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Long Term Debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]
LONG TERM DEBT	LONG-TERM DEBT On September 15, 2013, Wisconsin Gas used short-term borrowings to retire $45 million of long-term debt that matured. In June 2013, Wisconsin Electric issued $250 million of 1.70% Debentures due June 15, 2018. The debentures were issued under an existing shelf registration statement filed with the SEC in February 2011. The net proceeds were used to repay short-term debt and for other corporate purposes. On May 15, 2013, Wisconsin Electric used short-term borrowings to retire $300 million of long-term debt that matured.

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The entire disclosure for long-term debt.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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