Public Utilities, Equity Ratio

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Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Percentage, Net Of Tax

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Public Utilities, Settlement Rate, Period

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Amount of public utility's approved rate increase (decrease) by regulatory agency.

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Percentage of public utility's approved return on equity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of public utility's requested rate increase (decrease) with regulatory agency.

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Percentage of public utility's requested return on equity.

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The amount for the individual regulatory asset as itemized in a table of regulatory assets as of the end of the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 980
-SubTopic 340
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478742/980-340-50-1

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Regulatory Matters (Regulatory Matters Narrative - Duke Energy Ohio) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions				1 Months Ended
	Jun. 02, 2025	May 15, 2024	Oct. 12, 2023	Dec. 31, 2024	Apr. 30, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2025
Duke Energy Ohio Gas Base Rate Case \| PUCO \| Duke Energy Ohio
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease), amount						$ 32
Equity ratio (as a percent)						52.32%
Requested return on equity (as a percent)						9.60%
Duke Energy Ohio Energy Security Plan \| PUCO \| Duke Energy Ohio
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Settlement rate, period (in years)		3 years			3 years
Regulatory assets				$ 30			$ 6
Duke Energy Kentucky Electric Base Rate Case \| KPSC \| Duke Energy Ohio
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Equity ratio (as a percent)			52.145%
Approved rate increase (decrease), amount			$ 48
Duke Energy Kentucky Electric Base Rate Case, Electric Base Rates \| KPSC \| Duke Energy Ohio
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Approved return on equity percentage (as a percent)			9.75%
Duke Energy Kentucky Electric Base Rate Case, Electric Riders \| KPSC \| Duke Energy Ohio
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Approved return on equity percentage (as a percent)			9.65%
Duke Energy Kentucky 2024 Electric Base Rate Case \| KPSC \| Duke Energy Kentucky
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease), amount				$ 70
Equity ratio (as a percent)				52.728%
Requested return on equity (as a percent)				10.85%
Requested rate increase, percentage, net of tax				14.70%
Duke Energy Kentucky 2025 Natural Gas Base Rate Case \| KPSC \| Duke Energy Kentucky
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease), amount	$ 26
Equity ratio (as a percent)	52.649%
Requested return on equity (as a percent)	10.75%
Requested rate increase, percentage, net of tax	17.00%