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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Due from related parties | $ 91 |  | $ 88 | [1]
Revenue from related parties | 2 | $ 5 |  |
Transportation and Fuel Management Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from related parties | 2 |  |  |
NextEra Energy, Inc. [Member] | Management Services Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expenses from transactions with related party | 18 | 16 |  |
NEER [Member] | Cash Sweep and Credit Support Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest expense | 1 | 1 |  |
Due from related parties | $ 89 |  | $ 87 |
Subsidiaries of NEER [Member] | Transportation and Fuel Management Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from related parties |  | $ 5 |  |
NEP OpCo [Member] | NextEra Energy, Inc. [Member] | Management Services Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Management fee, percent of EBITDA | 1.00% |  |  |
Annual management fee | $ 4 |  |  |
Management fee, additional payment threshold, minimum EBITDA | 4 |  |  |
NEER [Member] | Guarantees [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Related party obligations | 66 |  |  |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings [Member] | Guarantees and Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total amount of letters of credit | $ 624 |  |  |
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