Debt Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum

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Debt Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Covenant, Total Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, EBITDA to Interest Expense, EBITDA Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, EBITDA to Interest Calculation, Number of Quarters

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Debt instrument, Debt covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Current Borrowing Limit

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Maximum Borrowing Limit

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Quarterly Borrowing Limit Reduction

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Debt Instrument, Number of Financial Covenants

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Number of Interest Rate Swaps

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Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs (Subsidiary)

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Uncommitted Accordion Feature

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details)		12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) debt_covenant fiscal_quarter	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) debt_covenant fiscal_quarter	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) number_of_interest_rate_swaps	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum		0.67
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 35,000,000	$ 35,000,000	$ 65,000,000
Issuance of long-term debt		140,000,000.0	0	$ 555,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, EBITDA to Interest Expense, EBITDA Minimum	$ 150,000,000	150,000,000
Debt Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum	2.00
THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs (Subsidiary)	$ (6,900,000)	(6,900,000)	(5,400,000)
Long-term Line of Credit	120,000,000	120,000,000	0
Number of Interest Rate Swaps \| number_of_interest_rate_swaps				2
Issuance of long-term debt		140,000,000.0	0	$ 140,000,000.0
3.95% Senior Notes due 2049 [Member] \| THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 425,000,000.0	$ 425,000,000.0	425,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Minimum (Deprecated 2016-01-31)	3.95%	3.95%
Note to DPL Capital Trust II Maturing in 2031 - 8.125% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 15,600,000	$ 15,600,000	15,600,000
One Point One Three To One Point One Seven Bonds Maturing In August Two Thousand Twenty [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 140,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Covenant, Total Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio, Maximum		0.67
Uncommitted Accordion Feature		$ 100,000,000
3.2% Senior Notes due 2049
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	140,000,000.0	140,000,000.0	140,000,000.0
3.2% Senior Notes due 2049 \| THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	140,000,000.0	140,000,000.0	140,000,000.0
Five Year Senior Unsecured Notes At 4125 Maturing on July12025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	415,000,000.0	415,000,000.0	$ 415,000,000.0
4.25% Tax-exempt First Mortgage Bonds due 2027 \| THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Minimum (Deprecated 2016-01-31)	4.25%	4.25%
4.00% Tax-exempt First Mortgage Bonds due 2027 \| THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 40,000,000.0	$ 40,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Minimum (Deprecated 2016-01-31)	4.00%	4.00%
Tax-exempt First Mortgage Bonds due 2027 \| THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of long-term debt		$ 140,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 140,000,000	140,000,000
DPL Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Uncommitted Accordion Feature		$ 50,000,000
Number of financial covenants \| debt_covenant	2	2
Number of prior quarters included in debt to EBITDA ratio \| fiscal_quarter	4	4
Debt Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum		2.50
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Quarterly Borrowing Limit Reduction	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Debt instrument, Debt covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Current Borrowing Limit					$ 50,000,000
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Maximum Borrowing Limit	$ 45,000,000	$ 45,000,000