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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,821us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 2,036us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 750us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent 791us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
Restricted receivables of variable interest entities (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 2,016us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFromSecuritization 1,973us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFromSecuritization
Inventory 3,413us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory 3,459us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
Assets held for sale 354us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 364us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Regulatory assets 960us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent 1,115us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
Other 2,008us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 1,837us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets 12,322us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 11,575us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Investments and Other Assets    
Investments in equity method unconsolidated affiliates 343us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures 358us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
Nuclear decommissioning trust funds 5,576us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments 5,546us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
Goodwill 16,329us-gaap_Goodwill 16,321us-gaap_Goodwill
Assets held for sale 2,603us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssetsNoncurrent 2,642us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssetsNoncurrent
Other 3,207us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 3,008us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total investments and other assets 28,058us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets 27,875us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Cost 105,692us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 104,861us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (35,400)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (34,824)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Generation Facilities To Be Retired Net 9duk_GenerationFacilitiesToBeRetiredNet 9duk_GenerationFacilitiesToBeRetiredNet
Net property, plant and equipment 70,301us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 70,046us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Regulatory Assets and Deferred Debits    
Regulatory assets 11,279us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 11,042us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Other 182us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense 171us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
Total regulatory assets and deferred debits 11,461us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent 11,213us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total Assets 122,142us-gaap_Assets 120,709us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities    
Accounts payable 1,920us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 2,271us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Notes payable and commercial paper 3,790us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 2,514us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Taxes accrued 508us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 569us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Interest accrued 490us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 418us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Current maturities of long-term debt 2,800us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 2,807us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale 146us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 262us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Regulatory liabilities 235us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent 204us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
Other 2,014us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 2,188us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities 11,903us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 11,233us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-Term Debt 37,173us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 37,213us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 13,914us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 13,423us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Investment tax credits 424us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit 427us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefit costs 1,170us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,145us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale 26us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent 35us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent
Asset retirement obligations 8,541us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent 8,466us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
Regulatory liabilities 6,237us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent 6,193us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
Other 1,667us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities 1,675us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 31,979us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent 31,364us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common stock 1us-gaap_CommonStockValue 1us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital 39,413us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 39,405us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Retained earnings 2,309us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 2,012us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (672)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (543)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Total Duke Energy Corporation stockholders' equity 41,051us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 40,875us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests 36us-gaap_MinorityInterest 24us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity 41,087us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 40,899us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total Liabilities and Equity 122,142us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 120,709us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 30us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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13us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 106us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
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129us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
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Restricted receivables of variable interest entities (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 658us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFromSecuritization
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
647us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFromSecuritization
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Receivables from affiliated companies 91us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
75us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Notes receivable from affiliated companies 755us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
150us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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Inventory 1,117us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
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1,124us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
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Regulatory assets 376us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
399us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Other 41us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
77us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Total current assets 3,174us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
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2,614us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Investments and Other Assets    
Nuclear decommissioning trust funds 3,118us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
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3,042us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
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Other 996us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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959us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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Total investments and other assets 4,114us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
4,001us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
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Property, Plant and Equipment    
Cost 37,682us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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37,372us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization (12,935)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
(12,700)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Net property, plant and equipment 24,747us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
24,672us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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Regulatory Assets and Deferred Debits    
Regulatory assets 2,460us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
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2,465us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
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Other 45us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
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42us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Total regulatory assets and deferred debits 2,505us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
2,507us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Total Assets 34,540us-gaap_Assets
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
33,794us-gaap_Assets
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Current Liabilities    
Accounts payable 504us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
709us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Accounts payable to affiliated companies 204us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
154us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Taxes accrued 129us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
146us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Interest accrued 135us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
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95us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
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Current maturities of long-term debt 506us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
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507us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Regulatory liabilities 26us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
34us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Other 398us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
434us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Total current liabilities 1,902us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
2,079us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Long-Term Debt 8,079us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
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7,584us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
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Long-Term Debt Payable to Affiliated Companies 300us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
300us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 5,901us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
5,812us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Investment tax credits 203us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
204us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
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Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefit costs 109us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
111us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Asset retirement obligations 3,460us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
3,428us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
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Regulatory liabilities 2,730us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
2,710us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Other 640us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
642us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 13,043us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
12,907us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Member's equity 11,229us-gaap_MembersCapital
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
10,937us-gaap_MembersCapital
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (13)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
(13)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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Total member's equity 11,216us-gaap_MembersEquity
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
10,924us-gaap_MembersEquity
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= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Total Liabilities and Equity 34,540us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
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33,794us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyCarolinasMember
Progress Energy [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 44us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
42us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 129us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
129us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Restricted receivables of variable interest entities (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 779us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFromSecuritization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
