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Acquisitions Acquisitions - Forward Wind Energy Center (Details) - Forward Wind Energy Center $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) wind_turbines utility MW | Dec. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Number of wind turbines at Forward Wind Energy Center | wind_turbines | 86 |
Capacity of Foward Wind Energy Center | MW | 129 |
Approximate purchase price | $ 174 |
WPS |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Number of utilities along with WPS that entered in an agreement to purchase Forward Wind Energy Center | utility | 2 |
Approximate purchase price | $ 78 |
WPS's share of Forward Wind Energy Center's purchase price | 44.60% |
Percentage of Forward Wind Energy Center's output purchased by WPS |  | 44.60%

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