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Commitments And Contingencies (Schedule Of Environmental Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current environmental liabilities $ 2.0us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent $ 3.6us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
Non-current environmental liabilities 13.5us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent 15.4us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
Total environmental liabilities 15.5us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies 19.0us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
Minimum range of estimated future cost incurred for investigation, remediation and monitoring 12lnt_MinimumRemainingEstimatedCostIncurredForInvestigationRemediationAndMonitoring  
Maximum remaining estimated cost incurred for investigation, remediation and monitoring 31lnt_MaximumRemainingEstimatedCostIncurredForInvestigationRemediationAndMonitoring  
IPL [Member]    
Current environmental liabilities 1.7us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_IplMember
2.8us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_IplMember
Non-current environmental liabilities 11.9us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_IplMember
13.6us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_IplMember
Total environmental liabilities 13.6us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_IplMember
16.4us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_IplMember
Minimum range of estimated future cost incurred for investigation, remediation and monitoring 11lnt_MinimumRemainingEstimatedCostIncurredForInvestigationRemediationAndMonitoring
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_IplMember
 
Maximum remaining estimated cost incurred for investigation, remediation and monitoring 29lnt_MaximumRemainingEstimatedCostIncurredForInvestigationRemediationAndMonitoring
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_IplMember
 
WPL [Member]    
Current environmental liabilities 0.3us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_WplMember
0.8us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_WplMember
Non-current environmental liabilities 1.6us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_WplMember
1.7us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_WplMember
Total environmental liabilities 1.9us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_WplMember
2.5us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_WplMember
Minimum range of estimated future cost incurred for investigation, remediation and monitoring 1lnt_MinimumRemainingEstimatedCostIncurredForInvestigationRemediationAndMonitoring
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_WplMember
 
Maximum remaining estimated cost incurred for investigation, remediation and monitoring 2lnt_MaximumRemainingEstimatedCostIncurredForInvestigationRemediationAndMonitoring
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_WplMember
 
Natural Gas Processing Plant [Member]    
Total environmental liabilities 16.0us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasProcessingPlantMember
 
Natural Gas Processing Plant [Member] | IPL [Member]    
Total environmental liabilities 14.0us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_IplMember
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasProcessingPlantMember
 
Natural Gas Processing Plant [Member] | WPL [Member]    
Total environmental liabilities $ 2.0us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lnt_WplMember
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasProcessingPlantMember