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Employee Postretirement Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended 21 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Percentage of tax-free subsidy under prescription drug programs 28.00%      
Tax of premiums paid for retiree medical benefits plan 40.00%      
Accumulated benefit obligation of defined benefit pension plans $ 686.9 $ 685.0   $ 685.0
Percentage of defined benefit plan assets decreased 3.50%      
Plan assets $ 625.4 $ 648.0   $ 648.0
Primary provisions for pension benefits First, for plans funded less than 100%, required shortfall contributions were based on a percentage of the funding target until 2013, rather than the funding target of 100%.      
Percentage of qualified pension plan's actuarial value of assets   120.10%   120.10%
Estimated percentage of qualified pension plan's actuarial value of assets 114.10%      
Employer contributions $ 55.0 $ 47.5    
Employer contributions in next fiscal year $ 37.4      
Defined contribution plan, maximum employer match percentage 6.00%      
Description of defined contribution plan Employer matching contributions were 65% of eligible participant contributions with additional incentive match of up to 35% of eligible participant contributions based on the achievement of certain operating company financial goals. Prior to this, the employer matching contributions were 60% of eligible participant contributions, with an additional incentive match of up to 40%.      
Defined contribution plan cost recognized $ 11.1 13.1 $ 11.3  
Employer matching contribution percentage of eligible participant contribution 70.00%      
Defined benefit plan additional percentage of eligible compensation for matching contributions by employer 30.00%      
Effective date of employer matching contribution increase Jan. 01, 2015      
Pre Amendment [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Employer matching contribution percentage of eligible participant contribution 60.00%      
Defined benefit plan additional percentage of eligible compensation for matching contributions by employer 40.00%      
Post Amendment [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Employer matching contribution percentage of eligible participant contribution       65.00%
Defined benefit plan additional percentage of eligible compensation for matching contributions by employer       35.00%
Minimum [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Range of estimated annual contributions $ 12.2      
Maximum [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Range of estimated annual contributions 44.6      
Unqualified SERP [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Defined benefit plan, assets 43.5 0.9   $ 0.9
Pension Benefits [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Estimated net loss amortization from AOCI into net periodic benefit cost related to defined benefit plan 3.5      
Estimated Prior service cost amortization from AOCI into net periodic benefit cost related to defined benefit plan 0.1      
Defined benefit plan net loss that will be amortized from regulatory assets in next fiscal year 9.8      
Defined benefit plan, assets 208.2 167.4   167.4
Plan assets 625.4 648.0 593.0 648.0
Employer contributions 55.0 47.5    
Net periodic benefit cost 22.8 25.7 29.8  
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Estimated Prior service cost amortization from AOCI into net periodic benefit cost related to defined benefit plan 0.5      
Other postretirement benefit plans service benefit that will be amortized from regulatory assets in next fiscal year 2.1      
Defined benefit plan, assets 32.4 26.6   26.6
Plan assets 20.6 18.8 0.0 18.8
Employer contributions 1.5 (1.0)    
Employer contributions in next fiscal year 14.3      
Net periodic benefit cost 6.9 12.8 12.4  
SERP [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Employer contributions $ 43.4 1.2    
Tampa Electric Company [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Percentage of tax-free subsidy under prescription drug programs 28.00%      
Amortization period of Regulatory Asset 12 years      
Plan assets $ 625.4 $ 648.0   $ 648.0
Primary provisions for pension benefits First, for plans funded less than 100%, required shortfall contributions will be based on a percentage of the funding target until 2013, rather than the funding target of 100%.      
Percentage of qualified pension plan's actuarial value of assets   120.10%   120.10%
Estimated percentage of qualified pension plan's actuarial value of assets 114.10%      
Employer contributions $ 43.9 $ 38.2    
Employer contributions in next fiscal year $ 30.9      
Description of defined contribution plan Effective Jan. 1, 2015, the employer matching contributions were 70% of eligible participant contributions with additional incentive match of up to 30% of eligible participant contributions based on the achievement of certain operating company financial goals. During the period from April 2013 to December 2014, employer matching contributions were 65% of eligible participant contributions with additional incentive match of up to 35% of eligible participant contributions based on the achievement of certain operating company financial goals. Prior to this, the employer matching contributions were 60% of eligible participant contributions with additional incentive match of up to 40%.      
Defined contribution plan cost recognized $ 7.5 10.2 9.1  
Employer matching contribution percentage of eligible participant contribution 70.00%      
Defined benefit plan additional percentage of eligible compensation for matching contributions by employer 30.00%      
Tampa Electric Company [Member] | Pre Amendment [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Employer matching contribution percentage of eligible participant contribution 60.00%      
Defined benefit plan additional percentage of eligible compensation for matching contributions by employer 40.00%      
Tampa Electric Company [Member] | Post Amendment [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Employer matching contribution percentage of eligible participant contribution       65.00%
Defined benefit plan additional percentage of eligible compensation for matching contributions by employer       35.00%
Tampa Electric Company [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Range of estimated annual contributions $ 8.0      
Tampa Electric Company [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Range of estimated annual contributions 35.0      
Tampa Electric Company [Member] | Unqualified SERP [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Defined benefit plan, assets 43.5 0.9   $ 0.9
Tampa Electric Company [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Defined benefit plan net loss that will be amortized from regulatory assets in next fiscal year 9.8      
Defined benefit plan, assets 208.2 167.4   167.4
Net periodic benefit cost 13.5 14.8 21.7  
Tampa Electric Company [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Other postretirement benefit plans service benefit that will be amortized from regulatory assets in next fiscal year 1.9      
Defined benefit plan, assets 30.2 20.4   20.4
Employer contributions in next fiscal year 9.3      
Net periodic benefit cost 5.7 10.4 10.0  
Tampa Electric Company [Member] | SERP [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Employer contributions 14.9 0.8    
NMGC [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Pre-acquisition regulated asset that will be amortized from regulatory assets in next fiscal year 1.1      
NMGC [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Employer contributions in next fiscal year 3.6      
NMGC [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Plan assets $ 20.6 18.8   18.8
TECO Energy [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Percentage of defined benefit plan assets decreased 3.50%      
TECO Energy [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Plan assets $ 625.4 648.0 593.0 648.0
Employer contributions 55.0 47.5    
Net periodic benefit cost 22.8 25.7 29.8  
TECO Energy [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Other postretirement benefit plans service benefit that will be amortized from regulatory assets in next fiscal year 0.0      
Plan assets 20.6 18.8 0.0 $ 18.8
Employer contributions 1.5 (1.0)    
Net periodic benefit cost $ 6.9 $ 12.8 $ 12.4