Derivatives and Hedging (Notional Amounts of Derivative Instruments) (Details) Mcf in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) GWh Mcf	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) GWh Mcf
Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 4,952	$ 5,027
Commodity contracts | Electricity (GWh)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, energy measure (in gigawatt-hours) | GWh	4,981	13,608
Commodity contracts | Natural gas (millions of dekatherms)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, volume (in millions of dekatherms) | Mcf	813	846
Designated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 2,550	$ 2,300
Undesignated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	2,402	2,727
Duke Energy Carolinas | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 850	$ 1,050
Duke Energy Carolinas | Commodity contracts | Electricity (GWh)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, energy measure (in gigawatt-hours) | GWh	0	0
Duke Energy Carolinas | Commodity contracts | Natural gas (millions of dekatherms)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, volume (in millions of dekatherms) | Mcf	266	279
Duke Energy Carolinas | Designated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 0	$ 0
Duke Energy Carolinas | Undesignated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	850	1,050
Progress Energy | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 1,325	$ 1,250
Progress Energy | Commodity contracts | Electricity (GWh)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, energy measure (in gigawatt-hours) | GWh	0	0
Progress Energy | Commodity contracts | Natural gas (millions of dekatherms)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, volume (in millions of dekatherms) | Mcf	259	274
Progress Energy | Designated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 0	$ 0
Progress Energy | Undesignated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	1,325	1,250
Duke Energy Progress | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 875	$ 925
Duke Energy Progress | Commodity contracts | Electricity (GWh)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, energy measure (in gigawatt-hours) | GWh	0	0
Duke Energy Progress | Commodity contracts | Natural gas (millions of dekatherms)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, volume (in millions of dekatherms) | Mcf	259	274
Duke Energy Progress | Designated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 0	$ 0
Duke Energy Progress | Undesignated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	875	925
Duke Energy Florida | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	450	325
Duke Energy Florida | Designated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	0	0
Duke Energy Florida | Undesignated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	450	325
Duke Energy Indiana | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 200	$ 400
Duke Energy Indiana | Commodity contracts | Electricity (GWh)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, energy measure (in gigawatt-hours) | GWh	4,312	11,992
Duke Energy Indiana | Commodity contracts | Natural gas (millions of dekatherms)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, volume (in millions of dekatherms) | Mcf	35	30
Duke Energy Indiana | Designated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 0	$ 0
Duke Energy Indiana | Undesignated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	200	400
Duke Energy Ohio | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 27	$ 27
Duke Energy Ohio | Commodity contracts | Electricity (GWh)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, energy measure (in gigawatt-hours) | GWh	669	1,616
Duke Energy Ohio | Commodity contracts | Natural gas (millions of dekatherms)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, volume (in millions of dekatherms) | Mcf	0	0
Duke Energy Ohio | Designated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 0	$ 0
Duke Energy Ohio | Undesignated contracts | Interest Rate Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 27	$ 27
Piedmont | Commodity contracts | Electricity (GWh)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, energy measure (in gigawatt-hours) | GWh	0	0
Piedmont | Commodity contracts | Natural gas (millions of dekatherms)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount, volume (in millions of dekatherms) | Mcf	253	263