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Regulatory Matters	9 Months Ended
Regulatory Matters	Sep. 30, 2025
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Regulatory Matters	Regulatory Assets and Liabilities. We follow the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 980, which provides that regulated entities account for and report assets and liabilities consistent with the economic effect of regulatory rate-making procedures when the rates established are designed to recover the costs of providing the regulated service and it is probable that such rates will be charged and collected from customers. Certain expenses and credits subject to utility regulation or rate determination normally reflected in income or expense are deferred on the balance sheet and are recognized in the income statement as the related amounts are included in customer rates and recovered from or refunded to customers. We assess the probability of collection for all of our regulatory assets each period. The offset to the regulatory liability associated with our renewable investments included in regulated rates is recorded in "Depreciation and amortization" on the Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income (unaudited). Renewable generation filings. In February 2025, NIPSCO filed a petition with the IURC to modify its February 2023 order that approved a power purchase agreement related to Templeton and allow for NIPSCO to fully own Templeton. The IURC issued an order on September 24, 2025 approving the filed petition. GenCo filing. In January 2025, GenCo, an indirect subsidiary of NiSource Inc., filed a declination of jurisdiction petition with the IURC related to the ownership, development, financing, construction and operation of generation facilities. This is an administrative filing and is a step in NIPSCO’s effort to set up a framework to accommodate megaload customers, including data centers. A settlement agreement among GenCo, NIPSCO, and a coalition of NIPSCO's largest industrial customers was approved by the IURC on September 24, 2025. In October 2025, the Indiana Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor ("OUCC") filed a limited Request for Rehearing with the IURC. Subsequently, the OUCC filed a Notice of Appeal of the IURC order approving the GenCo settlement, which was immediately stayed by the Court of Appeals to allow the IURC process to be completed. NIPSCO Electric rate case filing. On February 7, 2025, NIPSCO and certain intervening parties filed a Joint Stipulation and Settlement Agreement with the IURC. The IURC issued an order on June 26, 2025, approving the Settlement Agreement without modification. New rates were implemented in multiple steps beginning in July 2025 and will continue with the final step no later than March 2026.