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Derivative Instruments (Net Notional Volumes and Additional Disclosures) (Details) bbl in Millions, MWh in Millions, MMBTU in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 23, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) MWh MMBTU bbl	Mar. 31, 2018 MMBTU bbl	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) MWh
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 17,500		$ 18,200
Currency Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 656		$ 656
Short [Member] | Commodity contract - Power [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-monetary net notional amount (in MWh) | MWh		94		100
Short [Member] | Commodity contract - Natural gas [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-monetary net notional amount (in MMBtu) | MMBTU		1,114	491
Short [Member] | Commodity contract - Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-monetary net notional amount (in barrels) | bbl		(25)	(30)
FPL [Member] | Short [Member] | Commodity contract - Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-monetary net notional amount (in barrels) | bbl		0	0
FPL [Member] | Long [Member] | Commodity contract - Power [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-monetary net notional amount (in MWh) | MWh		1		1
FPL [Member] | Long [Member] | Commodity contract - Natural gas [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-monetary net notional amount (in MMBtu) | MMBTU		334	231
Subsequent Event [Member] | NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount terminated	$ 5,200

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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