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2.2.0.7 false Variable Interest Entities (Policies) 007070 - Disclosure - Variable Interest Entities (Policies) true false false false 1 USD false false u000 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 u001 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance pure xbrli 0 u002 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 u003 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] 0 nee_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstract nee false na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Policy, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities 1 nee_ConsolidationVariableInterestEntityPolicyTextBlock nee false na duration Describes an entity's accounting policy regarding its principles of consolidation for variable interest entities. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Effective January 1, 2010, NextEra Energy and FPL adopted new accounting guidance which modified the consolidation model in previous guidance and expanded the disclosures related to variable interest entities (VIE).  An entity is considered to be a VIE when its total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support or its equity investors, as a group, lack the characteristics of having a controlling financial interest.  A reporting company is required to consolidate a VIE as its primary beneficiary when it has both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance, and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  Upon adoption of this new accounting guidance, neither NextEra Energy nor FPL was required to consolidate any additional VIEs or deconsolidate any VIEs.  As of June 30, 2010, NextEra Energy has six VIEs which it consolidates and has interests in certain other VIEs which it does not consolidate.</font></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> Effective January 1, 2010, NextEra Energy and FPL adopted new accounting guidance which modified the consolidation model in previous guidance and expanded the false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Describes an entity's accounting policy regarding its principles of consolidation for variable interest entities. No authoritative reference available. false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true