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Debt (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2012
FPL [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
FPL [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
FPL [Member]
First mortgage bonds [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
FPL [Member]
First mortgage bonds [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
FPL [Member]
Storm-recovery bonds [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
FPL [Member]
Storm-recovery bonds [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
FPL [Member]
Pollution control, solid waste disposal and industrial development revenue bonds [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
FPL [Member]
Pollution control, solid waste disposal and industrial development revenue bonds [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
FPL [Member]
Other long-term debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
FPL [Member]
Other long-term debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Holdings [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Holdings [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Holdings [Member]
Debentures 1 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Holdings [Member]
Debentures 1 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Holdings [Member]
Debentures 2 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Holdings [Member]
Debentures 2 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Holdings [Member]
Debentures, related to NextEra Energy's equity units [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Holdings [Member]
Debentures, related to NextEra Energy's equity units [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Holdings [Member]
Junior Subordinated Debentures [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Holdings [Member]
Junior Subordinated Debentures [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Holdings [Member]
Senior secured bonds [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Holdings [Member]
Senior secured bonds [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Holdings [Member]
Japanese yen denominated senior notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Holdings [Member]
Japanese yen denominated senior notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Holdings [Member]
Japanese yen denominated term loans [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Holdings [Member]
Japanese yen denominated term loans [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Holdings [Member]
Term loans [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Holdings [Member]
Term loans [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Holdings [Member]
Fair value swap [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Holdings [Member]
Fair value swap [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Senior secured limited recourse bonds and notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Senior secured limited recourse bonds and notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Senior secured limited-recourse loan [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Senior secured limited-recourse loan [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Other long-term debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Other long-term debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Canadian revolving credit facility [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Canadian revolving credit facility [Member]
Jun. 01, 2012
NEE Equity Units 2009 [Member]
May 31, 2012
NEE Equity Units 2009 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
NEE Equity Units 2010 [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
NEE Equity Units 2012 [Member]
May 31, 2012
NEE Equity Units 2012 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Letter of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Letter of Credit [Member]
FPL [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Letter of Credit [Member]
Capital Holdings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                                                                                    
Previous rate of total annual distriubtions on debentures before remarketing                                                                                       1.90%            
Interest rate terms         fixed fixed fixed fixed variable variable variable        fixed fixed variable variable fixed fixed fixed fixed fixed fixed fixed fixed variable variable variable variable         fixed fixed     variable variable variable variable                
Interest rate, low range (in hundredths)         3.80% 3.80% 5.044% 5.044%     0.66%        1.20% 1.20%     1.60% 1.90% 5.125% 5.125%                         4.125% 4.125%                            
Interest rate, high range (in hundredths)         6.20% 6.20% 5.2555% 5.2555%     0.66%        7.88% 7.88%         8.75% 8.75%                         7.59% 7.59%                            
Interest rate (in hundredths)                                             7.50% 7.50% 5.1325% 5.1325%                                                
Weighted-average interest rate (in hundredths)                 0.16% 0.10%             0.77% 0.77%                 1.56% 1.92% 1.30% 1.39%             2.77% 2.88% 2.83% 3.94% 2.33% 1.29%                
Long-term debt, gross         $ 7,390,000,000 $ 6,390,000,000 $ 439,000,000 [1] $ 487,000,000 [1] $ 633,000,000 [2],[3] $ 633,000,000 [2],[3] $ 355,000,000 [2] $ 57,000,000     $ 2,800,000,000 [4] $ 2,300,000,000 [4] $ 0 $ 200,000,000 [2] $ 2,003,000,000 [5] $ 753,000,000 [5] $ 3,253,000,000 $ 2,353,000,000 $ 500,000,000 [6] $ 500,000,000 [6] $ 115,000,000 [4] $ 130,000,000 [4] $ 508,000,000 [2],[4] $ 442,000,000 [2],[4] $ 1,563,000,000 [2] $ 1,533,000,000 [2] $ 75,000,000 $ 32,000,000     $ 2,483,000,000 $ 3,147,000,000 $ 2,617,000,000 [2],[4] $ 2,184,000,000 [2],[4] $ 836,000,000 [2] $ 345,000,000 [2] $ 413,000,000 [2] $ 172,000,000 [2]                
Unamortized discount     (35,000,000) (34,000,000)                 0 (6,000,000)                                                                        
Total long-term debt     8,782,000,000 7,533,000,000                 10,817,000,000 8,237,000,000                                     6,349,000,000 5,848,000,000                                
