529
Duke Energy Indiana | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 245 243
Duke Energy Indiana | Retired generation facilities    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 43 49
Duke Energy Indiana | Post-in-service carrying costs (PISCC) and deferred operating expenses    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 303 246
Duke Energy Indiana | Hedge costs deferrals    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 22 23
Duke Energy Indiana | Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 19 18
Duke Energy Indiana | Vacation accrual    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 12 12
Duke Energy Indiana | Deferred fuel and purchased power    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 9  
Duke Energy Indiana | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 60 52
Piedmont    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 455 363
Less: current portion 153 73
Total noncurrent regulatory assets 302 290
Total regulatory liabilities 1,132 1,212
Less: current portion 88 81
Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities 1,044 1,131
Piedmont | Net regulatory liability related to income taxes    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 499 555
Piedmont | Costs of removal    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 575 574
Piedmont | Provision for rate refunds    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 6 41
Piedmont | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 3 3
Piedmont | Amounts to be refunded to customers    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 34 34
Piedmont | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory liabilities 15 5
Piedmont | AROs – nuclear and other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 20 16
Piedmont | Accrued pension and OPEB    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 88 90
Piedmont | Vacation accrual    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 12 12
Piedmont | Derivatives – natural gas supply contracts    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 122 117
Piedmont | Amounts due from customers    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 110 36
Piedmont | Deferred pipeline integrity costs    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets 71 62
Piedmont | Other    
Regulatory Assets Liabilities [Line Items]    
Total regulatory assets $ 32 $ 30