Utility Rate Regulation - Regulatory Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | $ 330 | $ 293 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 1,859 | 1,874 |
Plant outage costs [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 36 | 38 |
Gas supply clause [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 4 | 0 |
Smart Meter Rider [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 6 | 6 |
Transmission Formula Rate [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 15 | 5 |
Transmission Service Charge [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 36 | 43 |
Defined Benefit Plans [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 880 | 887 |
Storm Costs [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 96 | 97 |
Unamortized Loss On Debt [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 22 | 22 |
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 5 | 7 |
Terminated Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 56 | 58 |
Accumulated Cost Of Removal Of Utility Plant [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 171 | 178 |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 288 | 289 |
Storm Damage costs[Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 33 | 12 |
Fuel adjustment clause [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 12 | 4 |
Net metering | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 123 | 112 |
Rate adjustment mechanism | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 129 | 118 |
Derivative Instruments [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 29 | 51 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 4 | 8 |
Renewable energy certificates | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 15 | 14 |
Universal Service Rider [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 8 | 0 |
Distribution System Improvement Charge | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 8 | 7 |
Other | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 35 | 33 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 81 | 79 |
Environmental cost recovery | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 97 | 99 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 84 | 57 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 592 | 598 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Plant outage costs [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Gas supply clause [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Smart Meter Rider [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 6 | 6 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Transmission Formula Rate [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Transmission Service Charge [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 26 | 31 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Defined Benefit Plans [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 417 | 417 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Storm Costs [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Unamortized Loss On Debt [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 3 | 3 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Terminated Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Accumulated Cost Of Removal Of Utility Plant [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 171 | 178 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Asset Retirement Obligations [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Storm Damage costs[Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 33 | 12 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Fuel adjustment clause [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Net metering | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Rate adjustment mechanism | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Derivative Instruments [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Renewable energy certificates | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Universal Service Rider [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 8 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Distribution System Improvement Charge | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 8 | 7 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Other | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 3 | 1 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 1 | 0 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Environmental cost recovery | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 14 | 7 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 388 | 395 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Plant outage costs [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 9 | 10 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Gas supply clause [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 4 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Smart Meter Rider [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Transmission Formula Rate [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Transmission Service Charge [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Defined Benefit Plans [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 212 | 217 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Storm Costs [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 14 | 15 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Unamortized Loss On Debt [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 10 | 10 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 5 | 7 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Terminated Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 33 | 34 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Accumulated Cost Of Removal Of Utility Plant [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Asset Retirement Obligations [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 76 | 76 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Storm Damage costs[Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Fuel adjustment clause [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 6 | 3 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Net metering | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Rate adjustment mechanism | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Derivative Instruments [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Renewable energy certificates | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Universal Service Rider [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Distribution System Improvement Charge | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Other | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 4 | 4 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 29 | 26 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Environmental cost recovery | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 7 | 3 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 435 | 439 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Plant outage costs [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 27 | 28 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Gas supply clause [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Smart Meter Rider [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Transmission Formula Rate [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Transmission Service Charge [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Defined Benefit Plans [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 134 | 136 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Storm Costs [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 14 | 14 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Unamortized Loss On Debt [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 7 | 7 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Terminated Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 23 | 24 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Accumulated Cost Of Removal Of Utility Plant [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Asset Retirement Obligations [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 212 | 213 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Storm Damage costs[Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Fuel adjustment clause [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 6 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Net metering | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Rate adjustment mechanism | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Derivative Instruments [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Renewable energy certificates | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Universal Service Rider [Member] | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Distribution System Improvement Charge | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Other | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Current regulatory assets | 1 | 3 |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | 18 | 17 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Environmental cost recovery | | |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] | | |
Noncurrent regulatory assets | $ 0 | $ 0 |