Contingencies and Regulatory Matters - Recovery Balance of Each Regulatory Clause - Gulf Power (Details) - Gulf Power [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Under recovered regulatory clause revenues [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchased Power Capacity Recovery	$ 4	$ 1
Under Recovered Environmental Cost	1	19
Other regulatory liabilities, current [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fuel Cost Recovery	18	18
Energy Conservation Cost Recovery	$ 0	$ 4