Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Duke Energy recorded pretax stock-based compensation expense as follows.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2015		2014
Restricted stock unit awards	$	9	$	11
Performance awards	5		5
Total	$	14	$	16
Tax benefit associated with stock-based compensation expense	$	5	$	6
Stock-based compensation costs capitalized	1		1