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Earnings Per Share (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Basic and Diluted EPS Computations

Reconciliations of the amounts of income and shares of PPL common stock (in thousands) for the periods ended March 31 used in the EPS calculation are:

           Three Months
         2014 2013
Income (Numerator)            
Net income attributable to PPL shareowners       $ 316 $ 413
Less amounts allocated to participating securities         2   2
Net income available to PPL common shareowners - Basic         314   411
Plus interest charges (net of tax) related to Equity Units (a)     9   15
Net income available to PPL common shareowners - Diluted       $ 323 $ 426
                
Shares of Common Stock (Denominator)            
Weighted-average shares - Basic EPS         630,749   582,640
Add incremental non-participating securities:            
  Share-based payment awards          1,511   810
  Equity Units (a)         31,679   71,990
  Forward sale agreements             1,580
Weighted-average shares - Diluted EPS         663,939   657,020
                
Basic EPS             
  Net Income Available to PPL common shareowners       $ 0.50 $ 0.70
                
Diluted EPS             
  Net Income Available to PPL common shareowners       $ 0.49 $ 0.65

(a)       The If-Converted Method has been applied to the Equity Units prior to settlement. See Note 7 for additional information on the 2011 Equity Units, including the issuance of PPL common stock on May 1, 2014 to settle the 2011 Purchase Contracts.

Common Stock Issuances

For the periods ended March 31, PPL issued common stock related to stock-based compensation plans, ESOP and DRIP as follows (in thousands):

   Three Months
     2014  2013
Stock-based compensation plans (a)   1,096   446
ESOP      275
DRIP      549

(a)       Includes stock options exercised, vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units and conversion of stock units granted to directors.

Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Diluted EPS

For the periods ended March 31, the following shares (in thousands) were excluded from the computations of diluted EPS because the effect would have been antidilutive.

        Three Months
      2014 2013
             
Stock options         2,540   6,589
Performance units            206
Restricted stock units         123   116