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Commitments and Contingencies (Insurance) (Details) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
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Insurance [Abstract] |
Maximum obtainable amount of private liability insurance available under Price-Anderson Act | $ 450
Amount of secondary financial protection liability insurance coverage per incident | 13,000
Potential Retrospective Assessments Under Secondary Financial Protection System | 1,000
Potential Retrospective Assessments Under Secondary Financial Protection System Payable Per Incident Per Year | 152
Amount of coverage per occurrence per site for property damage, decontamination and premature decommissioning risks | 2,750
Amount of sublimit for nonnuclear perils per occurrence per site under nuclear insurance mutual companies for property damage decontamination and premature decommissioning risks | 1,500
Potential amount of retrospective assessment per occurrence per site for property damage, decontamination and premature decommissioning risks | 178
FPL [Member] |
Insurance [Abstract] |
Potential Retrospective Assessments Under Secondary Financial Protection System | 509
Potential Retrospective Assessments Under Secondary Financial Protection System Payable Per Incident Per Year | 76
Potential amount of retrospective assessment per occurrence per site for property damage, decontamination and premature decommissioning risks | 108
Seabrook Station [Member] |
Insurance [Abstract] |
Potential retrospective assessment recoverable from minority interest for nuclear liability secondary financial protection | 15
Potential retrospective assessment recoverable from minority interest for property damage, decontamination and premature decommissioning risks | 2
Duane Arnold Energy Center [Member] |
Insurance [Abstract] |
Potential retrospective assessment recoverable from minority interest for nuclear liability secondary financial protection | 38
Amount of sublimit for nonnuclear perils per occurrence per site under nuclear insurance mutual companies for property damage decontamination and premature decommissioning risks | 1,000
Potential retrospective assessment recoverable from minority interest for property damage, decontamination and premature decommissioning risks | 5
St Lucie Unit No. 2 [Member] |
Insurance [Abstract] |
Potential retrospective assessment recoverable from minority interest for nuclear liability secondary financial protection | 19
Potential retrospective assessment recoverable from minority interest for property damage, decontamination and premature decommissioning risks | $ 4

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