Derivatives and Hedging (Location and Fair Value Amounts of Derivatives Reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | $ 1,108 | $ 320 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 433 | 472 |
Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 767 | 204 |
Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 341 | 116 |
Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 115 | 184 |
Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 318 | 288 |
Commodity Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 953 | 312 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 419 | 348 |
Interest Rate Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 155 | 8 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 14 | 124 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 673 | 199 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 280 | 113 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 61 | 72 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 149 | 132 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 2 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 24 | |
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 1 | 10 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 2 | 18 |
Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 49 | 27 |
Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 160 | 117 |
Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 94 | |
Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 37 | |
Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 3 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 4 | 75 |
Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 3 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 7 | 21 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 493 | 162 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 37 | 35 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 335 | 99 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 158 | 63 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 36 | 26 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 1 | 9 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Commodity Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 486 | 162 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 37 | 27 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Interest Rate Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 7 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 8 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 335 | 99 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 151 | 63 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 36 | 18 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 1 | 9 |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 7 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 8 |
Progress Energy | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 425 | 124 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 24 |
Progress Energy | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 295 | 74 |
Progress Energy | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 130 | 50 |
Progress Energy | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 19 |
Progress Energy | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 5 |
Progress Energy | Commodity Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 425 | 122 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 24 |
Progress Energy | Interest Rate Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 2 |
Progress Energy | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 295 | 72 |
Progress Energy | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 130 | 50 |
Progress Energy | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 19 |
Progress Energy | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 5 |
Progress Energy | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 2 |
Duke Energy Progress | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 385 | 124 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 10 |
Duke Energy Progress | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 255 | 74 |
Duke Energy Progress | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 130 | 50 |
Duke Energy Progress | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 5 |
Duke Energy Progress | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 5 |
Duke Energy Progress | Commodity Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 385 | 122 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 10 |
Duke Energy Progress | Interest Rate Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 2 |
Duke Energy Progress | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 255 | 72 |
Duke Energy Progress | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 130 | 50 |
Duke Energy Progress | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 5 |
Duke Energy Progress | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 5 |
Duke Energy Progress | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 2 |
Duke Energy Florida | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 40 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 14 |
Duke Energy Florida | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 40 | |
Duke Energy Florida | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 14 |
Duke Energy Florida | Commodity Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 40 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 14 |
Duke Energy Florida | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 40 | |
Duke Energy Florida | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 14 |
Duke Energy Ohio | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 2 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 3 | 5 |
Duke Energy Ohio | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 2 |
Duke Energy Ohio | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 1 | 1 |
Duke Energy Ohio | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 2 | 4 |
Duke Energy Ohio | Commodity Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 2 |
Duke Energy Ohio | Interest Rate Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 3 | 5 |
Duke Energy Ohio | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | | 2 |
Duke Energy Ohio | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 1 | 1 |
Duke Energy Ohio | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 2 | 4 |
Duke Energy Indiana | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 45 | 23 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 27 |
Duke Energy Indiana | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 28 | 23 |
Duke Energy Indiana | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 17 | |
Duke Energy Indiana | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 13 |
Duke Energy Indiana | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 14 |
Duke Energy Indiana | Commodity Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 28 | 23 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 13 |
Duke Energy Indiana | Interest Rate Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 17 | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 14 |
Duke Energy Indiana | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 28 | 23 |
Duke Energy Indiana | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 13 |
Duke Energy Indiana | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 17 | |
Duke Energy Indiana | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest Rate Contracts | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | | 14 |
Piedmont | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 7 | 3 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 173 | 139 |
Piedmont | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 7 | 3 |
Piedmont | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 24 | 21 |
Piedmont | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 149 | 118 |
Piedmont | Commodity Contracts | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 7 | 3 |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 173 | 139 |
Piedmont | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current assets | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Asset) | 7 | 3 |
Piedmont | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Current liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | 24 | 21 |
Piedmont | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Commodity Contracts | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] | | |
Location and fair value amounts of derivatives (Liability) | $ 149 | $ 118 |