Less current maturities of long-term debt 2,771,000,000 808,000,000 453,000,000 50,000,000                 1,575,000,000 350,000,000                                     743,000,000 408,000,000                                
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 23,177,000,000 20,810,000,000 8,329,000,000 7,483,000,000                 9,242,000,000 7,887,000,000                                     5,606,000,000 5,440,000,000                                
Minimum annual maturities of long-term debt [Abstract]                                                                                                    
2012 2,771,000,000   453,000,000                                                                                              
2013 2,804,000,000   356,000,000                                                                                              
2014 2,321,000,000   60,000,000                                                                                              
2015 975,000,000   64,000,000                                                                                              
2016 2,066,000,000   367,000,000                                                                                              
Weighted-average interest rate of commercial paper and short-tem borrowings (in hundredths) 0.49% 0.48% 0.27% 0.26%                                                                                            
Lines of credit [Abstract]                                                                                                    
Available lines of credit 7,600,000,000   3,000,000,000                   4,600,000,000                                                                          
Sale of equity units [Abstract]                                                                                                    
Amount of equity units sold                                                                                         402,500,000 650,000,000 600,000,000      
Stated amount of each equity unit (in dollars per share)                                                                                         $ 50 $ 50 $ 50      
Undivided beneficial ownership interest per debenture (in hundredths)                                                                                         5.00% 5.00% 5.00%      
Principal amount of each debenture                                                                                         1,000 1,000 1,000      
Price per share of stock purchase contract - low range (in dollars per share)                                                                                         $ 55.02 $ 67.15 $ 64.35      
Price per share of stock purchase contract - high range (in dollars per share)                                                                                         $ 68.78 $ 80.58 $ 77.22      
Number Of Shares Subject To Antidilution Adjustments If Purchased On Final Settlement Date At Less Than Or Equal To Low Range Threshold                                                                                         0.9177 0.7446 0.7770      
Number of shares (subject to antidilution adjustments) if purchased on the final settlement date at equal to or greater than high range threshold (in shares)                                                                                         0.7342 0.6205 0.6475      
Trading period (in days) over which the market value is determined by reference to the average closing prices of the common stock                                                                                         20 days 20 days 20 days      
Rate of total annual distributions on equity units (in hundredths)                                                                                         7.00% 5.889% 5.599%      
Rate of total annual distributions on debentures (in hundredths)                                                                                       1.611% 1.90% 1.60% 1.70%      
Rate of payments on stock purchase contracts (in hundredths)                                                                                         5.10% 4.289% 3.899%      
Debentures remarketed                                                                                       350,000,000            
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                                                                                               4,100,000,000 1,600,000,000 2,500,000,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount     3,000,000                   1,138,000,000                                                                          
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues                                                                                     5,400,500              
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues                                                                                     $ 350,000,000              
[1] Principal on the storm-recovery bonds is due on the final maturity date (the date by which the principal must be repaid to prevent a default) for each tranche, however, it is being paid semiannually and sequentially.
[2] Variable rate is based on an underlying index plus a margin.
[3] Tax exempt bonds that permit individual bond holders to tender the bonds for purchase at any time prior to maturity. In the event bonds are tendered for purchase, they would be remarketed by a designated remarketing agent in accordance with the related indenture. If the remarketing is unsuccessful, FPL would be required to purchase the tax exempt bonds. As of December 31, 2012, all tax exempt bonds tendered for purchase have been successfully remarketed. FPL's bank revolving line of credit facilities are available to support the purchase of tax exempt bonds.
[4] (d)Interest rate swap agreements have been entered into for the majority of these debt issuances. See Note 3.
[5] During 2012, the debentures maturing in 2014 and bearing interest at the rate of 1.90% were remarketed and the interest rate was reset to 1.611% per year. See discussion below.
[6] Issued by a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEECH and collateralized by a third-party note receivable held by that subsidiary. See Note 5.