Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

NEE's segment information is as follows:

	2015									2014									2013
	FPL		NEER(a)		Corp. and Other			NEE Consoli- dated		FPL		NEER(a)		Corp. and Other			NEE Consoli- dated		FPL		NEER(a)			Corp. and Other			NEE Consoli- dated
										(millions)
Operating revenues	$	11,651	$	5,444	$	391		$	17,486	$	11,421	$	5,196	$	404		$	17,021	$	10,445	$	4,333		$	358		$	15,136
Operating expenses(b)	$	8,674	$	3,865	$	315		$	12,854	$	8,593	$	3,727	$	317		$	12,637	$	7,906	$	3,730		$	259		$	11,895
Interest expense	$	445	$	625	$	141		$	1,211	$	439	$	667	$	155		$	1,261	$	415	$	528		$	178		$	1,121
Interest income	$	7	$	28	$	51		$	86	$	3	$	26	$	51		$	80	$	6	$	19		$	53		$	78
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,576	$	1,183	$	72		$	2,831	$	1,432	$	1,051	$	68		$	2,551	$	1,159	$	949		$	55		$	2,163
Equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investees	$	—	$	103	$	4		$	107	$	—	$	95	$	(2	)	$	93	$	—	$	26		$	(1	)	$	25
Income tax expense (benefit)(c)(d)	$	957	$	289	$	(18	)	$	1,228	$	910	$	283	$	(17	)	$	1,176	$	835	$	(42	)	$	(16	)	$	777
Income (loss) from continuing operations(d)	$	1,648	$	1,102	$	12		$	2,762	$	1,517	$	993	$	(41	)	$	2,469	$	1,349	$	340		$	(12	)	$	1,677
Gain from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(e)	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	216		$	15		$	231
Net income (loss) attributable to NEE(d)	$	1,648	$	1,092	$	12		$	2,752	$	1,517	$	989	$	(41	)	$	2,465	$	1,349	$	556		$	3		$	1,908
Capital expenditures, independent power and other investments and nuclear fuel purchases	$	3,633	$	4,661	$	83		$	8,377	$	3,241	$	3,701	$	75		$	7,017	$	2,903	$	3,613		$	166		$	6,682
Property, plant and equipment	$	45,383	$	33,340	$	1,607		$	80,330	$	41,938	$	30,178	$	1,523		$	73,639	$	39,896	$	28,081		$	1,471		$	69,448
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	11,862	$	6,640	$	442		$	18,944	$	11,282	$	6,268	$	384		$	17,934	$	10,944	$	5,455		$	329		$	16,728
Total assets(f)	$	42,523	$	37,647	$	2,309		$	82,479	$	39,222	$	32,896	$	2,487		$	74,605	$	36,420	$	30,052		$	2,535		$	69,007
Investment in equity method investees	$	—	$	983	$	80		$	1,063	$	—	$	617	$	46		$	663	$	—	$	388		$	34		$	422

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(a) Interest expense allocated from NEECH is based on a deemed capital structure of 70% debt. For this purpose, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by NEER subsidiaries is included with debt. Residual NEECH corporate interest expense is included in Corporate and Other.

(b) NEER includes an impairment charge of $300 million in 2013 related to the Spain solar projects. See Note 4 - Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements.

(c) NEER includes PTCs that were recognized based on its tax sharing agreement with NEE. See Note 1 - Income Taxes.

(d) NEER includes after-tax charges of $342 million in 2013 associated with the impairment of the Spain solar projects. See Note 4 - Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements.

(e) See Note 6.

(f) Reflects reclassification of debt issuance costs of $324 million ($85 million for FPL) in 2014 and $298 million ($68 million for FPL) in 2013. See Note 1 - Debt Issuance Costs.