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Short-Term Debt and Lines of Credit - Credit Facilities (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) extension | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit capacity | $ 2,500.0 |
Letters of Credit Issued Inside Credit Facilities | 19.1 |
Commercial Paper | 860.2 | $ 1,095.0
Available capacity under existing agreements | 1,620.7 |
WEC Energy Group |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Commercial Paper | 321.8 | $ 307.9
WEC Energy Group | Credit facility maturing December 2020 |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit capacity | $ 1,050.0 |
Number of extensions available on a credit facility | extension | 2 |
Length of credit facility extension | 1 year |
WE | Credit facility maturing December 2020 |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit capacity | $ 500.0 |
Number of extensions available on a credit facility | extension | 2 |
Length of credit facility extension | 1 year |
WPS | Credit facility maturing December 2016 |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit capacity | $ 250.0 |
Number of extensions available on a credit facility | extension | 2 |
Length of credit facility extension | 1 year |
WG | Credit facility maturing December 2020 |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit capacity | $ 350.0 |
Number of extensions available on a credit facility | extension | 2 |
Length of credit facility extension | 1 year |
PGL | Credit facility maturing December 2020 |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit capacity | $ 350.0 |
Number of extensions available on a credit facility | extension | 2 |
Length of credit facility extension | 1 year |
Commercial Paper |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Commercial Paper | $ 860.2 |

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