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INCOME TAXES - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities $ 18,908 $ 18,574
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 7,593 7,886
Valuation allowance (333) (206)
Net deferred income tax assets 7,260 7,680
Net deferred income taxes liabilities 11,648 10,894
Accumulated deferred income taxes – assets (82) (96)
Accumulated deferred income taxes – liabilities 11,730 10,990
Accelerated depreciation    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 9,828 9,683
Property basis differences    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 3,025 2,647
Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 1,067 979
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 897 985
AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 727 833
Under recovered fuel and natural gas costs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 318 601
AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 1,886 1,902
Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 746 797
Remaining book value of retired assets    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 360 369
Storm damage reserves    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 216  
Premium on reacquired debt    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 57 63
Other    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 678 700
AROs    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 2,613 2,735
CAMT Carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 40  
ITC and PTC carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 1,380 1,387
Estimated loss on plants under construction    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 773 857
Estimated loss on regulatory disallowance    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 20 26
Other state deferred tax attributes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 366 363
Federal effect of net state deferred tax assets/liabilities    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 402 418
Other property basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 176 197
State effect of federal deferred taxes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 126 115
Other partnership basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 60 85
Regulatory liability associated with the Tax Reform Legislation (not subject to normalization)    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 18 34
Long-term debt fair value adjustment    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 73 79
Other comprehensive losses    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 48 67
Other    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 601 538
Alabama Power    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 6,109 6,101
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 1,931 1,931
Valuation allowance 0 0
Net deferred income tax assets 1,931 1,931
Net deferred income taxes liabilities 4,178 4,170
Accumulated deferred income taxes – assets 0 0
Accumulated deferred income taxes – liabilities 4,178 4,170
Alabama Power | Accelerated depreciation    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 2,583 2,566
Alabama Power | Property basis differences    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 1,497 1,444
Alabama Power | Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 362 321
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 196 224
Alabama Power | AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 458 476
Alabama Power | Under recovered fuel and natural gas costs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 13 80
Alabama Power | AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 658 667
Alabama Power | Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 191 213
Alabama Power | Remaining book value of retired assets    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 168 143
Alabama Power | Storm damage reserves    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0  
Alabama Power | Premium on reacquired debt    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 8 9
Alabama Power | Other    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 171 182
Alabama Power | AROs    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 1,116 1,143
Alabama Power | CAMT Carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0  
Alabama Power | ITC and PTC carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 48 12
Alabama Power | Estimated loss on plants under construction    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Alabama Power | Estimated loss on regulatory disallowance    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Alabama Power | Other state deferred tax attributes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Alabama Power | Federal effect of net state deferred tax assets/liabilities    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 197 215
Alabama Power | Other property basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Alabama Power | State effect of federal deferred taxes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 126 115
Alabama Power | Other partnership basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Alabama Power | Regulatory liability associated with the Tax Reform Legislation (not subject to normalization)    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 18 30
Alabama Power | Long-term debt fair value adjustment    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Alabama Power | Other comprehensive losses    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 3 4
Alabama Power | Other    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 227 188
Georgia Power    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 7,792 7,661
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 3,564 3,718
Valuation allowance (157) (75)
Net deferred income tax assets 3,407 3,643
Net deferred income taxes liabilities 4,385 4,018
Accumulated deferred income taxes – assets 0 0
Accumulated deferred income taxes – liabilities 4,385 4,018
Georgia Power | Accelerated depreciation    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 3,810 3,628
Georgia Power | Property basis differences    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 918 812
Georgia Power | Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 470 446
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 279 316
Georgia Power | AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 221 314
Georgia Power | Under recovered fuel and natural gas costs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 305 508
Georgia Power | AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 1,193 1,196
Georgia Power | Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 237 260
Georgia Power | Remaining book value of retired assets    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 187 221
Georgia Power | Storm damage reserves    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 216  
Georgia Power | Premium on reacquired debt    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 48 53
Georgia Power | Other    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 187 223
Georgia Power | AROs    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 1,414 1,510
Georgia Power | CAMT Carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 18  
Georgia Power | ITC and PTC carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 719 691
Georgia Power | Estimated loss on plants under construction    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 773 857
Georgia Power | Estimated loss on regulatory disallowance    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Georgia Power | Other state deferred tax attributes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 26 13
Georgia Power | Federal effect of net state deferred tax assets/liabilities    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 100 92
Georgia Power | Other property basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 75 83
Georgia Power | State effect of federal deferred taxes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Georgia Power | Other partnership basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Georgia Power | Regulatory liability associated with the Tax Reform Legislation (not subject to normalization)    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Georgia Power | Long-term debt fair value adjustment    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Georgia Power | Other comprehensive losses    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 4
Georgia Power | Other    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 160 152
Mississippi Power    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 727 714
