Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		Total		Total Equity	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Net Gains (Losses) on Hedges	[1]	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities	Pension and OPEB Adjustments	Noncontrolling Interests	Common Stock	Common Stock Total Equity	Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital
Beginning Balance (Attributable to Parent) at Dec. 31, 2022				$ 49,322	$ 1,962	$ 1	$ 44,862	$ 2,637	$ (29)		$ (23)	$ (88)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022						770
Beginning Balance (Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest) at Dec. 31, 2022													$ 2,531
Beginning Balance (Parent) at Dec. 31, 2022		$ 51,853
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)		722		765				765					(43)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax		(26)	[2]	(26)					(31)		6	(1)
Common stock issuances, including dividend reinvestment and employee benefits (in shares)						1
Common stock issuances, including dividend reinvestment and employee benefits														$ (10)	$ (10)	$ (10)
Common stock dividends		(776)		(776)				(776)
Sale of noncontrolling interest		(3)		(13)			(13)						10
Contributions from noncontrolling interests, net of transaction costs	[3]	206											206
Distributions to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries		(13)											(13)
Other		(2)		(2)			(2)	0
Ending Balance (Attributable to Parent) at Mar. 31, 2023				49,260	1,962	$ 1	44,837	2,626	(60)		(17)	(89)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023						771
Ending Balance (Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest) at Mar. 31, 2023													2,691
Ending Balance (Parent) at Mar. 31, 2023		51,951
Beginning Balance (Attributable to Parent) at Dec. 31, 2023		$ 49,112		49,112	1,962	$ 1	44,920	2,235	98		(15)	(89)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023		771				771
Beginning Balance (Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest) at Dec. 31, 2023		$ 1,075											1,075
Beginning Balance (Parent) at Dec. 31, 2023		50,187
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)		1,112		1,099				1,099					13
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax		115	[2]	115					101		(2)	16
Common stock issuances, including dividend reinvestment and employee benefits (in shares)						1
Common stock issuances, including dividend reinvestment and employee benefits		16		16			16
Common stock dividends		(792)		(792)				(792)
Other				1			1						(1)
Ending Balance (Attributable to Parent) at Mar. 31, 2024		$ 49,551		$ 49,551	$ 1,962	$ 1	$ 44,937	$ 2,542	$ 199		$ (17)	$ (73)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024		772				772
Ending Balance (Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest) at Mar. 31, 2024		$ 1,087											$ 1,087
Ending Balance (Parent) at Mar. 31, 2024		$ 50,638

[1] See Duke Energy Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for detailed activity related to Cash Flow and Fair Value hedges.

[2] Net of income tax expense of approximately $34 million and tax benefit of $8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

[3] Relates primarily to tax equity financing activity in the Commercial Renewables Disposal Groups.