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Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule Of Consolidated VIEs

			March 31, 2013
(in millions)			DERF(a)			CRC			CinCapV			Renewables			Other			Total
Restricted Receivables of VIEs			$	680		$	585		$	16		$	23		$	―		$	1,304
Other Current Assets				―			―			5			208			2			215
Intangibles, net				―			―			―			11			―			11
Restricted Other Assets of VIEs				―			―			48			6			―			54
Other Assets				―			―			12			1			2			15
Property, Plant and Equipment, Cost				―			―			―			1,564			15			1,579
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization				―			―			―			(114)			(5)			(119)
Other Deferred Debits				―			―			―			33			―			33
	Total Assets			680			585			81			1,732			14			3,092
Accounts Payable				―			―			―			2			―			2
Non-Recourse Notes Payable of VIEs				―			325			―			―			―			325
Taxes Accrued				―			―			―			3			―			3
Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt				―			―			13			52			―			65
Other Current Liabilities				―			―			6			29			―			35
Non-Recourse Long-Term Debt				300			―			44			911			―			1,255
Deferred Income Taxes				―			―			―			275			―			275
Asset Retirement Obligations				―			―			―			23			―			23
Other Liabilities				―			―			11			33			―			44
	Total Liabilities			300			325			74			1,328			―			2,027
Noncontrolling Interests				―			―			―			―			―			―
Net Assets of Consolidated VIEs			$	380		$	260		$	7		$	404		$	14		$	1,065
(a)	Duke Energy Receivables Finance Company, LLC (DERF) is a wholly owned limited liability company of Duke Energy Carolinas.

			December 31, 2012
(in millions)			DERF(a)			CRC			CinCapV			Renewables			Other			Total
Restricted Receivables of VIEs			$	637		$	534		$	15		$	16		$	(1)		$	1,201
Other Current Assets				―			―			4			133			2			139
Intangibles, net				―			―			―			12			―			12
Restricted Other Assets of VIEs				―			―			52			2			―			54
Other Assets				―			―			10			―			2			12
Property, Plant and Equipment, Cost				―			―			―			1,543			15			1,558
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization				―			―			―			(98)			(5)			(103)
Other Deferred Debits				―			―			―			40			―			40
	Total Assets			637			534			81			1,648			13			2,913
Accounts Payable				―			―			―			1			―			1
Non-Recourse Notes Payable of VIEs				―			312			―			―			―			312
Taxes Accrued				―			―			―			62			―			62
Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt				―			―			13			459			―			472
Other Current Liabilities				―			―			4			25			―			29
Non-Recourse Long-Term Debt				300			―			48			504			―			852
Deferred Income Taxes				―			―			―			154			―			154
Asset Retirement Obligations				―			―			―			23			―			23
Other Liabilities				―			―			10			39			―			49
	Total Liabilities			300			312			75			1,267			―			1,954
Noncontrolling Interests				―			―			―			―			―			―
Net Assets of Consolidated VIEs			$	337		$	222		$	6		$	381		$	13		$	959
(a)	DERF is a wholly owned limited liability company of Duke Energy Carolinas.

Schedule Of Non-Consolidated VIEs

			March 31, 2013
				Duke Energy
(in millions)			DukeNet			Renewables			Other			Total			Duke Energy Ohio			Duke Energy Indiana
Receivables			$	―		$	―		$	―		$	―		$	115		$	135
Investments in equity method unconsolidated affiliates				117			149			27			293			―			―
Intangibles				―			―			102			102			102			―
Investments and other assets				―			―			2			2			―			―
	Total assets			117			149			131			397			217			135
Other current liabilities				―			―			1			1			―			―
Deferred credits and other liabilities				―			―			16			16			―			―
	Total liabilities			―			―			17			17			―			―
Net assets			$	117		$	149		$	114		$	380		$	217		$	135

