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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,335us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 1,751us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Short-term investments 135us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments 120us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 190us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 180us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Accounts receivable (less reserve:)    
Customer 1,104us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 923us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Other 127us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent 171us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
Unbilled revenues 621us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable 735us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable
Fuel, materials and supplies 687us-gaap_InventoryNet 836us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepayments 168us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent 87us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
Deferred income taxes 155us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 129us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Price risk management assets 1,119us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedges 1,158us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedges
Regulatory assets 23us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent 37us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
Other current assets 35us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 32us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total Current Assets 5,699us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 6,159us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Investments    
Nuclear plant decommissioning trust funds 965us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments 950us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
Other investments 34us-gaap_OtherInvestments 35us-gaap_OtherInvestments
Total Investments 999us-gaap_LongTermInvestments 985us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Regulated utility plant 30,852us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService 30,568us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
Less: accumulated depreciation - regulated utility plant 5,413us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation 5,361us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
Regulated utility plant, net 25,439us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 25,207us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Non-regulated property, plant and equipment    
Generation 11,309ppl_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing 11,310ppl_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGenerationOrProcessing
Nuclear fuel 749ppl_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNuclearFuel 624ppl_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNuclearFuel
Other 893us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOther 885us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOther
Less: accumulated depreciation - non-regulated property, plant and equipment 6,516us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 6,404us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Non-regulated property, plant and equipment, net 6,435ppl_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetNonregulated 6,415ppl_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetNonregulated
Construction work in progress 3,085us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross 2,975us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Property, Plant and Equipment, net 34,959us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 34,597us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]    
Regulatory assets 1,610us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 1,562us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Goodwill 3,964us-gaap_Goodwill 4,005us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangibles 920us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 925us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Price risk management assets 437us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesNoncurrent 319us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesNoncurrent
Other noncurrent assets 333us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 312us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total Other Noncurrent Assets 7,264us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent 7,123us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
Total Assets 48,921us-gaap_Assets 48,864us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities    
Short-term debt 1,595us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 1,466us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Long-term debt due within one year 1,535us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 1,535us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Accounts payable 1,128us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 1,356us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Taxes 274us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 230us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Interest 345us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 314us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Dividends 249us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent 249us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
Price risk management liabilities 1,073ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilitiesCurrent 1,126ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilitiesCurrent
Regulatory liabilities 109us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent 91us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
Other current liabilities 909us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 1,076us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total Current Liabilities 7,217us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 7,443us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term Debt 18,772us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 18,856us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 4,627us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 4,450us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Investment tax credits 157ppl_DeferredInvestmentTaxCredit 159ppl_DeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
Price risk management liabilities 333ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilities 252ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilities
Accrued pension obligations 1,457us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,756us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Asset retirement obligations 739us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent 739us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
Regulatory liabilities 987us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent 992us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities 596us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 589us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 8,896us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent 8,937us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities      
Equity    
Common stock 7us-gaap_CommonStockValue [1] 7us-gaap_CommonStockValue [1]
Additional paid-in capital 9,480us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 9,433us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Earnings reinvested 6,860us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 6,462us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (2,311)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (2,274)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Total Stockholders' Equity 14,036us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 13,628us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total Liabilities and Equity 48,921us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 48,864us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 35us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
214us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Accounts receivable (less reserve:)    
Customer 403us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
312us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Other 27us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
44us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Unbilled revenues 115us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
113us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Fuel, materials and supplies 38us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
43us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Prepayments 70us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
10us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Deferred income taxes 66us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
58us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Regulatory assets 3us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
12us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Other current assets 12us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
13us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Total Current Assets 769us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
819us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Regulated utility plant 7,717us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
7,589us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Less: accumulated depreciation - regulated utility plant 2,555us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
2,517us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Regulated utility plant, net 5,162us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
5,072us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Non-regulated property, plant and equipment    
Construction work in progress 837us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
738us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, net 5,999us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
5,810us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]    
Regulatory assets 891us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
897us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Other intangibles 237us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
235us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Other noncurrent assets 25us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
24us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Total Other Noncurrent Assets 1,153us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
1,156us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Total Assets 7,921us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
7,785us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Current Liabilities    
Short-term debt 85us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Long-term debt due within one year 100us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
100us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Accounts payable 301us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
325us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Accounts payable to affiliates 70us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
70us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Taxes 90us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
85us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Interest 26us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
