Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - NEE's goodwill and other intangible assets are as follows:

	Weighted- Average Useful Lives	December 31,
		2013			2012
	(years)	(millions)
Goodwill:
Merchant reporting unit		$	72		$	72
Wind reporting unit		49			51
Fiber-optic telecommunications reporting unit		28			28
Total goodwill		$	149		$	151
Other intangible assets not subject to amortization, primarily land easements		$	143		$	143
Other intangible assets subject to amortization:
Purchased power agreements	20	$	70		$	72
Customer lists	5	35			39
Other, primarily transmission and development rights, permits and licenses	24	98			87
Total		203			198
Less accumulated amortization		(112		)	(102		)
Total other intangible assets subject to amortization - net		$	91		$	96