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Utility Rate Regulation (Regulatory Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | $ 2,060 | $ 1,874
Current Regulatory Assets | 320 | 293
Defined benefit plans [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Deferred recovery of the difference between pension costs calculated with pension accounting policy and pension cost using 15 year amortization period | $ 79 | 86
Regulatory Asset Amortization Period | 15 years |
LGE [Member] | Fuel Adjustment Clause [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory Asset Amortization Period | 12 months |
KU [Member] | Fuel Adjustment Clause [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory Asset Amortization Period | 12 months |
Plant outage costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | $ 30 | 38
Smart meter rider [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 7 | 6
Storm Damage Expense rider |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 68 | 12
Transmission Formula Rate [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 14 | 5
Gas Line Tracker [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 4 | 0
Storm costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 113 | 97
Transmission Service Charge [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 44 | 43
Other [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 41 | 43
Current Regulatory Assets | 20 | 26
Defined benefit plans [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 967 | 887
Unamortized loss on debt [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 20 | 22
Interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 4 | 7
Terminated interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 53 | 58
Accumulated cost of removal of utility plant [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 173 | 178
AROs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 280 | 289
Net Metering |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 147 | 112
Environmental Cost Recovery Mechanism |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 96 | 99
Derivative Instruments |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 1 | 8
Current Regulatory Assets | 3 | 51
Rate adjustment mechanism |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 95 | 118
Renewable Energy Program |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 14 | 14
Distribution System Improvement Charge |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 8 | 7
Gas line Inspections |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 24 | 21
Advanced metering Infrastructure |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 28 | 15
Retired asset recovery |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 83 | 0
TCJA (over/under collection) |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 21 | 0
ISR deferral |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 22 | 11
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 673 | 598
Current Regulatory Assets | 133 | 57
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Plant outage costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Smart meter rider [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 7 | 6
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Storm Damage Expense rider |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 68 | 12
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Transmission Formula Rate [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 2 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Gas Line Tracker [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Storm costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 22 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Transmission Service Charge [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 27 | 31
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 2 | 0
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 1
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Defined benefit plans [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 473 | 417
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Unamortized loss on debt [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 3 | 3
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Terminated interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Accumulated cost of removal of utility plant [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 173 | 178
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | AROs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Net Metering |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Environmental Cost Recovery Mechanism |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Derivative Instruments |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Rate adjustment mechanism |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Renewable Energy Program |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Distribution System Improvement Charge |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 8 | 7
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Gas line Inspections |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Advanced metering Infrastructure |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | Retired asset recovery |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | TCJA (over/under collection) |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 21 | 0
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] | ISR deferral |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 491 | 395
Current Regulatory Assets | 8 | 7
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Defined benefit plans [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Deferred recovery of the difference between pension costs calculated with pension accounting policy and pension cost using 15 year amortization period | $ 44 | 46
Regulatory Asset Amortization Period | 15 years |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Fuel Adjustment Clause [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory Asset Amortization Period | 12 months |
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Plant outage costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | $ 7 | 10
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Smart meter rider [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Storm Damage Expense rider |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Transmission Formula Rate [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Gas Line Tracker [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 4 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Storm costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 20 | 15
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Transmission Service Charge [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Current Regulatory Assets | 4 | 7
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Defined benefit plans [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 226 | 217
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Unamortized loss on debt [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 9 | 10
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 4 | 7
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Terminated interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 31 | 34
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Accumulated cost of removal of utility plant [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | AROs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 75 | 76
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Net Metering |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Environmental Cost Recovery Mechanism |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Derivative Instruments |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Rate adjustment mechanism |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Renewable Energy Program |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Distribution System Improvement Charge |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Gas line Inspections |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 22 | 19
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Advanced metering Infrastructure |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 14 | 7
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | Retired asset recovery |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 83 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | TCJA (over/under collection) |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Louisville Gas And Electric Co [Member] | ISR deferral |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 458 | 439
Current Regulatory Assets | 1 | 3
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Defined benefit plans [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Deferred recovery of the difference between pension costs calculated with pension accounting policy and pension cost using 15 year amortization period | $ 35 | 40
Regulatory Asset Amortization Period | 15 years |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Fuel Adjustment Clause [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory Asset Amortization Period | 12 months |
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Plant outage costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | $ 23 | 28
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Smart meter rider [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Storm Damage Expense rider |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Transmission Formula Rate [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Gas Line Tracker [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Storm costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 29 | 14
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Transmission Service Charge [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 8 | 7
Current Regulatory Assets | 1 | 3
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Defined benefit plans [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 149 | 136
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Unamortized loss on debt [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 6 | 7
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Terminated interest rate swaps [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 22 | 24
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Accumulated cost of removal of utility plant [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | AROs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 205 | 213
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Net Metering |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Environmental Cost Recovery Mechanism |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Derivative Instruments |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Rate adjustment mechanism |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Renewable Energy Program |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Distribution System Improvement Charge |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Gas line Inspections |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 2 | 2
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Advanced metering Infrastructure |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 14 | 8
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | Retired asset recovery |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | TCJA (over/under collection) |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | 0 | 0
Kentucky Utilities Co [Member] | ISR deferral |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Current Regulatory Assets | $ 0 | $ 0

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