34us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Regulatory liabilities 85us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
76us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Other current liabilities 80us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
103us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Total Current Liabilities 837us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
793us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Long-term Debt 2,503us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
2,502us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 1,497us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
1,483us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Accrued pension obligations 182us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
212us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Regulatory liabilities 26us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
18us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities 66us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
60us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Total Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 1,771us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
1,773us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities      
Equity    
Common stock 364us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
[2] 364us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
[2]
Additional paid-in capital 1,653us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
1,603us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Earnings reinvested 793us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
750us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Total Stockholders' Equity 2,810us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
2,717us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
Total Liabilities and Equity 7,921us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
7,785us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_PplElectricUtilitiesCorpMember
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 40us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
21us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Accounts receivable (less reserve:)    
Customer 268us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
231us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Other 14us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
18us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Unbilled revenues 135us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
167us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Fuel, materials and supplies 239us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
311us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Prepayments 23us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
28us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Income taxes receivable 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
136us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Deferred income taxes 21us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
16us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Regulatory assets 20us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
25us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Other current assets 6us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
3us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Total Current Assets 768us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
956us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Regulated utility plant 10,069us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
10,007us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Less: accumulated depreciation - regulated utility plant 1,049us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
1,067us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Regulated utility plant, net 9,020us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
8,940us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Non-regulated property, plant and equipment    
Other, net 4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
5us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Construction work in progress 1,672us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
1,559us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, net 10,696us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
10,504us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]    
Regulatory assets 719us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
665us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Goodwill 996us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
996us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Other intangibles 161us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
174us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Other noncurrent assets 103us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
101us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Total Other Noncurrent Assets 1,979us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
1,936us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Total Assets 13,443us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
13,396us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Current Liabilities    
Short-term debt 484us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
575us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Long-term debt due within one year 900us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
900us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Notes payable with affiliates 40us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
41us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Accounts payable 350us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
399us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Accounts payable to affiliates 3us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
2us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Customer deposits 52us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
52us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Taxes 25us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
36us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Interest 60us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
23us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Price risk management liabilities 5ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
5ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Price risk management liabilities from affiliates 122ppl_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesCurrentLiabilitiesRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
66ppl_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesCurrentLiabilitiesRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Regulatory liabilities 24us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
15us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Other current liabilities 115us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
131us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Total Current Liabilities 2,180us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
2,245us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Long-term Debt 3,667us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
3,667us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 1,324us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
1,241us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Investment tax credits 130ppl_DeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
131ppl_DeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Price risk management liabilities 47ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
43ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Accrued pension obligations 256us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
305us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Asset retirement obligations 266us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
274us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Regulatory liabilities 961us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
974us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities 270us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
268us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Total Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 3,254us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
3,236us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities      
Equity    
Member's Equity 4,342us-gaap_MembersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
4,248us-gaap_MembersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Total Liabilities and Equity 13,443ppl_LiabilitiesAndMembersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
13,396ppl_LiabilitiesAndMembersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LGAndEAndKUEnergyLLCMember
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 17us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
10us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Accounts receivable (less reserve:)    
Customer 121us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
107us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Other 9us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
11us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Unbilled revenues 58us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
76us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Accounts receivable from affiliates 13us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
23us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Fuel, materials and supplies 105us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
162us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Prepayments 7us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
8us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Income taxes receivable 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
74us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Regulatory assets 12us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
21us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Other current assets 5us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
1us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Total Current Assets 347us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
493us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Regulated utility plant 4,016us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
4,031us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Less: accumulated depreciation - regulated utility plant 398us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
456us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Regulated utility plant, net 3,618us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
3,575us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Non-regulated property, plant and equipment    
Construction work in progress 761us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
676us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, net 4,379us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
4,251us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]    
Regulatory assets 422us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
397us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Goodwill 389us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
389us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Other intangibles 91us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
97us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Other noncurrent assets 36us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