			December 31, 2012
			Duke Energy
(in millions)			DukeNet			Renewables			FPC Capital I Trust(a)		Other			Total			Duke Energy Ohio			Duke Energy Indiana
Receivables			$	―		$	―		$	―	$	―		$	―		$	97		$	116
Investments in equity method unconsolidated affiliates				118			147			―		27			292			―			―
Intangibles				―			―			―		104			104			104			―
Investments and other assets				―			―			9		2			11			―			―
	Total assets			118			147			9		133			407			201			116
Other current liabilities				―			―			―		3			3			―			―
Deferred credits and other liabilities				―			―			319		17			336			―			―
	Total liabilities			―			―			319		20			339			―			―
Net assets (liabilities)			$	118		$	147		$	(310)	$	113		$	68		$	201		$	116
(a)	The entire balance of Investments and other assets and $274 million of the Deferred credits and other liabilities balance applies to Progress Energy.

CRC Fair Value Assumptions

		Duke Energy Ohio						Duke Energy Indiana
		2013			2012			2013			2012
Anticipated credit loss ratio		0.6	%		0.7	%		0.3	%		0.3	%
Discount rate		1.2	%		1.2	%		1.2	%		1.2	%
Receivable turnover rate		12.8	%		12.7	%		10.3	%		10.2	%

CRC Receivables Sold

			Duke Energy Ohio						Duke Energy Indiana
(in millions)			March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012			March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Receivables sold			$	304		$	282		$	317		$	289
Less: Retained interests				115			97			135			116
Net receivables sold			$	189		$	185		$	182		$	173

CRC Sales and Cash Flows

			Duke Energy Ohio						Duke Energy Indiana
			Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)			2013			2012			2013			2012
Sales
Receivables sold			$	638		$	610		$	747		$	706
Loss recognized on sale				3			4			3			3
Cash flows
Cash proceeds from receivables sold				617			636			725			724
Collection fees received				―			―			―			―
Return received on retained interests				1			2			2			2

Progress Energy [Member]

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule Of Non-Consolidated VIEs

			December 31, 2012
			Duke Energy
(in millions)			DukeNet			Renewables			FPC Capital I Trust(a)		Other			Total			Duke Energy Ohio			Duke Energy Indiana
Receivables			$	―		$	―		$	―	$	―		$	―		$	97		$	116
Investments in equity method unconsolidated affiliates				118			147			―		27			292			―			―
Intangibles				―			―			―		104			104			104			―
Investments and other assets				―			―			9		2			11			―			―
	Total assets			118			147			9		133			407			201			116
Other current liabilities				―			―			―		3			3			―			―
Deferred credits and other liabilities				―			―			319		17			336			―			―
	Total liabilities			―			―			319		20			339			―			―
Net assets (liabilities)			$	118		$	147		$	(310)	$	113		$	68		$	201		$	116
(a)	The entire balance of Investments and other assets and $274 million of the Deferred credits and other liabilities balance applies to Progress Energy.

Duke Energy Ohio [Member]

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule Of Non-Consolidated VIEs

			March 31, 2013
				Duke Energy
(in millions)			DukeNet			Renewables			Other			Total			Duke Energy Ohio			Duke Energy Indiana
Receivables			$	―		$	―		$	―		$	―		$	115		$	135
Investments in equity method unconsolidated affiliates				117			149			27			293			―			―
Intangibles				―			―			102			102			102			―
Investments and other assets				―			―			2			2			―			―
	Total assets			117			149			131			397			217			135
Other current liabilities				―			―			1			1			―			―
Deferred credits and other liabilities				―			―			16			16			―			―
	Total liabilities			―			―			17			17			―			―
Net assets			$	117		$	149		$	114		$	380		$	217		$	135

			December 31, 2012
			Duke Energy
(in millions)			DukeNet			Renewables			FPC Capital I Trust(a)		Other			Total			Duke Energy Ohio			Duke Energy Indiana
Receivables			$	―		$	―		$	―	$	―		$	―		$	97		$	116
Investments in equity method unconsolidated affiliates				118			147			―		27			292			―			―
Intangibles				―			―			―		104			104			104			―
Investments and other assets				―			―			9		2			11			―			―
	Total assets			118			147			9		133			407			201			116
Other current liabilities				―			―			―		3			3			―			―
Deferred credits and other liabilities				―			―			319		17			336			―			―
	Total liabilities			―			―			319		20			339			―			―
Net assets (liabilities)			$	118		$	147		$	(310)	$	113		$	68		$	201		$	116
(a)	The entire balance of Investments and other assets and $274 million of the Deferred credits and other liabilities balance applies to Progress Energy.

