Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]

Asset retirement obligation, roll forward analysis

A rollforward of NEE's and FPL's ARO is as follows:

	FPL			NEER			NEE
				(millions)
Balances, December 31, 2012	$	1,206		$	509		$	1,715
Liabilities incurred	1			24			25
Accretion expense	64			35			99
Liabilities settled	(1		)	(2		)	(3		)
Revision in estimated cash flows - net	15			(1		)	14
Balances, December 31, 2013	1,285			565			1,850
Liabilities incurred	1			29			30
Accretion expense	70			38			108
Liabilities settled	—			(1		)	(1		)
Revision in estimated cash flows - net	(1		)	—			(1		)
Balances, December 31, 2014	$	1,355		$	631		$	1,986

Funds restricted for decommissioning included in special use funds

Restricted funds for the payment of future expenditures to decommission NEE's and FPL's nuclear units included in special use funds on NEE's and FPL's consolidated balance sheets are as follows (see Note 4 - Special Use Funds):

	FPL		NEER		NEE
			(millions)
Balances, December 31, 2014	$	3,449	$	1,642	$	5,091
Balances, December 31, 2013	$	3,199	$	1,507	$	4,706