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New Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption New Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
New Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption | The Registrants are expecting amounts recorded on the balance sheet at adoption to be approximately:
| PPL |  | LKE |  | LGE |  | KU
Right of Use Asset | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 30 |
Current Lease Liability | 25 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Noncurrent Lease Liability | 65 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 25 |
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member] |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
New Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption | The Registrants are expecting amounts recorded on the balance sheet at adoption to be approximately:
| PPL |  | LKE |  | LGE |  | KU
Right of Use Asset | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 30 |
Current Lease Liability | 25 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Noncurrent Lease Liability | 65 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 25 |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
New Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption | The Registrants are expecting amounts recorded on the balance sheet at adoption to be approximately:
| PPL |  | LKE |  | LGE |  | KU
Right of Use Asset | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 30 |
Current Lease Liability | 25 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Noncurrent Lease Liability | 65 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 25 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
New Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption | The Registrants are expecting amounts recorded on the balance sheet at adoption to be approximately:
| PPL |  | LKE |  | LGE |  | KU
Right of Use Asset | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 30 |
Current Lease Liability | 25 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Noncurrent Lease Liability | 65 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 25 |

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