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Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]

Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]

Schedule Of Variable Interest Entities

The following table summarizes the amounts and expiration dates of the credit facilities described above.

	Duke Energy
					Duke Energy				Duke Energy				Duke Energy
					Carolinas				Progress				Florida
(in millions)	CRC				DERF				DEPR				DEFR
Expiration date	December 2018				December 2018				February 2019				April 2019
Credit facility amount	$	325			$	425			$	300			$	225
Amounts borrowed at March 31, 2017	325				425				300				225
Amounts borrowed at December 31, 2016	325				425				300				225

Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]

Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]

Schedule Of Variable Interest Entities

The following tables summarize the impact of non-consolidated VIEs on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	March 31, 2017
	Duke Energy																Duke				Duke
	Pipeline				Commercial				Other								Energy				Energy
(in millions)	Investments				Renewables				VIEs				Total				Ohio				Indiana				Piedmont
Receivables from affiliated companies	$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	53			$	69			$	—
Investments in equity method unconsolidated affiliates	673				173				92				938				—				—				152
Other noncurrent assets	12				—				—				12				—				—				—
Total assets	$	685			$	173			$	92			$	950			$	53			$	69			$	152
Taxes accrued(a)	23				—				—				23				—				—				(1		)
Other current liabilities	—				—				2				2				—				—				—
Deferred income taxes(a)	(7		)		—				—				(7		)		—				—				4
Other noncurrent liabilities	—				—				13				13				—				—				—
Total liabilities	$	16			$	—			$	15			$	31			$	—			$	—			$	3
Net assets	$	669			$	173			$	77			$	919			$	53			$	69			$	149

(a) Taxes accrued and Deferred income taxes are netted by jurisdiction on a consolidated basis on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	December 31, 2016
	Duke Energy																Duke				Duke
	Pipeline				Commercial				Other								Energy				Energy
(in millions)	Investments				Renewables				VIEs				Total				Ohio				Indiana				Piedmont
Receivables from affiliated companies	$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	82			$	101			$	—
Investments in equity method unconsolidated affiliates	487				174				90				751				—				—				139
Other noncurrent assets	12				—				—				12				—				—				—
Total assets	$	499			$	174			$	90			$	763			$	82			$	101			$	139
Other current liabilities	—				—				3				3				—				—				—
Other noncurrent liabilities	—				—				13				13				—				—				4
Total liabilities	$	—			$	—			$	16			$	16			$	—			$	—			4
Net assets	$	499			$	174			$	74			$	747			$	82			$	101			$	135

DEFPF [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]

Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]

Schedule Of Variable Interest Entities

The following table summarizes the impact of DEFPF on Duke Energy Florida's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(in millions)	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Receivables of VIEs	$	4		$	6
Current Assets: Regulatory assets	53			50
Current Assets: Other	14			53
Other Noncurrent Assets: Regulatory assets	1,131			1,142
Current Liabilities: Other	3			17
Current maturities of long-term debt	55			62
Long-Term Debt	1,189			1,217

Renewables [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]

Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]

Schedule Of Variable Interest Entities

The table below presents material balances reported on Duke Energy's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to renewables VIEs.

(in millions)	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Current Assets: Other	$	336		$	223
Property, plant and equipment, cost	3,671			3,419
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(448		)	(453		)
Current maturities of long-term debt	227			198
Long-Term Debt	1,645			1,097
Deferred income taxes	321			275
Other Noncurrent Liabilities: Other	251			252

Pipeline Investments [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]

Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]

Schedule Of Variable Interest Entities

The table below presents the ownership interest and investment balances in these joint ventures.

	Duke Energy											Piedmont
				Investment Amount (in millions)											Investment Amount (in millions)
	Ownership			March 31,				December 31,				Ownership			March 31,				December 31,
Entity Name	Interest			2017				2016				Interest(a)			2017				2016
ACP	47	%		$	403			$	265			7	%		$	59			$	46
Sabal Trail	7.5	%		188				140
Constitution(b)	24	%		82				82				24	%		93				93
Total				$	673			$	487						$	152			$	139

(a) On April 1, 2017, Piedmont transferred its ownership interests in ACP and Constitution to a wholly owned subsidiary of Duke Energy at Piedmont's book value.

(b) Duke Energy's investment amount includes purchase accounting adjustments not recorded at the Piedmont registrant.

Cinergy Receivables [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]

Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]

Schedule Of Variable Interest Entities

Key assumptions used in estimating fair value are detailed in the following table.

	Duke Energy Ohio						Duke Energy Indiana
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Anticipated credit loss ratio	0.5	%		0.5	%		0.3	%		0.3	%
Discount rate	1.8	%		1.5	%		1.8	%		1.5	%
Receivable turnover rate	13.4	%		13.3	%		10.7	%		10.6	%

The following table shows the gross and net receivables sold.

	Duke Energy Ohio								Duke Energy Indiana
(in millions)	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016				March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
Receivables sold	$	238			$	267			$	277			$	306
Less: Retained interests	53				82				69				101
Net receivables sold	$	185			$	185			$	208			$	205

The following table shows sales and cash flows related to receivables sold.

	Duke Energy Ohio								Duke Energy Indiana
	Three Months Ended								Three Months Ended
	March 31,								March 31,
(in millions)	2017				2016				2017				2016
Sales
Receivables sold	$	533			$	532			$	664			$	635
Loss recognized on sale	2				3				3				3
Cash flows
Cash proceeds from receivables sold	$	559			$	537			$	693			$	643
Return received on retained interests	1				1				2				1

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Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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