Fair Value Measurements and Credit Concentration (Net Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs) (Details) (Recurring [Member], Level 3 [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Retail Natural Gas Sales Contracts [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)	$ 35	[1]	$ 24	[1]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Fair value scheduled to deliver within next 12 months	14
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Retail Natural Gas Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Observable wholesale prices used as proxy for retail delivery points	100.00%	[2]	100.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Retail Natural Gas Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Observable wholesale prices used as proxy for retail delivery points	13.00%	[2]	21.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Retail Natural Gas Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Observable wholesale prices used as proxy for retail delivery points	80.00%	[2]	75.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Power Sales Contracts [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)			(4)	[3]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Power Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Proprietary model used to calculate forward basis prices			24.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Power Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Proprietary model used to calculate forward basis prices			24.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Power Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Proprietary model used to calculate forward basis prices			24.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Financial Transmission Rights Purchase Contracts [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)	3	[4]	2	[4]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Fair value scheduled to deliver within next 12 months	1
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Financial Transmission Rights Purchase Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Historical settled prices used to model forward prices	100.00%	[2]	100.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Financial Transmission Rights Purchase Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Historical settled prices used to model forward prices	100.00%	[2]	100.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Financial Transmission Rights Purchase Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Historical settled prices used to model forward prices	100.00%	[2]	100.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Heat Rate Call Option [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)	9	[5]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Fair value scheduled to deliver within next 12 months	1
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Heat Rate Call Option [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Implied correlation, implied volatility, and market implied heat rate	60.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Heat Rate Call Option [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Implied correlation, implied volatility, and market implied heat rate	33.00%	[2]
Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Heat Rate Call Option [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Implied correlation, implied volatility, and market implied heat rate	58.00%	[2]
Auction Rate Securities [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)	19	[6]	16	[6]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Weighted average contractual maturity of auction rate securites (in years)	22
Auction Rate Securities [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Modeled from SIFMA Index	80.00%	[2]	74.00%	[2]
Auction Rate Securities [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Modeled from SIFMA Index	12.00%	[2]	54.00%	[2]
Auction Rate Securities [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Modeled from SIFMA Index	64.00%	[2]	64.00%	[2]
Cross Currency Swaps [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)			1	[7]
Cross Currency Swaps [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Credit valuation adjustment			22.00%	[2]
Cross Currency Swaps [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Credit valuation adjustment			22.00%	[2]
Cross Currency Swaps [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Credit valuation adjustment			22.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Retail Natural Gas Sales Contracts [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)	35	[1]	24	[1]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Fair value scheduled to deliver within next 12 months	14
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Retail Natural Gas Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Observable wholesale prices used as proxy for retail delivery points	100.00%	[2]	100.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Retail Natural Gas Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Observable wholesale prices used as proxy for retail delivery points	13.00%	[2]	21.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Retail Natural Gas Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Observable wholesale prices used as proxy for retail delivery points	80.00%	[2]	75.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Power Sales Contracts [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)			(4)	[3]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Power Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Proprietary model used to calculate forward basis prices			24.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Power Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Proprietary model used to calculate forward basis prices			24.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Power Sales Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Proprietary model used to calculate forward basis prices			24.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Financial Transmission Rights Purchase Contracts [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)	3	[4]	2	[4]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Fair value scheduled to deliver within next 12 months	1
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Financial Transmission Rights Purchase Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Historical settled prices used to model forward prices	100.00%	[2]	100.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Financial Transmission Rights Purchase Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Historical settled prices used to model forward prices	100.00%	[2]	100.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Financial Transmission Rights Purchase Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Historical settled prices used to model forward prices	100.00%	[2]	100.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Heat Rate Call Option [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)	9	[5]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Fair value scheduled to deliver within next 12 months	1
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Heat Rate Call Option [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Implied correlation, implied volatility, and market implied heat rate	60.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Heat Rate Call Option [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Implied correlation, implied volatility, and market implied heat rate	33.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Energy Commodities, Net [Member] | Heat Rate Call Option [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Implied correlation, implied volatility, and market implied heat rate	58.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Auction Rate Securities [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value of net asset and (liability)	$ 16	[6]	$ 13	[6]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Weighted average contractual maturity of auction rate securites (in years)	22
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Auction Rate Securities [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Modeled from SIFMA Index	80.00%	[2]	74.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Auction Rate Securities [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Modeled from SIFMA Index	12.00%	[2]	57.00%	[2]
PPL Energy Supply LLC [Member] | Auction Rate Securities [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]
Modeled from SIFMA Index	63.00%	[2]	65.00%	[2]

[1] At September 30, 2013, retail natural gas sales contracts extend through 2019, and $14 million of the fair value is scheduled to deliver within the next 12 months. As the forward price of natural gas increases/(decreases), the fair value of the contracts (decreases)/increases.

[2] For energy commodities and auction rate securities, the range and weighted average represent the percentage of fair value derived from the unobservable inputs. For cross-currency swaps, the range and weighted average represent the percentage decrease in fair value due to the unobservable inputs used in the model to calculate the credit valuation adjustment.

[3] As the forward price of basis increases/(decreases), the fair value of the contracts (decreases)/increases.

[4] At September 30, 2013, FTR purchase contracts extend through 2015, and $1 million of the fair value is scheduled to deliver within the next 12 months. As the forward implied spread increases/(decreases), the fair value of the contracts increases/(decreases).

[5] At September 30, 2013, heat rate call options extend through 2020, and $1 million of the fair value is scheduled to deliver within the next 12 months. As the implied correlation in heat rate call options increases/(decreases), the fair value of the heat rate call options (decreases)/increases, as all implied volatilities in heat rate call options increase/(decrease), the fair value of the heat rate call options increases/(decreases), and as the market implied heat rate increases/(decreases), the fair value of the heat rate call options increases/(decreases).

[6] At September 30, 2013, auction rate securities have a weighted average contractual maturity of 22 years. The model used to calculate fair value incorporates an assumption that the auctions will continue to fail. As the modeled forward rates of the SIFMA Index increase/(decrease), the fair value of the securities increases/(decreases).

[7] The credit valuation adjustment incorporates projected probabilities of default and estimated recovery rates. As the credit valuation adjustment increases/(decreases), the fair value of the swaps (decreases)/increases.