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Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Matters and Regulatory Issues (Details) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 coal-fired_unit resident claim mi
LGE [Member] |
Legal Matters - Cane Run Environmental Claims (Numeric) [Abstract] |
Number of residents that filed class action suit | resident | 6
Number of miles within plant that would include a class of residents | 4
Number of remaining unresolved Clean Air Act violation claims after July 2014 court ruling | claim | 1
Generating units retired at the Cane Run plant | coal-fired_unit | 1
Additional generating units retired at the Cane Run plant | coal-fired_unit | 2
LGE [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Legal Matters - Cane Run Environmental Claims (Numeric) [Abstract] |
Number of miles within plant that would include a class of residents | 1
LGE [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Legal Matters - Cane Run Environmental Claims (Numeric) [Abstract] |
Number of miles within plant that would include a class of residents | 3
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member] | LGE [Member] |
Legal Matters - Cane Run Environmental Claims (Numeric) [Abstract] |
Number of residents that filed class action suit | resident | 6
Number of miles within plant that would include a class of residents | 4
Number of remaining unresolved Clean Air Act violation claims after July 2014 court ruling | claim | 1
Generating units retired at the Cane Run plant | coal-fired_unit | 1
Additional generating units retired at the Cane Run plant | coal-fired_unit | 2
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member] | LGE [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Legal Matters - Cane Run Environmental Claims (Numeric) [Abstract] |
Number of miles within plant that would include a class of residents | 1
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member] | LGE [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Legal Matters - Cane Run Environmental Claims (Numeric) [Abstract] |
Number of miles within plant that would include a class of residents | 3
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] |
Legal Matters - Cane Run Environmental Claims (Numeric) [Abstract] |
Number of residents that filed class action suit | resident | 6
Number of miles within plant that would include a class of residents | 4
Number of remaining unresolved Clean Air Act violation claims after July 2014 court ruling | claim | 1
Generating units retired at the Cane Run plant | coal-fired_unit | 1
Additional generating units retired at the Cane Run plant | coal-fired_unit | 2
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Legal Matters - Cane Run Environmental Claims (Numeric) [Abstract] |
Number of miles within plant that would include a class of residents | 1
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Legal Matters - Cane Run Environmental Claims (Numeric) [Abstract] |
Number of miles within plant that would include a class of residents | 3

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- Definition Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency at the Can Run plant. + References No definition available. + Details
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