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Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies - Additional Information (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 48 Months Ended
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Sep. 01, 2022 | Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) facility MW | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) MW | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) kWh
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  | $ 1,459,000,000 |  | $ 677,000,000 | $ 1,459,000,000 |  |  | $ 1,459,000,000 |  |
Restricted cash related to margin cash collateral that is netted against derivative instruments |  |  | 261,000,000 |  | 121,000,000 | 261,000,000 |  |  | 261,000,000 |  |
restricted cash related to margin cash collateral that is netted against derivative liabilities |  |  | 1,258,000,000 |  | 172,000,000 | 1,258,000,000 |  |  | 1,258,000,000 |  |
Gain in connection with sale |  |  |  |  |  | 171,000,000 |  | $ 13,000,000 | 196,000,000 | $ 20,000,000 |
Customer deposits |  |  | 525,000,000 |  | 485,000,000 | 525,000,000 |  |  | 525,000,000 |  |
Accrued construction-related expenditures |  |  | 1,891,000,000 |  | 1,378,000,000 | 1,891,000,000 |  |  | 1,891,000,000 |  |
Bad debt expense, including credit losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (85,000,000) | $ (143,000,000) |
Noncurrent accounts receivable allowances |  |  |  |  | 127,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Florida Power & Light Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  | 33,000,000 |  | 53,000,000 | 33,000,000 |  |  | 33,000,000 |  |
Customer deposits |  |  | 517,000,000 |  | 478,000,000 | 517,000,000 |  |  | 517,000,000 |  |
Accrued construction-related expenditures |  |  | 549,000,000 |  | $ 601,000,000 | 549,000,000 |  |  | 549,000,000 |  |
Regulatory return on common equity | 10.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ROE, treasury rate, thirty year average threshold |  |  |  | 2.49% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned regulatory ROE threshold below which retail base rate relief may be sought | 9.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned regulatory ROE threshold above which retail base rate reduction may be sought | 11.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers experiencing outages |  |  | 2,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recoverable storm restoration costs |  |  | 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Storm reserve, value |  |  | 220,000,000 |  |  | 220,000,000 |  |  | 220,000,000 |  |
Recoverable restoration costs in excess of storm reserve |  |  | 900,000,000 |  |  | 900,000,000 |  |  | 900,000,000 |  |
Accrued storm restoration costs |  |  | 1,300,000,000 |  |  | 1,300,000,000 |  |  | 1,300,000,000 |  |
Florida Power & Light Company | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer refundable fees |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in annualized retail base revenues beginning January 1, 2023 |  | $ 70,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum storm surcharge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4
Increment of usage in Kwh on which storm surcharge is based | kWh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000
Cost of recovery, period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 months
Threshold of storm restoration costs in any given calendar year at which surcharge may be increased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000
Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity | Disposed of by Sale [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Dispersed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of wind generation facilities | facility |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of solar generation facilities | facility |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities under construction | facility |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Generating capacity (MW) | MW |  |  |  |  | 2,520 |  |  |  |  |  |
Solar Plus Storage Facility Capacity | MW |  |  |  |  | 115 |  |  |  |  |  |
Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity | Disposed of by Sale [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Dispersed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity | Disposed of by Sale [Member] | NextEra Energy Resources | NEP | United States, Geographically Dispersed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity | Disposed of by Sale [Member] | NextEra Energy Resources | Third Party | United States, Geographically Dispersed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity | Disposed of by Sale [Member] | Current other liabilities | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Dispersed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer deposits |  |  |  |  | $ 668,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  | 88,000,000 | $ 551,000,000 |  |  |  |
Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity | Disposed of by Sale [Member] | Accounts Payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued construction-related expenditures |  |  | 142,000,000 |  | $ 970,000,000 | 142,000,000 |  |  | 142,000,000 |  |
Battery Storage Facility | Disposed of by Sale [Member] | NextEra Energy Resources | California |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  | 191,000,000 |  |  | 191,000,000 |  |  | 191,000,000 |  |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Working Capital |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |
Gain in connection with sale |  |  |  |  |  | 87,000,000 |  |  | 87,000,000 |  |
Gain (after tax) in connection with sale |  |  |  |  |  | $ 66,000,000 |  |  | $ 66,000,000 |  |
Solar Plus Storage Facility Capacity | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 230 |  |
Battery Storage Facility | Disposed of by Sale [Member] | NextEra Energy Resources | NEP | California |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  | 67.00% |  |  | 67.00% |  |  | 67.00% |  |

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