35us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Total Other Noncurrent Assets 938us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
918us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Total Assets 5,664us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
5,662us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Current Liabilities    
Short-term debt 216us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
264us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Long-term debt due within one year 250us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
250us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Accounts payable 222us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
240us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Accounts payable to affiliates 20us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
20us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Customer deposits 25us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
25us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Taxes 12us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
19us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Interest 15us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
6us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Price risk management liabilities 5ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
5ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Price risk management liabilities from affiliates 61ppl_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesCurrentLiabilitiesRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
33ppl_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesCurrentLiabilitiesRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Regulatory liabilities 14us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
10us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Other current liabilities 37us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
42us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Total Current Liabilities 877us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
914us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Long-term Debt 1,103us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
1,103us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 735us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
700us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Investment tax credits 36ppl_DeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
36ppl_DeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Price risk management liabilities 47ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
43ppl_PriceRiskManagementLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Accrued pension obligations 34us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
57us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Asset retirement obligations 64us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
66us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Regulatory liabilities 454us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
458us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities 110us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
111us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Total Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 1,480us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
1,471us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities      
Equity    
Common stock 424us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
[3] 424us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
[3]
Additional paid-in capital 1,521us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
1,521us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Earnings reinvested 259us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
229us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Total Stockholders' Equity 2,204us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
2,174us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Total Liabilities and Equity 5,664us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
5,662us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_LouisvilleGasAndElectricCoMember
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 23us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
11us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Accounts receivable (less reserve:)    
Customer 147us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
124us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Other 5us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
6us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Unbilled revenues 77us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
91us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Fuel, materials and supplies 134us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
149us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Prepayments 7us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
10us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Income taxes receivable 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
60us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Regulatory assets 8us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
4us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Other current assets 11us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
4us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Total Current Assets 412us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
459us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Regulated utility plant 6,053us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
5,976us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Less: accumulated depreciation - regulated utility plant 651us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
611us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Regulated utility plant, net 5,402us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
5,365us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Non-regulated property, plant and equipment    
Other, net 1us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
1us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Construction work in progress 908us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
880us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, net 6,311us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
6,246us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]    
Regulatory assets 297us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
268us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Goodwill 607us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
607us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Other intangibles 70us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
77us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Other noncurrent assets 57us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
58us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Total Other Noncurrent Assets 1,031us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
1,010us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Total Assets 7,754us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
7,715us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Current Liabilities    
Short-term debt 193us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
236us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Long-term debt due within one year 250us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
250us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Accounts payable 114us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
141us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Accounts payable to affiliates 33us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
47us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Customer deposits 27us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
27us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Taxes 13us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
14us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Interest 30us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
11us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Price risk management liabilities from affiliates 61ppl_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesCurrentLiabilitiesRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
33ppl_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesCurrentLiabilitiesRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Regulatory liabilities 10us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
5us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Other current liabilities 48us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
41us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Total Current Liabilities 779us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
805us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Long-term Debt 1,841us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
1,841us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 933us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
884us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Investment tax credits 94ppl_DeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
95ppl_DeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Accrued pension obligations 44us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
59us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Asset retirement obligations 202us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
208us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Regulatory liabilities 507us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
516us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities 101us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
101us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
Total Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities 1,881us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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1,863us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities      
Equity    
Common stock 308us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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[4] 308us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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[4]
Additional paid-in capital 2,596us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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2,596us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Earnings reinvested 350us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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302us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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Total Stockholders' Equity 3,253us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= ppl_KentuckyUtilitiesCoMember
3,206us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Total Liabilities and Equity $ 7,754us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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$ 7,715us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
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[1]

780,000 shares authorized; 667,713 and 665,849 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

[2]

170,000 shares authorized; 66,368 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

[3]

75,000shares authorized; 21,294 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 andDecember 31, 2014.

[4]

80,000shares authorized;37,818 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 andDecember 31, 2014.