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Unconsolidated and consolidated investments in certain special purpose entities, including but not limited to, investments in mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage and debt obligations.

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Total capability of wind electric generating facilities.

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The carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's assets included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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Variable Interest Entities (VIEs) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 MW	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2007
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total number of consolidated variable interest entities	18
Other variable interest entities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in special purpose entities	732	$ 716
FPL [Member] \| Bankruptcy remote special purpose subsidiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Storm-recovery bonds aggregate principal amount issued			652
Proceeds from issuance of storm-recovery bonds			644
Carrying amount of assets, consolidated variable interest entity	244	279
Carrying amount of liabilities, consolidated variable interest entity	303	338
FPL [Member] \| Qualifying facility 1 [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Coal fired generating facility capacity (in megawatts)	250
FPL [Member] \| Qualifying facility 2 [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Coal fired generating facility capacity (in megawatts)	330
FPL [Member] \| Other variable interest entities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in special purpose entities	622	606
NextEra Energy Resources [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total number of consolidated variable interest entities	17
Ownership percentage	100.00%
NextEra Energy Resources [Member] \| Gas and/or oil variable interest entities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total number of consolidated variable interest entities	1
Carrying amount of assets, consolidated variable interest entity	90	85
Carrying amount of liabilities, consolidated variable interest entity	56	55
Natural gas and or oil electric generating facility capacity (in megawatts)	110
NextEra Energy Resources [Member] \| Wind variable interest entities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total number of consolidated variable interest entities	16	12
Carrying amount of assets, consolidated variable interest entity	6,600	6,600
Carrying amount of liabilities, consolidated variable interest entity	3,900	$ 4,100
Wind electric generating facility capability (in megawatts)	4,490