CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]		Total Common Shareholders' Equity Parent [Member]		Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	FPL [Member]		FPL [Member] Common Stock [Member]	FPL [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	FPL [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			478,000,000
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 37,413	$ 5	$ 10,490	$ (188)	$ 23,837		$ 34,144		$ 3,269	$ 21,014		$ 1,373	$ 10,601	$ 9,040
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (loss)						680		680		(74)					588
Shares Issued, Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture			1,000,000
Share-based payment activity				30				30
Dividends on common stock	[1]					(598)		(598)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(24)			(24)			(24)
Other differential membership interests activity										389
Capital contributions from NEE														250
Other				(5)	(1)	0		(6)		30				1	0
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019			479,000,000
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2019		37,840	$ 5	10,515	(213)	23,919		34,226		3,614	21,853		1,373	10,852	9,628
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018		468
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Other differential membership interests activity		(394)
Other		(3)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019		$ 71
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends per share of common stock (in dollars per share)		$ 1.25
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			478,000,000
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 37,413	$ 5	10,490	(188)	23,837		34,144		3,269	21,014		1,373	10,601	9,040
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (loss)		1,745									1,251	[2]
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(2)
Impact of disposal of a business		0
Capital contributions from NEE											250
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019			479,000,000
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2019		38,426	$ 5	10,542	(191)	24,554		34,910		3,516	21,115		1,373	10,851	8,891
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018		468
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019		68
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019			479,000,000
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2019		37,840	$ 5	10,515	(213)	23,919		34,226		3,614	21,853		1,373	10,852	9,628
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (loss)		1,139				1,234		1,234		(95)	663	[2]			663
Shares Issued, Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture			0
Share-based payment activity				47				47
Dividends on common stock						(599)	[1]	(599)	[1]						(1,400)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		22			22			22
Impact of disposal of a business		0
Other differential membership interests activity										(146)
Other				(20)		0		(20)		143				(1)	0
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019			479,000,000
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2019		38,426	$ 5	10,542	(191)	24,554		34,910		3,516	21,115		1,373	10,851	8,891
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2019		71
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Other		(3)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019		$ 68
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends per share of common stock (in dollars per share)		$ 1.25
Adoption of accounting standards update		$ 25,199									$ 9,174
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		489,000,000	489,000,000								1,000
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 41,360	$ 5	11,970	(169)	25,199		37,005		4,355	$ 21,398		1,373	10,851	9,174
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (loss)						421		421		(112)					642
Premium on equity units				(253)				(253)
Shares Issued, Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture			0
Share-based payment activity				4				4
Dividends on common stock	[3]					(685)		(685)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(39)			(33)			(33)		(6)
Issuances of common stock/equity units - net				(51)				(51)
Impact of disposal of a business	[4]				10			10		0
Other differential membership interests activity				(2)				(2)		219
Capital contributions from NEE														1,200
Other				0	0	(2)		(2)		16
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020			489,000,000
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2020		40,875	$ 5	11,668	(192)	24,922		36,403		4,472	$ 23,240		1,373	12,051	9,816
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019		487
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)		(1)
Other differential membership interests activity		(248)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2020		$ 238
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends per share of common stock (in dollars per share)		$ 1.40
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		489,000,000	489,000,000								1,000
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 41,360	$ 5	11,970	(169)	25,199		37,005		4,355	$ 21,398		1,373	10,851	9,174
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (loss)		1,436									1,391	[2]
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(7)
Impact of disposal of a business		$ 10
Capital contributions from NEE											$ 1,900
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		490,000,000	490,000,000								1,000
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2020		$ 41,574	$ 5	11,720	(163)	25,511		37,073		4,501	$ 24,689		1,373	12,752	10,564
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019		487
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2020		291
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020			489,000,000
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2020		40,875	$ 5	11,668	(192)	24,922		36,403		4,472	23,240		1,373	12,051	9,816
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (loss)		1,129				1,275		1,275		(144)	$ 749	[2]			749
Shares Issued, Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture			1,000,000
Share-based payment activity				55				55
Dividends on common stock	[3]					(686)		(686)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		32			29			29		3
Impact of disposal of a business		$ 0
Other differential membership interests activity				(5)				(5)		153
Capital contributions from NEE														700
Other				2				2		17				1	(1)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		490,000,000	490,000,000								1,000
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2020		$ 41,574	$ 5	$ 11,720	$ (163)	$ 25,511		$ 37,073		$ 4,501	$ 24,689		$ 1,373	$ 12,752	$ 10,564
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2020		238
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)		(2)
Other differential membership interests activity		55
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2020		$ 291
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends per share of common stock (in dollars per share)		$ 1.40
Adoption of accounting standards update		$ 25,511									$ 10,564

[1] Dividends per share were $1.25 for each of the three months ended June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

[2] FPL's comprehensive income is the same as reported net income.

[3] Dividends per share were $1.40 for each of the three months ended June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020.

[4] See Note 11 - Disposal of Businesses.