Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Common stock, shares authorized	1,500	1,500
THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY [Member]
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000

The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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