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Jointly Owned Facilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Trimble County Unit 1 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 75.00% | 75.00%
Electric plant | $ 440 | $ 427
Accumulated depreciation | 54 | 77
Construction work in progress | $ 2 | $ 0
Trimble County Unit 2 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 75.00% | 75.00%
Electric plant | $ 1,278 | $ 1,063
Accumulated depreciation | 203 | 199
Construction work in progress | $ 134 | $ 293
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member] | Trimble County Unit 1 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 75.00% | 75.00%
Electric plant | $ 440 | $ 427
Accumulated depreciation | 54 | 77
Construction work in progress | $ 2 | $ 0
LG And E And KU Energy LLC [Member] | Trimble County Unit 2 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 75.00% | 75.00%
Electric plant | $ 1,278 | $ 1,063
Accumulated depreciation | 203 | 199
Construction work in progress | $ 134 | $ 293
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | E W Brown Units 6 And 7 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 38.00% | 38.00%
Electric plant | $ 45 | $ 41
Accumulated depreciation | 20 | 20
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Paddys Run Unit 13 And E W Brown Unit 5 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 53.00% | 53.00%
Electric plant | $ 52 | $ 51
Accumulated depreciation | 20 | 17
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Trimble County Unit 1 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 75.00% | 75.00%
Electric plant | $ 440 | $ 427
Accumulated depreciation | 54 | 77
Construction work in progress | $ 2 | $ 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Trimble County Unit 2 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 14.25% | 14.25%
Electric plant | $ 340 | $ 226
Accumulated depreciation | 43 | 39
Construction work in progress | $ 69 | $ 152
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Trimble County Units 5 And 6 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 29.00% | 29.00%
Electric plant | $ 32 | $ 32
Accumulated depreciation | 12 | 11
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Trimble County Units 7 Through 10 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 37.00% | 37.00%
Electric plant | $ 78 | $ 77
Accumulated depreciation | 27 | 24
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Cane Run Unit 7 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 22.00% | 22.00%
Electric plant | $ 119 | $ 119
Accumulated depreciation | 13 | 9
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | E W Brown Solar Unit [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 39.00% | 39.00%
Electric plant | $ 10 | $ 10
Accumulated depreciation | 2 | 1
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Jointly Owned Solar Share [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 44.00% |
Electric plant | $ 1 |
Accumulated depreciation | 0 |
Construction work in progress | $ 0 |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | E W Brown Units 6 And 7 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 62.00% | 62.00%
Electric plant | $ 75 | $ 66
Accumulated depreciation | 32 | 31
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Paddys Run Unit 13 And E W Brown Unit 5 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 47.00% | 47.00%
Electric plant | $ 46 | $ 46
Accumulated depreciation | 14 | 15
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Trimble County Unit 2 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 60.75% | 60.75%
Electric plant | $ 938 | $ 837
Accumulated depreciation | 160 | 160
Construction work in progress | $ 65 | $ 141
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Trimble County Units 5 And 6 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 71.00% | 71.00%
Electric plant | $ 76 | $ 76
Accumulated depreciation | 29 | 25
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Trimble County Units 7 Through 10 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 63.00% | 63.00%
Electric plant | $ 128 | $ 129
Accumulated depreciation | 46 | 41
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Cane Run Unit 7 [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 78.00% | 78.00%
Electric plant | $ 429 | $ 428
Accumulated depreciation | 49 | 36
Construction work in progress | $ 1 | $ 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | E W Brown Solar Unit [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 61.00% | 61.00%
Electric plant | $ 16 | $ 16
Accumulated depreciation | 2 | 2
Construction work in progress | $ 0 | $ 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Jointly Owned Solar Share [Member] |  |
Jointly Owned Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Ownership interest | 56.00% |
Electric plant | $ 2 |
Accumulated depreciation | 0 |
Construction work in progress | $ 0 |

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