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Property, Plant, and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment - Balances | Property, plant, and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:
(in millions) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Electric – generation |  | $ | 6,858.8 |  |  | $ | 6,410.6 |
Electric – distribution |  | 7,018.1 |  |  | 6,534.6 |
Natural gas – distribution, storage, and transmission |  | 11,602.7 |  |  | 10,766.3 |
Property, plant, and equipment to be retired, net |  | — |  |  | 174.8 |
Other |  | 1,696.7 |  |  | 1,649.1 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  | 8,073.7 |  |  | 7,573.6 |
Net |  | 19,102.6 |  |  | 17,961.8 |
CWIP |  | 820.4 |  |  | 707.5 |
Net utility property, plant, and equipment |  | 19,923.0 |  |  | 18,669.3 |
We Power generation |  | 3,245.7 |  |  | 3,244.4 |
Renewable generation |  | 716.5 |  |  | 193.3 |
Natural gas storage |  | 245.9 |  |  | 244.8 |
Net non-utility energy infrastructure |  | 4,208.1 |  |  | 3,682.5 |
Corporate services |  | 180.4 |  |  | 171.0 |
Other |  | 88.8 |  |  | 127.1 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  | 805.0 |  |  | 731.5 |
Net |  | 3,672.3 |  |  | 3,249.1 |
CWIP |  | 24.8 |  |  | 82.5 |
Net non-utility and other property, plant, and equipment |  | 3,697.1 |  |  | 3,331.6 |
Total property, plant, and equipment |  | $ | 23,620.1 |  |  | $ | 22,000.9 |
Schedule of changes to our severance liability | Activity related to this severance liability for the years ended December 31 was as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Severance liability at January 1 |  | $ | 15.7 |  |  | $ | 29.4 |
Severance payments |  | (7.2 | ) |  | (10.7 | )
Other |  | (6.4 | ) |  | (3.0 | )
Total severance liability at December 31 |  | $ | 2.1 |  |  | $ | 15.7 |

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