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Income Taxes (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rates | The effective income tax rates shown in the following table for the three and nine months ended September 30 were computed by dividing income tax expense (benefit) by income from continuing operations before income taxes.
| Three Months |  | Nine Months
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Alliant Energy | 20.4 | % |  | 23.5 | % |  | 24.0 | % |  | 16.6 | %
IPL | (12.6 | %) |  | (3.3 | %) |  | (5.6 | %) |  | (1.7 | %)
WPL | 35.5 | % |  | 34.4 | % |  | 37.7 | % |  | 33.0 | %
Production Tax Credits (Net Of State Tax Impacts) | For the three and nine months ended September 30, production tax credits (net of state tax impacts) resulting from these wind projects were as follows (in millions):
| Three Months |  | Nine Months
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Cedar Ridge (WPL) |  | $0.7 |  |  |  | $0.6 |  |  |  | $3.0 |  |  |  | $3.2 |
Bent Tree - Phase I (WPL) | 1.8 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | 6.7 |
Subtotal (WPL) | 2.5 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 9.0 |  |  | 9.9 |
Whispering Willow - East (IPL) | 2.0 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 8.2 |
|  | $4.5 |  |  |  | $3.8 |  |  |  | $17.7 |  |  |  | $18.1 |
Alliant Energy [Member] |
Income Tax [Line Items] |
Summary Of Tax Credit Carryforwards | At September 30, 2012, tax carryforwards and associated deferred tax assets and expiration dates were estimated as follows (in millions):
Alliant Energy | Carryforward Amount |  | Deferred Tax Assets |  | Earliest Expiration Date
Federal net operating losses |  | $828 |  |  |  | $284 |  |  | 2028
Federal net operating losses offset - uncertain tax positions | (55 | ) |  | (19 | ) |  |
State net operating losses | 776 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 2014
State net operating losses offset - uncertain tax positions | (26 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  |
Federal tax credits | 128 |  |  | 126 |  |  | 2022
|  |  |  | $429 |  |  |
IPL [Member] |
Income Tax [Line Items] |
Summary Of Tax Credit Carryforwards |
IPL | Carryforward Amount |  | Deferred Tax Assets |  | Earliest Expiration Date
Federal net operating losses |  | $354 |  |  |  | $121 |  |  | 2028
Federal net operating losses offset - uncertain tax positions | (25 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  |
State net operating losses | 170 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 2022
Federal tax credits | 34 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 2022
|  |  |  | $155 |  |  |
WPL [Member] |
Income Tax [Line Items] |
Summary Of Tax Credit Carryforwards |
WPL | Carryforward Amount |  | Deferred Tax Assets |  | Earliest Expiration Date
Federal net operating losses |  | $379 |  |  |  | $130 |  |  | 2028
Federal net operating losses offset - uncertain tax positions | (30 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  |
State net operating losses | 183 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 2022
State net operating losses offset - uncertain tax positions | (26 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  |
Federal tax credits | 36 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 2022
|  |  |  | $163 |  |  |

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