Shareholder's Equity (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Accounts Payable, Related Parties, Current	$ 0	$ 2,000,000
Common stock, shares authorized	1,500	1,500
Common stock, shares outstanding	1	1
THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Accounts Payable, Related Parties, Current	$ 0	$ 2,000,000
Common stock, shares authorized	250,000,000
Par value common shares (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares outstanding	41,172,173
PUCO merger equity ratio approval (at least)	50.00%
PUCO Equity Ratio	30.00%
PUCO merger, maximum long-term debt allowed	$ 750,000,000.0
PUCO merger, maximum long-term debt as percent of rate base (percent)	75.00%