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Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies - Disposal of Businesses/Assets and Sale of Noncontrolling Ownership Interests (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) facility basisPoint MW | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) facility MW | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) facility MW | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) facility MW
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) on disposal of businesses/assets – net |  |  | $ 352 | $ 405 | $ 522 |
Investment in equity method investees | $ 6,118 |  | 6,118 | 6,156 | 6,582 |
Distributions of earnings from equity method investees |  |  | 811 | 712 | 541 |
Customer deposits | 694 |  | 694 | 638 |  |
Accrued construction-related expenditures | 2,346 |  | 2,346 | 1,861 |  |
FPL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) on disposal of businesses/assets – net |  |  | 1 | 407 | $ 4 |
Customer deposits | 669 |  | 669 | 610 |  |
Accrued construction-related expenditures | 860 |  | 860 | 486 |  |
NEER [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in equity method investees | 4,501 |  | $ 4,501 | $ 3,963 |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Certain Oil and Gas Shale Formations |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Southern U.S. | Three Natural Gas Pipelines |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Natural Gas Pipelines Facilities | basisPoint |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Number of Pipeline Facilities NEER Will Continue to Operate | basisPoint |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Portfolio of Five Wind and Three Solar Generation Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Wind Generation Facilities | facility |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Number Solar Generation Facilities | facility |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Total generating facility capacity (mw) | MW |  | 1,634 |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Five Wind Generation Facilities and Three Solar Facilities Located In Multiple Regions |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Wind Generation Facilities | facility |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Number Solar Generation Facilities | facility |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Total generating facility capacity (mw) | MW |  |  |  | 688 |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | CALIFORNIA | Battery Storage Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Battery storage facility capacity | MW |  |  |  |  | 230 |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | NEER [Member] | Three Natural Gas Pipelines and Certain Oil and Gas Shale Formations |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  | $ 101 |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) on disposal of businesses/assets – net |  | 120 |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) On Disposal, Net Of Tax |  | 77 |  |  |  |
Plant, Property, and Equipment, Decrease from Deconsolidation |  | 2,211 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Decrease from Deconsolidation |  | 1,833 |  |  |  |
Investment in equity method investees |  | 396 |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | NEER [Member] | Three wind generation facilities and one solar plus battery facility and three wind facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  | $ 805 |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Working Capital |  |  |  |  | 8 |
Gains (losses) on disposal of businesses/assets – net |  |  |  |  | 301 |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) On Disposal, Net Of Tax |  |  |  |  | 230 |
Accrued construction-related expenditures |  |  |  | $ 68 |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | NEER [Member] | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Portfolio of Five Wind and Three Solar Generation Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  | 900 |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) on disposal of businesses/assets – net |  | 103 |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) On Disposal, Net Of Tax |  | 76 |  |  |  |
Plant, Property, and Equipment, Decrease from Deconsolidation |  | 2,520 |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Deconsolidation |  | 844 |  |  |  |
Investment in equity method investees |  | $ 831 |  |  |  |
Distributions of earnings from equity method investees | $ 386 |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | NEER [Member] | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Five Wind Generation Facilities and Three Solar Facilities Located In Multiple Regions |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  | 566 |  |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Working Capital |  |  |  | 32 |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | NEER [Member] | CALIFORNIA | Battery Storage Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  | 191 |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Working Capital |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Gains (losses) on disposal of businesses/assets – net |  |  |  |  | 87 |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) On Disposal, Net Of Tax |  |  |  |  | 66 |
FPL [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  | 924 |  |
Gains (losses) on disposal of businesses/assets – net |  |  |  | 406 |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) On Disposal, Net Of Tax |  |  |  | 306 |  |
FPL [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | FPL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) On Disposal, Net Of Tax |  |  |  | $ 300 |  |
XPLR [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Three wind generation facilities and one solar plus battery facility and three wind facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer deposits |  |  |  |  | $ 150 |
XPLR [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Five Wind Generation Facilities and Three Solar Facilities Located In Multiple Regions |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
XPLR [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Three wind facilities, one solar plus battery facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |
Number Of Wind Generation Facilities | facility |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Number of Solar Plus Battery Facilities | facility |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Total generating facility capacity (mw) | MW |  |  |  |  | 1,437 |
Battery storage facility capacity | MW |  |  |  |  | 65 |
XPLR [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%
XPLR [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Midwest Region | Three wind facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Number Of Wind Generation Facilities |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Total generating facility capacity (mw) | MW |  |  |  |  | 347 |
XPLR [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | CALIFORNIA | Battery Storage Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  |  |  | 67.00% |
XPLR and Differential | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Three wind generation facilities and one solar plus battery facility and three wind facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer deposits |  |  |  | $ 251 | $ 251 |
Differential Memberships | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Three wind generation facilities and one solar plus battery facility and three wind facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer deposits |  |  |  |  | 101 |
Differential Memberships | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal of Business and Interest Affiliates, Contingent Payments |  |  |  |  | $ 117 |
Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Pipeline Joint Venture | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Three Natural Gas Pipelines |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, percentage sold |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |
Pipeline Joint Venture | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Three Natural Gas Pipelines and Certain Oil and Gas Shale Formations | Pipeline Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |
Nitro Joint Venture | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Portfolio of Five Wind and Three Solar Generation Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, percentage sold |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |
Nitro Joint Venture | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | Portfolio of Five Wind and Three Solar Generation Facilities | Renewable Assets Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |
Third Party [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%
XPLR And Third Party | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Wind Generation Facilities | facility |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Number Solar Generation Facilities | facility |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Total generating facility capacity (mw) | MW |  |  |  |  |  | 2,520
Battery storage facility capacity | MW |  |  |  |  |  | 115
XPLR And Third Party | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | NEER [Member] | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,700
XPLR , Third Party and Differential Membership | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources | United States, Geographically Diverse Locations | Seven wind facilities, six solar facilities and storage capacity |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer deposits |  |  |  |  |  | $ 668

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