CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Total property, plant and equipment - net	$ 88,855	$ 82,010
Customer receivables, allowances	67	19
Long-term debt	42,794	37,543
Current portion of long-term debt	5,044	2,124
Accounts Payable	$ 4,744	$ 3,631
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares, outstanding (in shares)	490,000,000	489,000,000
Related to VIE [Member]
Total property, plant and equipment - net	$ 12,520	$ 11,893
Noncontrolling interest in variable interest entity	4,769	4,350
Long-term debt	478	498
Current portion of long-term debt	27	27
Accounts Payable	441	468
FPL [Member]
Customer receivables, allowances	34	3
Long-term debt	15,730	14,131
Current portion of long-term debt	79	30
Accounts Payable	$ 850	$ 768
Common stock, no par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares, outstanding (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares, issued (in shares)	1,000	1,000