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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Regulatory Assets | Regulatory assets were comprised of the following items (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Tax-related |  | $793.1 |  |  |  | $770.7 |  |  |  | $768.2 |  |  |  | $746.2 |  |  |  | $24.9 |  |  |  | $24.5 |
Pension and other postretirement benefits costs | 533.2 |  |  | 549.2 |  |  | 271.7 |  |  | 279.3 |  |  | 261.5 |  |  | 269.9 |
Asset retirement obligations (AROs) | 66.6 |  |  | 62.4 |  |  | 39.2 |  |  | 38.6 |  |  | 27.4 |  |  | 23.8 |
Derivatives | 37.1 |  |  | 40.2 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | 27.1 |  |  | 23.9 |
Environmental-related costs | 31.5 |  |  | 34.9 |  |  | 27.2 |  |  | 30.3 |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | 4.6 |
Emission allowances | 30.0 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 120.6 |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | 77.9 |  |  | 77.2 |  |  | 42.7 |  |  | 47.8 |
|  | $1,612.1 |  |  |  | $1,612.4 |  |  |  | $1,224.2 |  |  |  | $1,217.9 |  |  |  | $387.9 |  |  |  | $394.5 |
Regulatory Liabilities | Regulatory liabilities were comprised of the following items (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Cost of removal obligations |  | $412.8 |  |  |  | $408.7 |  |  |  | $273.1 |  |  |  | $268.0 |  |  |  | $139.7 |  |  |  | $140.7 |
IPL’s tax benefit riders | 313.0 |  |  | 355.8 |  |  | 313.0 |  |  | 355.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Energy conservation cost recovery | 62.1 |  |  | 55.1 |  |  | 16.7 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 45.4 |  |  | 45.1 |
IPL’s electric transmission assets sale | 27.1 |  |  | 32.5 |  |  | 27.1 |  |  | 32.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Commodity cost recovery | 25.0 |  |  | 17.7 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | 5.2 |  |  | 17.6 |  |  | 12.5 |
Other | 58.1 |  |  | 46.3 |  |  | 35.1 |  |  | 29.9 |  |  | 23.0 |  |  | 16.4 |
|  | $898.1 |  |  |  | $916.1 |  |  |  | $672.4 |  |  |  | $701.4 |  |  |  | $225.7 |  |  |  | $214.7 |
IPL [Member] |
Regulatory Assets | Regulatory assets were comprised of the following items (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Tax-related |  | $793.1 |  |  |  | $770.7 |  |  |  | $768.2 |  |  |  | $746.2 |  |  |  | $24.9 |  |  |  | $24.5 |
Pension and other postretirement benefits costs | 533.2 |  |  | 549.2 |  |  | 271.7 |  |  | 279.3 |  |  | 261.5 |  |  | 269.9 |
Asset retirement obligations (AROs) | 66.6 |  |  | 62.4 |  |  | 39.2 |  |  | 38.6 |  |  | 27.4 |  |  | 23.8 |
Derivatives | 37.1 |  |  | 40.2 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | 27.1 |  |  | 23.9 |
Environmental-related costs | 31.5 |  |  | 34.9 |  |  | 27.2 |  |  | 30.3 |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | 4.6 |
Emission allowances | 30.0 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 120.6 |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | 77.9 |  |  | 77.2 |  |  | 42.7 |  |  | 47.8 |
|  | $1,612.1 |  |  |  | $1,612.4 |  |  |  | $1,224.2 |  |  |  | $1,217.9 |  |  |  | $387.9 |  |  |  | $394.5 |
Regulatory Liabilities | Regulatory liabilities were comprised of the following items (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Cost of removal obligations |  | $412.8 |  |  |  | $408.7 |  |  |  | $273.1 |  |  |  | $268.0 |  |  |  | $139.7 |  |  |  | $140.7 |
IPL’s tax benefit riders | 313.0 |  |  | 355.8 |  |  | 313.0 |  |  | 355.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Energy conservation cost recovery | 62.1 |  |  | 55.1 |  |  | 16.7 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 45.4 |  |  | 45.1 |
IPL’s electric transmission assets sale | 27.1 |  |  | 32.5 |  |  | 27.1 |  |  | 32.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Commodity cost recovery | 25.0 |  |  | 17.7 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | 5.2 |  |  | 17.6 |  |  | 12.5 |
Other | 58.1 |  |  | 46.3 |  |  | 35.1 |  |  | 29.9 |  |  | 23.0 |  |  | 16.4 |
|  | $898.1 |  |  |  | $916.1 |  |  |  | $672.4 |  |  |  | $701.4 |  |  |  | $225.7 |  |  |  | $214.7 |
WPL [Member] |
Regulatory Assets | Regulatory assets were comprised of the following items (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Tax-related |  | $793.1 |  |  |  | $770.7 |  |  |  | $768.2 |  |  |  | $746.2 |  |  |  | $24.9 |  |  |  | $24.5 |
Pension and other postretirement benefits costs | 533.2 |  |  | 549.2 |  |  | 271.7 |  |  | 279.3 |  |  | 261.5 |  |  | 269.9 |
Asset retirement obligations (AROs) | 66.6 |  |  | 62.4 |  |  | 39.2 |  |  | 38.6 |  |  | 27.4 |  |  | 23.8 |
Derivatives | 37.1 |  |  | 40.2 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | 27.1 |  |  | 23.9 |
Environmental-related costs | 31.5 |  |  | 34.9 |  |  | 27.2 |  |  | 30.3 |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | 4.6 |
Emission allowances | 30.0 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 120.6 |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | 77.9 |  |  | 77.2 |  |  | 42.7 |  |  | 47.8 |
|  | $1,612.1 |  |  |  | $1,612.4 |  |  |  | $1,224.2 |  |  |  | $1,217.9 |  |  |  | $387.9 |  |  |  | $394.5 |
Regulatory Liabilities | Regulatory liabilities were comprised of the following items (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Cost of removal obligations |  | $412.8 |  |  |  | $408.7 |  |  |  | $273.1 |  |  |  | $268.0 |  |  |  | $139.7 |  |  |  | $140.7 |
IPL’s tax benefit riders | 313.0 |  |  | 355.8 |  |  | 313.0 |  |  | 355.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Energy conservation cost recovery | 62.1 |  |  | 55.1 |  |  | 16.7 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 45.4 |  |  | 45.1 |
IPL’s electric transmission assets sale | 27.1 |  |  | 32.5 |  |  | 27.1 |  |  | 32.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Commodity cost recovery | 25.0 |  |  | 17.7 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | 5.2 |  |  | 17.6 |  |  | 12.5 |
Other | 58.1 |  |  | 46.3 |  |  | 35.1 |  |  | 29.9 |  |  | 23.0 |  |  | 16.4 |
|  | $898.1 |  |  |  | $916.1 |  |  |  | $672.4 |  |  |  | $701.4 |  |  |  | $225.7 |  |  |  | $214.7 |

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