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 358 382
Valuation allowance (41) (41)
Net deferred income tax assets 317 341
Net deferred income taxes liabilities 410 373
Accumulated deferred income taxes – assets (82) (96)
Accumulated deferred income taxes – liabilities 492 469
Mississippi Power | Accelerated depreciation    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 344 339
Mississippi Power | Property basis differences    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 192 188
Mississippi Power | Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 54 49
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 49 52
Mississippi Power | AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Mississippi Power | Under recovered fuel and natural gas costs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 13
Mississippi Power | AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 35 39
Mississippi Power | Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 35 37
Mississippi Power | Remaining book value of retired assets    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 5 5
Mississippi Power | Storm damage reserves    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0  
Mississippi Power | Premium on reacquired debt    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 1 1
Mississippi Power | Other    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 61 43
Mississippi Power | AROs    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 35 39
Mississippi Power | CAMT Carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0  
Mississippi Power | ITC and PTC carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Mississippi Power | Estimated loss on plants under construction    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Mississippi Power | Estimated loss on regulatory disallowance    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Mississippi Power | Other state deferred tax attributes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 224 231
Mississippi Power | Federal effect of net state deferred tax assets/liabilities    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Mississippi Power | Other property basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Mississippi Power | State effect of federal deferred taxes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Mississippi Power | Other partnership basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Mississippi Power | Regulatory liability associated with the Tax Reform Legislation (not subject to normalization)    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 3
Mississippi Power | Long-term debt fair value adjustment    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Mississippi Power | Other comprehensive losses    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Mississippi Power | Other    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 50 57
Southern Power    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 1,323 1,360
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 638 773
Valuation allowance (27) (27)
Net deferred income tax assets 611 746
Net deferred income taxes liabilities 712 614
Accumulated deferred income taxes – assets 0 0
Accumulated deferred income taxes – liabilities 712 614
Southern Power | Accelerated depreciation    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 1,309 1,346
Southern Power | Property basis differences    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Power | Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 13 12
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 16 10
Southern Power | AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Power | Under recovered fuel and natural gas costs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Power | AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Power | Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Power | Remaining book value of retired assets    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Power | Storm damage reserves    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0  
Southern Power | Premium on reacquired debt    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Power | Other    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 1 2
Southern Power | AROs    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Power | CAMT Carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0  
Southern Power | ITC and PTC carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 384 481
Southern Power | Estimated loss on plants under construction    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Power | Estimated loss on regulatory disallowance    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Power | Other state deferred tax attributes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 49 49
Southern Power | Federal effect of net state deferred tax assets/liabilities    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 23 27
Southern Power | Other property basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 85 97
Southern Power | State effect of federal deferred taxes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Power | Other partnership basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 60 85
Southern Power | Regulatory liability associated with the Tax Reform Legislation (not subject to normalization)    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Power | Long-term debt fair value adjustment    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Power | Other comprehensive losses    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 1 6
Southern Power | Other    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 20 18
Southern Company Gas    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 2,283 2,041
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 493 377
Valuation allowance (6) (7)
Net deferred income tax assets 487 370
Net deferred income taxes liabilities 1,796 1,671
Accumulated deferred income taxes – assets 0 0
Accumulated deferred income taxes – liabilities 1,796 1,671
Southern Company Gas | Accelerated depreciation    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 1,575 1,576
Southern Company Gas | Property basis differences    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 412 189
Southern Company Gas | Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 60 74
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 87 89
Southern Company Gas | AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Company Gas | Under recovered fuel and natural gas costs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Company Gas | AROs    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Company Gas | Employee benefit obligations    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 35 11
Southern Company Gas | Remaining book value of retired assets    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Company Gas | Storm damage reserves    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0  
Southern Company Gas | Premium on reacquired debt    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 0 0
Southern Company Gas | Other    
Deferred tax liabilities —    
Deferred income tax liabilities 201 191
Southern Company Gas | AROs    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Company Gas | CAMT Carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 104  
Southern Company Gas | ITC and PTC carryforwards    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Company Gas | Estimated loss on plants under construction    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Company Gas | Estimated loss on regulatory disallowance    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 20 26
Southern Company Gas | Other state deferred tax attributes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 16 8
Southern Company Gas | Federal effect of net state deferred tax assets/liabilities    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 107 101
Southern Company Gas | Other property basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Company Gas | State effect of federal deferred taxes    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Company Gas | Other partnership basis differences    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Company Gas | Regulatory liability associated with the Tax Reform Legislation (not subject to normalization)    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Company Gas | Long-term debt fair value adjustment    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 73 79
Southern Company Gas | Other comprehensive losses    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets 0 0
Southern Company Gas | Other    
Deferred tax assets —    
Deferred income tax assets $ 86 $ 74