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Debt and Credit Facilities (Narrative) (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | May 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuances |  |  | $ 6,210,000,000 |  | $ 5,050,000,000
Demand notes, maximum amount available for sale |  |  | 3,000,000,000 |  |
Demand notes, maximum amount outstanding |  |  | 1,500,000,000 |  |
Principal amount of demand notes |  |  | 1,049,000,000 |  | 1,010,000,000
Other loans outstanding against cash surrender value of life insurance policies |  |  | $ 777,000,000 |  | 741,000,000
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt to total capitalization percentage, for each borrower |  |  | 0.65 |  |
June 2017 Three Year Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Facility Size |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |
Term of debt instrument |  |  | 3 years |  |
Long-term line of credit |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Facility Size |  |  | 8,000,000,000 |  |
Duke Energy Carolinas |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuances |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000
Duke Energy Carolinas | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt to total capitalization percentage, for each borrower |  |  | 0.65 |  |
Duke Energy Carolinas | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Facility Size |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |
Progress Energy | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt to total capitalization percentage, for each borrower |  |  | 0.65 |  |
Duke Energy Progress |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuances |  |  | $ 600,000,000 |  | 800,000,000
Other loans outstanding against cash surrender value of life insurance policies |  |  | $ 36,000,000 |  | 37,000,000
Duke Energy Progress | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt to total capitalization percentage, for each borrower |  |  | 0.65 |  |
Duke Energy Progress | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Facility Size |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |
Duke Energy Progress | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Facility Size |  |  |  |  | 700,000,000
Term of debt instrument |  |  | 2 years |  |
Long-term line of credit |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |
Piedmont |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuances |  |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |
Proceeds from issuance of debt |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |
Piedmont | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt to total capitalization percentage, for each borrower |  |  | 0.70 |  |
Piedmont | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  |
Piedmont | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Facility Size |  |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |
Duke Energy Florida |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuances |  |  | $ 900,000,000 |  | $ 1,000,000,000
Duke Energy Florida | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt to total capitalization percentage, for each borrower |  |  | 0.65 |  |
Duke Energy Florida | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Facility Size |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |
Duke Energy Ohio |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuances |  |  | $ 1,010,000,000 |  |
Duke Energy Ohio | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt to total capitalization percentage, for each borrower |  |  | 0.65 |  |
Duke Energy Ohio | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Facility Size |  |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |
Duke Energy Indiana |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuances |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |
Duke Energy Indiana | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt to total capitalization percentage, for each borrower |  |  | 0.65 |  |
Duke Energy Indiana | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Facility Size |  |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |
North Carolina Ash Basins | USDOJ | Duke Energy Carolinas | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Minimum master credit facility balance required |  |  | 250,000,000 |  |
North Carolina Ash Basins | USDOJ | Duke Energy Progress | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Minimum master credit facility balance required |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | January 2019 Debt Issuance Due August 2049 | First Mortgage |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuances |  |  |  | $ 900,000,000 |
Subsequent Event | January 2020 Debt Issuance 2.45% Due August 2049 | First Mortgage |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuances |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 2.45% |
Subsequent Event | January 2020 Debt Issuance 3.20% Due August 2049 | First Mortgage |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuances |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.20% |
Forecast | Bonds Maturing June 2020, 4.300% Coupon |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 4.30% |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt | $ 450,000,000 |  |  |  |

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