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Defined Benefits (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Net Periodic Defined Benefit Costs (Credits)

Net periodic defined benefit costs (credits) of the plans sponsored by the registrants for the periods ended June 30 were:

    Pension Benefits
    Three Months Six Months
    U.S. U.K. U.S. U.K.
    2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010
PPL                        
Service cost $ 23 $ 15 $ 12 $ 4 $ 47 $ 30 $ 17 $ 9
Interest cost   54   37   73   36   109   74   112   75
Expected return on plan assets   (61)   (44)   (88)   (49)   (123)   (88)   (140)   (99)
Amortization of:                        
  Prior service cost   6   5   1   1   12   10   2   2
  Actuarial (gain) loss    8   1   15   12   14   2   29   24
Net periodic defined benefit                         
 costs (credits) prior to                        
 termination benefits   30   14   13   4   59   28   20   11
Termination benefits         2            2   
Net periodic defined benefit                         
 costs (credits) $ 30 $ 14 $ 15 $ 4 $ 59 $ 28 $ 22 $ 11
                           
PPL Energy Supply                        
Service cost $ 1 $ 1    $ 4 $ 2 $ 2    $ 9
Interest cost   2   1      36   4   3      75
Expected return on plan assets   (2)   (1)      (49)   (4)   (3)      (99)
Amortization of:                        
  Prior service cost            1            2
  Actuarial (gain) loss   1         12   1   1      24
Net periodic defined benefit                         
 costs (credits) $ 2 $ 1    $ 4 $ 3 $ 3    $ 11

   Other Postretirement Benefits
   Three Months Six Months
   2011 2010 2011 2010
              
PPL            
Service cost $ 3 $ 2 $ 6 $ 4
Interest cost   8   7   16   14
Expected return on plan assets   (5)   (5)   (11)   (10)
Amortization of:            
 Transition obligation   1   2   1   4
 Prior service cost      2      4
 Actuarial cost   1   1   3   2
Net periodic defined benefit costs (credits) $ 8 $ 9 $ 15 $ 18