CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Receivables, Net, Current [Abstract]
Accounts receivable reserve for doubtful accounts	$ 53	$ 54
Equity
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	1,560,000	1,560,000
Common stock shares issued (in shares)	682,427	679,731
Common stock shares outstanding (in shares)	682,427	679,731
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member]
Receivables, Net, Current [Abstract]
Accounts receivable reserve for doubtful accounts	$ 27	$ 28
Equity
Common stock, no par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	170,000	170,000
Common stock shares issued (in shares)	66,368	66,368
Common stock shares outstanding (in shares)	66,368	66,368
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member]
Receivables, Net, Current [Abstract]
Accounts receivable reserve for doubtful accounts	$ 24	$ 24
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member]
Receivables, Net, Current [Abstract]
Accounts receivable reserve for doubtful accounts	$ 2	$ 2
Equity
Common stock, no par value (in dollars per share)
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	75,000	75,000
Common stock shares issued (in shares)	21,294	21,294
Common stock shares outstanding (in shares)	21,294	21,294
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member]
Receivables, Net, Current [Abstract]
Accounts receivable reserve for doubtful accounts	$ 1	$ 2
Equity
Common stock, no par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	80,000	80,000
Common stock shares issued (in shares)	37,818	37,818
Common stock shares outstanding (in shares)	37,818	37,818