Financing Activities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities

The following credit facilities were in place at:

	June 30, 2016									December 31, 2015
	Expiration Date	Capacity		Borrowed		Letters of Credit and Commercial Paper Issued		Unused Capacity		Borrowed		Letters of Credit and Commercial Paper Issued
PPL
U.K.
WPD plc
Syndicated Credit Facility	Jan 2021	£	210	£	138	£	—	£	72	£	133	£	—
WPD (South West)
Syndicated Credit Facility	July 2020	245		100		—		145		—		—
WPD (East Midlands)
Syndicated Credit Facility	July 2020	300		31		—		269		—		—
WPD (West Midlands)
Syndicated Credit Facility	July 2020	300		—		—		300		—		—
Uncommitted Credit Facilities		40		—		4		36		—		4
Total U.K. Credit Facilities (a)		£	1,095	£	269	£	4	£	822	£	133	£	4
U.S.
PPL Capital Funding
Syndicated Credit Facility	Jan 2021	$	700	$	—	$	320	$	380	$	—	$	151
Syndicated Credit Facility	Nov 2018	300		—		—		300		—		300
Bilateral Credit Facility	Mar 2017	150		—		17		133		—		20
Total PPL Capital Funding Credit Facilities		$	1,150	$	—	$	337	$	813	$	—	$	471
PPL Electric
Syndicated Credit Facility	Jan 2021	$	400	$	—	$	7	$	393	$	—	$	1
LKE
Syndicated Credit Facility (b)	Oct 2018	$	75	$	—	$	—	$	75	$	75	$	—
LG&E
Syndicated Credit Facility	Dec 2020	$	500	$	—	$	110	$	390	$	—	$	142
KU
Syndicated Credit Facility	Dec 2020	$	400	$	—	$	29	$	371	$	—	$	48
Letter of Credit Facility	Oct 2017	198		—		198		—		—		198
Total KU Credit Facilities		$	598	$	—	$	227	$	371	$	—	$	246

(a) WPD plc's amounts borrowed at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were USD-denominated borrowings of $200 million for both periods, which bore interest at 1.27% and 1.83%. The unused capacity reflects the amount borrowed in GBP of £138 million as of the date borrowed. WPD (South West) amount borrowed at June 30, 2016 was a GBP-denominated borrowing which equated to $146 million and bore interest at 0.92%. WPD (East Midlands) amount borrowed at June 30, 2016 was a GBP-denominated borrowing which equated to $45 million and bore interest at 0.92%. At June 30, 2016, the unused capacity under the U.K. credit facilities was approximately $1.2 billion.

(b) LKE's interest rate on outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2015 was 1.68%.

Schedule of Short-term Debt

The following commercial paper programs were in place at:

	June 30, 2016							December 31, 2015
	Weighted - Average Interest Rate	Capacity		Commercial Paper Issuances		Unused Capacity		Weighted - Average Interest Rate	Commercial Paper Issuances
PPL Capital Funding	0.84%	$	1,000	$	320	$	680	0.78%	$	451
PPL Electric	0.75%	400		6		394			—
LG&E	0.70%	350		110		240		0.71%	142
KU	0.70%	350		29		321		0.72%	48
Total		$	2,100	$	465	$	1,635		$	641