Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jul. 24, 2015
Document Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	PPL Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000922224
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		669,969,737
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member]
Document Entity Information [Line Items]
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000317187
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		66,368,056
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
Document Entity Information [Line Items]
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	LG&E & KU Energy LLC
Entity Central Index Key	0001518339
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member]
Document Entity Information [Line Items]
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000060549
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		21,294,223
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]
Document Entity Information [Line Items]
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000055387
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		37,817,878