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Segments Of Business (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Segments Of Business | Certain financial information relating to Alliant Energy’s business segments is as follows. As of September 30, 2012, Alliant Energy’s RMT business qualified as assets and liabilities held for sale. The operating results of RMT have been separately classified and reported as discontinued operations in Alliant Energy’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. As a result, Alliant Energy no longer reports “Non-regulated - RMT” segment information. Intersegment revenues were not material to Alliant Energy’s operations.
| Utility |  | Non-Regulated, |  | Alliant Energy
| Electric |  | Gas |  | Other |  | Total |  | Parent and Other |  | Consolidated
| (in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $815.3 |  |  |  | $46.8 |  |  |  | $12.2 |  |  |  | $874.3 |  |  |  | $13.3 |  |  |  | $887.6 |
Operating income | 203.1 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 205.4 |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | 213.7 |
Amounts attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 159.2 |  |  | (10.2 | ) |  | 149.0 |
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 1.7 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners |  |  |  |  |  |  | 159.2 |  |  | (8.5 | ) |  | 150.7 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $796.9 |  |  |  | $46.4 |  |  |  | $15.8 |  |  |  | $859.1 |  |  |  | $11.8 |  |  |  | $870.9 |
Operating income (loss) | 206.1 |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | 203.4 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | 209.4 |
Amounts attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 148.9 |  |  | (12.0 | ) |  | 136.9 |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (14.9 | ) |  | (14.9 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners |  |  |  |  |  |  | 148.9 |  |  | (26.9 | ) |  | 122.0 |
| Utility |  | Non-Regulated, |  | Alliant Energy
| Electric |  | Gas |  | Other |  | Total |  | Parent and Other |  | Consolidated
| (in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $2,000.3 |  |  |  | $263.9 |  |  |  | $39.7 |  |  |  | $2,303.9 |  |  |  | $39.7 |  |  |  | $2,343.6 |
Operating income | 354.0 |  |  | 32.1 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | 390.8 |  |  | 27.3 |  |  | 418.1 |
Amounts attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 237.4 |  |  | 16.4 |  |  | 253.8 |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (2.3 | ) |  | (2.3 | )
Net income attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners |  |  |  |  |  |  | 237.4 |  |  | 14.1 |  |  | 251.5 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $2,037.7 |  |  |  | $342.5 |  |  |  | $45.8 |  |  |  | $2,426.0 |  |  |  | $34.6 |  |  |  | $2,460.6 |
Operating income (loss) | 357.6 |  |  | 34.0 |  |  | (2.3 | ) |  | 389.3 |  |  | 18.0 |  |  | 407.3 |
Amounts attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 236.0 |  |  | 23.2 |  |  | 259.2 |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (12.6 | ) |  | (12.6 | )
Net income attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners |  |  |  |  |  |  | 236.0 |  |  | 10.6 |  |  | 246.6 |
IPL [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Segments Of Business | Certain financial information relating to IPL’s business segments is as follows. Intersegment revenues were not material to IPL’s operations.
| Electric |  | Gas |  | Other |  | Total
| (in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $456.6 |  |  |  | $29.6 |  |  |  | $11.5 |  |  |  | $497.7 |
Operating income | 109.5 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 112.0 |
Earnings available for common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103.3 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $443.2 |  |  |  | $27.5 |  |  |  | $13.8 |  |  |  | $484.5 |
Operating income (loss) | 117.5 |  |  | (1.3 | ) |  | 0.3 |  |  | 116.5 |
Earnings available for common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98.3 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $1,070.7 |  |  |  | $149.2 |  |  |  | $37.2 |  |  |  | $1,257.1 |
Operating income | 149.3 |  |  | 15.6 |  |  | 6.4 |  |  | 171.3 |
Earnings available for common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115.2 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $1,097.3 |  |  |  | $198.1 |  |  |  | $40.7 |  |  |  | $1,336.1 |
Operating income | 162.3 |  |  | 15.1 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | 182.1 |
Earnings available for common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117.7 |
WPL [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Segments Of Business | Certain financial information relating to WPL’s business segments is as follows. Intersegment revenues were not material to WPL’s operations.
| Electric |  | Gas |  | Other |  | Total
| (in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $358.7 |  |  |  | $17.2 |  |  |  | $0.7 |  |  |  | $376.6 |
Operating income | 93.6 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 93.4 |
Earnings available for common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.9 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $353.7 |  |  |  | $18.9 |  |  |  | $2.0 |  |  |  | $374.6 |
Operating income (loss) | 88.6 |  |  | (1.5 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 86.9 |
Earnings available for common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.6 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $929.6 |  |  |  | $114.7 |  |  |  | $2.5 |  |  |  | $1,046.8 |
Operating income (loss) | 204.7 |  |  | 16.5 |  |  | (1.7 | ) |  | 219.5 |
Earnings available for common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122.2 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $940.4 |  |  |  | $144.4 |  |  |  | $5.1 |  |  |  | $1,089.9 |
Operating income (loss) | 195.3 |  |  | 18.9 |  |  | (7.0 | ) |  | 207.2 |
Earnings available for common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 118.3 |

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