741us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFromSecuritization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Receivables from affiliated companies 80us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
59us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Notes receivable from affiliated companies 178us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
220us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Inventory 1,543us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
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= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
1,590us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Regulatory assets 392us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
491us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Other 793us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
1,285us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Total current assets 3,938us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
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= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
4,557us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Investments and Other Assets    
Nuclear decommissioning trust funds 2,458us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
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= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
2,503us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Goodwill 3,655us-gaap_Goodwill
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= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
3,655us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Other 777us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
670us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Total investments and other assets 6,890us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
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= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
6,828us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
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= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Cost 39,067us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
38,650us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (13,714)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
(13,506)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Net property, plant and equipment 25,353us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
25,144us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Regulatory Assets and Deferred Debits    
Regulatory assets 5,687us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
5,408us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Other 90us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
91us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Total regulatory assets and deferred debits 5,777us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
5,499us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Total Assets 41,958us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
42,028us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Current Liabilities    
Accounts payable 667us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
847us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Accounts payable to affiliated companies 286us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
203us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Notes payable to affiliated companies 650us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
835us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Taxes accrued 161us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
114us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Interest accrued 203us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
184us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Current maturities of long-term debt 1,564us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
1,507us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Regulatory liabilities 125us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
106us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Other 961us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
1,021us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Total current liabilities 4,617us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
4,817us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Long-Term Debt 12,946us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
13,247us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 4,834us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
4,759us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefit costs 561us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
533us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Asset retirement obligations 4,738us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
4,711us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Regulatory liabilities 2,413us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
2,379us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Other 411us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
406us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 12,957us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
12,788us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common stock 0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Additional paid-in capital 7,467us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
7,467us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Retained earnings 4,039us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
3,782us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (42)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
(41)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Total Duke Energy Corporation stockholders' equity 11,464us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
11,208us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Noncontrolling interests (26)us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
(32)us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Total equity 11,438us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
11,176us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Total Liabilities and Equity 41,958us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
42,028us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_ProgressEnergyMember
Duke Energy Progress [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 6us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
9us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 49us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
43us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Restricted receivables of variable interest entities (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 479us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFromSecuritization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
436us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFromSecuritization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Receivables from affiliated companies 4us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
10us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Notes receivable from affiliated companies 205us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
237us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Inventory 929us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
966us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Regulatory assets 267us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
287us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Other 99us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
384us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Total current assets 2,038us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
2,372us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Investments and Other Assets    
Nuclear decommissioning trust funds 1,738us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
1,701us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Other 450us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
412us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Total investments and other assets 2,188us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
2,113us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Cost 24,444us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
24,207us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (9,162)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
(9,021)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Net property, plant and equipment 15,282us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
15,186us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Regulatory Assets and Deferred Debits    
Regulatory assets 2,857us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
2,675us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Other 34us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
34us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Total regulatory assets and deferred debits 2,891us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
2,709us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Total Assets 22,399us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
22,380us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Current Liabilities    
Accounts payable 363us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
481us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Accounts payable to affiliated companies 183us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
120us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Taxes accrued 61us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
47us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Interest accrued 87us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
81us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Current maturities of long-term debt 702us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
945us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Regulatory liabilities 80us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
71us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Other 359us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
409us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Total current liabilities 1,835us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
2,154us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Long-Term Debt 5,255us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
5,256us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 2,978us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
2,908us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefit costs 287us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
290us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Asset retirement obligations 3,936us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
3,905us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Regulatory liabilities 1,883us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
1,832us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Other 175us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
168us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 9,259us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
9,103us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common stock 2,159us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
2,159us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Retained earnings 3,891us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
3,708us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Total equity 6,050us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
5,867us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Total Liabilities and Equity 22,399us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
22,380us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyProgressMember
Duke Energy Florida [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 10us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
8us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 77us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
84us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Restricted receivables of variable interest entities (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 301us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFromSecuritization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
305us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFromSecuritization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Receivables from affiliated companies 60us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
40us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Inventory 614us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
623us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Regulatory assets 124us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
203us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Other 333us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
521us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Total current assets 1,519us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
1,784us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Investments and Other Assets    
Nuclear decommissioning trust funds 720us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
803us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Other 270us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
204us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Total investments and other assets 990us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
1,007us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Cost 14,613us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
14,433us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (4,545)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
(4,478)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Net property, plant and equipment 10,068us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
9,955us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Regulatory Assets and Deferred Debits    
Regulatory assets 2,830us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
2,733us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Other 39us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
39us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Total regulatory assets and deferred debits 2,869us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
2,772us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Total Assets 15,446us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
15,518us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Current Liabilities    
