Derivatives and Hedging (Location and Fair Value Amounts of Derivatives Reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | $ 51 | $ 351 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 369 | 909 |
Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 37 | 210 |
Investments And Other Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 14 | 136 |
Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 247 | 573 |
Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 117 | 319 |
Commodity Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 36 | 339 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 311 | 859 |
Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 15 | 12 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 58 | 50 |
Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Investments And Other Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 9 | 10 |
Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 13 | 13 |
Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 28 | 29 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 27 | 18 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Assets, Assets Held For Sale [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 15 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Investments And Other Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 1 | 3 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Investments And Other Assets, Assets Held For Sale [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 15 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 4 | 1 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 233 | 307 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Assets Held For Sale [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 174 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 253 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 4 | 2 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 78 | 91 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities Assets Held For Sale [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 111 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 208 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 6 | 2 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 1 | 1 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 16 | 7 |
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 1 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 19 | 19 |
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 1 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 15 | 14 |
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 4 | 5 |
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 1 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 19 | 19 |
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 1 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 15 | 14 |
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 4 | 5 |
Progress Energy [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 12 | 2 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 296 | 371 |
Progress Energy [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 8 | 2 |
Progress Energy [Member] | Investments And Other Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 4 | |
Progress Energy [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 213 | 289 |
Progress Energy [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 78 | 82 |
Progress Energy [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 7 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 286 | 369 |
Progress Energy [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 5 | 2 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 10 | 2 |
Progress Energy [Member] | Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 1 |
Progress Energy [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 3 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 213 | 288 |
Progress Energy [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 4 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 73 | 80 |
Progress Energy [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 5 | 2 |
Progress Energy [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 10 | 2 |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 2 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 96 | 132 |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 2 | |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 74 | 109 |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 22 | 23 |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 87 | 132 |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 2 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 9 | |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 1 |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 74 | 108 |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 13 | 23 |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 2 | |
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 9 | |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 10 | 2 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 195 | 239 |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 6 | 2 |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Investments And Other Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 4 | |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 139 | 180 |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 56 | 59 |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 7 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 194 | 237 |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 3 | 2 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 1 | 2 |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 3 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 139 | 180 |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 4 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 55 | 57 |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 3 | 2 |
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 1 | 2 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 5 | 341 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 6 | 473 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 5 | 204 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Investments And Other Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 137 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 1 | 257 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 5 | 216 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 5 | 341 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 467 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | $ 6 | 6 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | $ 5 | 1 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Assets, Assets Held For Sale [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 28 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 4 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Investments And Other Assets, Assets Held For Sale [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 26 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 4 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Assets Held For Sale [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 175 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 252 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities Assets Held For Sale [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 111 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 207 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Current Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 1 | 1 |
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 5 | 5 |
Duke Energy Indiana [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 18 | 14 |
Duke Energy Indiana [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 18 | 14 |
Duke Energy Indiana [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 18 | 14 |
Duke Energy Indiana [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Current Assets, Other [Member] | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | $ 18 | $ 14 |