Employee Postretirement Benefits - Schedule of Change in Plan Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2018		Dec. 31, 2017
Change in plan assets
Employer contributions		$ 8		$ 36
TECO Energy [Member]
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		766
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		659		766
TECO Energy [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member]
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		766	[1]	649
Actual return on plan assets		(63)		122
Employer contributions		10		46
Employer direct benefit payments		8		27
Plan participants’ contributions		0		0
Plan settlement		(7)		(26)
Benefits paid		(54)		(51)
Direct benefit payments		(1)		(1)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	[1]	659		766
TECO Energy [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	[2]	0	[1]	0
Actual return on plan assets	[2]	0		0
Employer contributions	[2]	0		0
Employer direct benefit payments	[2]	15		13
Plan participants’ contributions	[2]	4		3
Plan settlement	[2]	0		0
Benefits paid	[2]	(19)		(16)
Direct benefit payments	[2]	0		0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	[1],[2]	$ 0		$ 0

[1] The MRV of plan assets is used as the basis for calculating the EROA component of periodic pension expense. MRV reflects the fair value of plan assets adjusted for experience gains and losses (i.e. the differences between actual investment returns and expected returns) spread over five years.

[2] Represent amounts for TECO Energy’s Florida-based other postretirement benefit plan.