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Financing Activities (Credit Arrangements) (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
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Sep. 30, 2013
PPL WW [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL WW [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
GBP (£)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL WW [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD Denominated Borrowing [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL WW [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD Denominated Borrowing [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
WPD South West [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
GBP (£)
Sep. 30, 2013
WPD East Midlands [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
GBP (£)
Sep. 30, 2013
WPD East Midlands [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD Denominated Borrowing [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
WPD West Midlands [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
GBP (£)
Sep. 30, 2013
WPD West Midlands [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD Denominated Borrowing [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
WPD [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
WPD [Member]
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2012
WPD [Member]
GBP (£)
Sep. 30, 2013
WPD [Member]
Uncommitted Credit Facilities [Member]
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2012
WPD [Member]
Uncommitted Credit Facilities [Member]
GBP (£)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Uncommitted Credit Facilities [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2013
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Uncommitted Credit Facilities [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Uncommitted Credit Facilities [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2013
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Facility Agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply [Member]
Secured Trading Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Integer
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Electric [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL Electric [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
LGE [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
LGE [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
KU [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
KU [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
KU [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
KU [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
May 31, 2013
KU [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
KU [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
KU [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Uncommitted Credit Facilities [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2013
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Uncommitted Credit Facilities [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Uncommitted Credit Facilities [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2013
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Facility Agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member]
Secured Trading Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Integer
Sep. 30, 2013
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
LGE [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
LGE [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
KU [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
KU [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
KU [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
KU [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
May 31, 2013
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
KU [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
KU [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
KU [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
May 31, 2013
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]
Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Financing Activities [Line Items]                                                                                                                                                
Expiration date Dec. 21, 2016 Jan. 24, 2013     Jan. 12, 2017 Apr. 16, 2016   Apr. 16, 2016                 Nov. 06, 2017         Mar. 31, 2013 Mar. 31, 2014     Jun. 30, 2017 Nov. 30, 2017 Oct. 18, 2017   Nov. 06, 2017       Nov. 06, 2017   Apr. 29, 2014 May 01, 2016 [1]       Nov. 06, 2017         Mar. 31, 2013 Mar. 31, 2014     Jun. 30, 2017 Nov. 30, 2017 Oct. 18, 2017   Oct. 30, 2018 Nov. 06, 2017       Nov. 06, 2017   Apr. 29, 2014 May 01, 2016 [1]   Nov. 06, 2017       Nov. 06, 2017   Apr. 29, 2014 May 01, 2016 [1]  
Capacity £ 210 [2] £ 150     £ 245 £ 300   £ 300     £ 1,139   £ 84   $ 3,325   $ 3,000   $ 175 [3] $ 200     $ 150 [4] $ 200       $ 300   $ 500   $ 598   $ 400     $ 198   $ 3,325   $ 3,000   $ 175 [3] $ 200     $ 150 [4] $ 200       $ 300   $ 75 $ 500   $ 598   $ 400     $ 198   $ 500   $ 598   $ 400     $ 198  
Borrowed 106 [5] 106 [5] 166 171   44 [5] 68 34 [5] 53   184 106                                                                                                                        
Letters of credit issued and commercial paper backstop                     5 4 5 4 221 671 61 499 51   40   109   132     1 1 72 55 338 268 140 70   198 198 221 671 61 499 51   40   109   132     1 1   72 55 338 268 140 70   198 198 72 55 338 268 140 70   198 198
Unused capacity 104       245 256   266   1,500 [6] 950   79   3,104   2,939   124       41         299   428   260   260         3,104   2,939   124       41         299     428   260   260         428   260   260        
Interest rate on outstanding borrowing 1.89% 0.85%       1.30%   1.30%                                                                                                                                
Potential maximum Facility Agreement capacity                                                   500                                               500                                            
Secured energy marketing and trading facility capacity                                                     $ 800                                               $ 800                                          
Automatic renewal term (in years)                                                     1                                               1                                          
[1] In May 2013, KU extended the letter of credit facility from April 2014.
[2] In December 2012, the PPL WW syndicated credit facility that was set to expire in January 2013 was replaced and the capacity was increased from £150 million.
[3] In August 2013, the capacity was reduced from $200 million.
[4] In February 2013, PPL Energy Supply extended the expiration date from March 2013 and, effective April 2013, the capacity was reduced from $200 million.
[5] PPL WW's amounts borrowed at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were USD-denominated borrowings of $166 million and $171 million, which equated to £106 million at the time of borrowings and bore interest at 1.89% and 0.85%. WPD (East Midlands) amount borrowed at September 30, 2013 was a GBP-denominated borrowing of £44 million, which equated to $68 million and bore interest at 1.30%. WPD (West Midlands) amount borrowed at September 30, 2013 was a GBP-denominated borrowing of £34 million, which equated to $53 million and bore interest at 1.30%.
[6] At September 30, 2013, the USD equivalent of unused capacity under WPD's credit facilities was $1.5 billion.