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Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Accumulated depreciation | $ 8,214.6 | $ 7,919.1
Net property, plant, and equipment | 19,915.5 | 19,189.7
Utility operations |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant, and equipment | 24,185.1 | 22,803.7
Accumulated depreciation | 7,609.7 | 7,358.2
Net | 16,575.4 | 15,445.5
CWIP | 320.0 | 672.7
Net property, plant, and equipment | 16,895.4 | 16,118.2
Nonutility operations |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, plant, and equipment | 3,520.3 | 3,482.2
Accumulated depreciation | 604.9 | 560.9
Net | 2,915.4 | 2,921.3
CWIP | 104.7 | 150.2
Net property, plant, and equipment | $ 3,020.1 | $ 3,071.5

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- Definition Amount of structure or a modification to a structure under construction. Includes recently completed structures or modifications to structures that have not been placed into service. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 + Details
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