Fair Value Measurements - Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value - Other
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 14,585	$ 13,243
Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value - Other
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	14,023	12,239
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value - Other
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	4,656	4,486
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value - Other
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	4,604	4,259
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value - Other
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	2,404	2,307
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value - Other
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	2,291	2,128
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value - Other
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	3,016	2,920
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value - Other
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 2,814	$ 2,616