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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Risk Disclosures (Details) $ in Millions, £ in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 GBP (£)
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]
Interest Rate Risk And Foreign Currency Risk [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 802
Interest Rate Risk - Cash Flow Hedges (Numeric) [Abstract]
Earliest maturity date of cross-currency cash flow hedge contracts	2017
Latest maturity date of cross-currency cash flow hedge contracts	2028
Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness	$ 0	$ 0
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]
Interest Rate Risk - Cash Flow Hedges (Numeric) [Abstract]
No or insignificant after-tax gains (losses) previously recorded in AOCI reclassified to earnings related to interest rate cash flow hedge contracts	For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, PPL had an insignificant amount of cash flow hedges reclassified into earnings associated with discontinued cash flow hedges.
No or insignificant unrealized after-tax gains (losses) on interest rate cash flow hedge contracts expected to be reclassified into earnings during next 12 months	insignificant
Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness	$ 0	0
Economic Hedges [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]
Interest Rate Risk And Foreign Currency Risk [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 147
Interest Rate Risk - Economic Activity (Numeric) [Abstract]
Year of expiration of the maximum maturity date of interest rate economic activity contracts	2033
Economic Hedges [Member] \| Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]
Foreign Currency Risk - Economic Activity (Numeric) [Abstract]
Total exposure hedged related to foreign currency contracts for anticipated earnings hedges classified as economic activity	$ 3,800		£ 2.8
Earliest termination date of foreign currency contracts for anticipated earnings hedges classified as economic activity	April 2017
Latest termination date of foreign currency contracts for anticipated earnings hedges classified as economic activity	December 2019
Net Investment Hedges [Member] \| Combined Foreign Currency Contracts And Intercompany Loans [Member]
Foreign Currency Risk - Net Investment Hedges (Numeric) [Abstract]
Net after tax gains (losses) on net investment hedges recognized in the foreign currency translation adjustment component of AOCI	$ 21	$ 21
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member] \| Economic Hedges [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]
Interest Rate Risk And Foreign Currency Risk [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 147
Interest Rate Risk - Economic Activity (Numeric) [Abstract]
Year of expiration of the maximum maturity date of interest rate economic activity contracts	2033
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] \| Economic Hedges [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]
Interest Rate Risk And Foreign Currency Risk [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 147
Interest Rate Risk - Economic Activity (Numeric) [Abstract]
Year of expiration of the maximum maturity date of interest rate economic activity contracts	2033