CRC Fair Value Assumptions

		Duke Energy Ohio						Duke Energy Indiana
		2013			2012			2013			2012
Anticipated credit loss ratio		0.6	%		0.7	%		0.3	%		0.3	%
Discount rate		1.2	%		1.2	%		1.2	%		1.2	%
Receivable turnover rate		12.8	%		12.7	%		10.3	%		10.2	%

CRC Receivables Sold

			Duke Energy Ohio						Duke Energy Indiana
(in millions)			March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012			March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Receivables sold			$	304		$	282		$	317		$	289
Less: Retained interests				115			97			135			116
Net receivables sold			$	189		$	185		$	182		$	173

CRC Sales and Cash Flows

			Duke Energy Ohio						Duke Energy Indiana
			Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)			2013			2012			2013			2012
Sales
Receivables sold			$	638		$	610		$	747		$	706
Loss recognized on sale				3			4			3			3
Cash flows
Cash proceeds from receivables sold				617			636			725			724
Collection fees received				―			―			―			―
Return received on retained interests				1			2			2			2

Duke Energy Indiana [Member]

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule Of Non-Consolidated VIEs

			March 31, 2013
				Duke Energy
(in millions)			DukeNet			Renewables			Other			Total			Duke Energy Ohio			Duke Energy Indiana
Receivables			$	―		$	―		$	―		$	―		$	115		$	135
Investments in equity method unconsolidated affiliates				117			149			27			293			―			―
Intangibles				―			―			102			102			102			―
Investments and other assets				―			―			2			2			―			―
	Total assets			117			149			131			397			217			135
Other current liabilities				―			―			1			1			―			―
Deferred credits and other liabilities				―			―			16			16			―			―
	Total liabilities			―			―			17			17			―			―
Net assets			$	117		$	149		$	114		$	380		$	217		$	135

			December 31, 2012
			Duke Energy
(in millions)			DukeNet			Renewables			FPC Capital I Trust(a)		Other			Total			Duke Energy Ohio			Duke Energy Indiana
Receivables			$	―		$	―		$	―	$	―		$	―		$	97		$	116
Investments in equity method unconsolidated affiliates				118			147			―		27			292			―			―
Intangibles				―			―			―		104			104			104			―
Investments and other assets				―			―			9		2			11			―			―
	Total assets			118			147			9		133			407			201			116
Other current liabilities				―			―			―		3			3			―			―
Deferred credits and other liabilities				―			―			319		17			336			―			―
	Total liabilities			―			―			319		20			339			―			―
Net assets (liabilities)			$	118		$	147		$	(310)	$	113		$	68		$	201		$	116
(a)	The entire balance of Investments and other assets and $274 million of the Deferred credits and other liabilities balance applies to Progress Energy.

CRC Fair Value Assumptions

		Duke Energy Ohio						Duke Energy Indiana
		2013			2012			2013			2012
Anticipated credit loss ratio		0.6	%		0.7	%		0.3	%		0.3	%
Discount rate		1.2	%		1.2	%		1.2	%		1.2	%
Receivable turnover rate		12.8	%		12.7	%		10.3	%		10.2	%

CRC Receivables Sold

			Duke Energy Ohio						Duke Energy Indiana
(in millions)			March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012			March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Receivables sold			$	304		$	282		$	317		$	289
Less: Retained interests				115			97			135			116
Net receivables sold			$	189		$	185		$	182		$	173

CRC Sales and Cash Flows

			Duke Energy Ohio						Duke Energy Indiana
			Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)			2013			2012			2013			2012
Sales
Receivables sold			$	638		$	610		$	747		$	706
Loss recognized on sale				3			4			3			3
Cash flows
Cash proceeds from receivables sold				617			636			725			724
Collection fees received				―			―			―			―
Return received on retained interests				1			2			2			2

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