Accounts payable 302us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
365us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Accounts payable to affiliated companies 85us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
70us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Notes payable to affiliated companies 192us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
84us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Taxes accrued 126us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
65us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Interest accrued 68us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
47us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Current maturities of long-term debt 562us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
562us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Regulatory liabilities 45us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
35us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Other 577us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
586us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Total current liabilities 1,957us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
1,814us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Long-Term Debt 4,296us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
4,298us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 2,465us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
2,452us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefit costs 254us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
221us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Asset retirement obligations 803us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
806us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Regulatory liabilities 529us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
547us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Other 157us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
158us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 4,208us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
4,184us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common stock 1,762us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
1,762us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Retained earnings 3,223us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
3,460us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Total equity 4,985us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
5,222us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Total Liabilities and Equity 15,446us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
15,518us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyFloridaMember
Duke Energy Ohio [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 52us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
20us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 98us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
93us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Receivables from affiliated companies 91us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
107us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Notes receivable from affiliated companies 40us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
145us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Inventory 109us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
97us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Assets held for sale 295us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
316us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Regulatory assets 21us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
49us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Other 97us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
167us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Total current assets 803us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
994us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Investments and Other Assets    
Goodwill 920us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
920us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Assets held for sale 2,565us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
2,605us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Other 35us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
23us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
3,548us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Cost 7,208us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
7,141us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (2,264)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
(2,213)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Generation Facilities To Be Retired Net 9duk_GenerationFacilitiesToBeRetiredNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
9duk_GenerationFacilitiesToBeRetiredNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Net property, plant and equipment 4,953us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
4,937us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Regulatory Assets and Deferred Debits    
Regulatory assets 512us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
512us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Other 8us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
8us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Total regulatory assets and deferred debits 520us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
520us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Total Assets 9,796us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
9,999us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Current Liabilities    
Accounts payable 221us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
209us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Accounts payable to affiliated companies 123us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
74us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Notes payable to affiliated companies 298us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
491us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Taxes accrued 181us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
163us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
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= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
19us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Current maturities of long-term debt 56us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
157us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale 129us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
246us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Regulatory liabilities 24us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
10us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Other 64us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
66us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Total current liabilities 1,125us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
1,435us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Long-Term Debt 1,525us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
1,584us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Long-Term Debt Payable to Affiliated Companies 25us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
25us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 1,790us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
1,765us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefit costs 48us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
48us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale 25us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
34us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Asset retirement obligations 26us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
27us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Regulatory liabilities 243us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
241us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Other 166us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
166us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 2,298us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
2,281us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common stock 762us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
762us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Additional paid-in capital 4,782us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
4,782us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Retained earnings (721)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
(870)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Total equity 4,823us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
4,674us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Total Liabilities and Equity 9,796us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
9,999us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyOhioMember
Duke Energy Indiana [Member]    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 16us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
6us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts) 83us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
87us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Receivables from affiliated companies 114us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
115us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Notes receivable from affiliated companies 106us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
 
Inventory 542us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
537us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventory
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Regulatory assets 88us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
93us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Other 240us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
326us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Total current assets 1,189us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
1,164us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Investments and Other Assets    
Other 257us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
251us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Total investments and other assets 257us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
251us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Property, Plant and Equipment    
Cost 13,180us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
13,034us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (4,314)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
(4,219)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
8,815us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Regulatory Assets and Deferred Debits    
Regulatory assets 686us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
685us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Other 23us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
24us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Total regulatory assets and deferred debits 709us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
709us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
10,939us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Current Liabilities    
Accounts payable 173us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
179us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Accounts payable to affiliated companies 59us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
58us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Notes payable to affiliated companies   71us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
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= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Taxes accrued 67us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
54us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Interest accrued 51us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
56us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Current maturities of long-term debt 5us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
5us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Regulatory liabilities 60us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
54us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Other 88us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
98us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Total current liabilities 503us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
575us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Long-Term Debt 3,636us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
3,636us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Long-Term Debt Payable to Affiliated Companies 150us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
150us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities    
Deferred income taxes 1,656us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
1,591us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Investment tax credits 139us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
139us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefit costs 81us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
82us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Asset retirement obligations 33us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
32us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Regulatory liabilities 790us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
796us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Other 78us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
90us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 2,777us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
2,730us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Commitments and Contingencies      
Equity    
Common stock 1us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
1us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Additional paid-in capital 1,384us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
1,384us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Retained earnings 2,568us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
2,460us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 2us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
3us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Total equity 3,955us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
3,848us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 11,021us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember
$ 10,939us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= duk_DukeEnergyIndianaMember