Adoption of Accounting Guidance (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block]

The following table shows changes in the allowance for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

	Balance at Beginning of Period		Charged to Income		Deductions (a)		Balance at End of Period
PPL
Accounts Receivable - Customer and Unbilled Revenue (c)	$	44	$	9	$	17	$	36
Other (b)	28		1		—		29
PPL Electric
Accounts Receivable - Customer and Unbilled Revenue (c)	$	39	$	4	$	11	$	32
Other	1		—		—		1
LG&E
Accounts Receivable - Customer and Unbilled Revenue	$	3	$	1	$	2	$	2
Other	—		1		—		1
KU
Accounts Receivable - Customer and Unbilled Revenue	$	2	$	4	$	4	$	2

(a)Primarily related to uncollectible accounts receivable written off.

(b)Primarily related to receivables at Western Kentucky Energy Corp., a subsidiary of LKE, which are fully reserved.

(c)Includes $5 million related to Noncurrent Accounts Receivable – Customer included in “Other noncurrent assets” on the PPL and PPL Electric Balance Sheets at September 30, 2021.

Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash from the Balance Sheet to Cash Flow Statement

The following provides a reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash reported within the Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown on the Statements of Cash Flows:

	PPL
	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,767	$	442
Restricted cash - current (a)	1		1
Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	$	4,768	$	443

(a)Bank deposits and other cash equivalents that are restricted by agreement or that have been clearly designated for a specific purpose are classified as restricted cash. On the Balance Sheets, the current portion of restricted cash is included in "Other current assets."