2.2.0.7 true Asset Dispositions (TECO ENERGY INC) 11401 - Disclosure - Asset Dispositions true false false false 1 USD true false false false TECO ENERGY INC dei_LegalEntityAxis xbrldi http://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldi us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember dei_LegalEntityAxis explicitMember Unit12 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Unit13 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit1 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Asset Dispositions 2 us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> 14. Asset Dispositions Sale of DECA II On Oct. 21, 2010, a TECO Energy subsidiary, TPS de Ultramar, Ltd. (TPSU), sold its interest in Distribución Eléctrica Centro Americana II, S.A. (DECA II) to Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P. (EPM), a multi-utility company based in Medellín Colombia, under a Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA) for a sales price of $181.5 million. See Note 17 for further information. Sale of Navega On Mar. 13, 2009, a TECO Guatemala subsidiary sold its 16.5% interest in the Central American fiber optic telecommunications provider, Navega. The sale resulted in a pretax gain of $18.3 million and total proceeds of $29.0 million. </div> false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Disclosure includes the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain or loss recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain or loss, amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the segment in which the disposal group was reported, and the classification (whether sold or classified as held for sale) and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group. Includes all disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 144 -Paragraph 43-48 false 1 1 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true