Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Legal Reserves) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	$ 65	$ 68
Duke Energy Carolinas
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	3	2
Progress Energy
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	57	61
Duke Energy Progress
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	11	13
Duke Energy Florida
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	26	28
Piedmont
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserves for legal matters	$ 1	$ 1

Amount of loss contingency liability.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121557415&loc=d3e14326-108349

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