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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Corporate Governance And Shared Service Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | $ 211 | $ 199 | $ 632 | $ 638
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Indemnification Coverages [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Joint Dispatch Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, other revenues from transactions with related party | 7 | 13 | 47 | 125
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 48 | 36 | 143 | 127
Progress Energy [Member] | Corporate Governance And Shared Service Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 184 | 182 | 523 | 560
Progress Energy [Member] | Indemnification Coverages [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 10 | 8 | 29 | 25
Progress Energy [Member] | Joint Dispatch Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, other revenues from transactions with related party | 48 | 36 | 143 | 127
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 7 | 13 | 47 | 125
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Corporate Governance And Shared Service Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 101 | 91 | 296 | 291
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Indemnification Coverages [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13
Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Joint Dispatch Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, other revenues from transactions with related party | 48 | 36 | 143 | 127
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 7 | 13 | 47 | 125
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Corporate Governance And Shared Service Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 83 | 91 | 227 | 269
Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Indemnification Coverages [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 6 | 4 | 17 | 12
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Corporate Governance And Shared Service Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 88 | 83 | 276 | 242
Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Indemnification Coverages [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10
Duke Energy Indiana [Member] | Corporate Governance And Shared Service Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | 87 | 94 | 259 | 293
Duke Energy Indiana [Member] | Indemnification Coverages [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party | $ 2 | $ 3 | $ 6 | $ 8

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