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Related Parties
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Related Parties
RELATED PARTIES
Service Agreements - IPL and WPL are parties to service agreements with an affiliate, Corporate Services. Pursuant to these service agreements, IPL and WPL receive various administrative and general services. These services are billed to IPL and WPL at cost based on expenses incurred by Corporate Services for the benefit of IPL and WPL, respectively. These costs consisted primarily of employee compensation and benefits, fees associated with various professional services and a return on net assets. Corporate Services also acts as agent on behalf of IPL and WPL pursuant to the service agreements. As agent, Corporate Services enters into energy, capacity, ancillary services, and transmission sale and purchase transactions within MISO and PJM. Corporate Services assigns such sales and purchases among IPL and WPL based on statements received from MISO and PJM. The amounts billed for services provided, sales credited and purchases were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Corporate Services billings

$148

 

$140

 

$129

 

$116

 

$103

 

$102

Sales credited
8

 
7
 
10
 
6

 
12
 
14
Purchases billed
422

 
365
 
301
 
125

 
68
 
61


As of December 31, net intercompany payables to Corporate Services were as follows (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
IPL

$84

 

$62

WPL
58

 
46



ATC - Pursuant to various agreements, WPL receives a range of transmission services from ATC. WPL provides operation, maintenance, and construction services to ATC. WPL and ATC also bill each other for use of shared facilities owned by each party. The related amounts billed between the parties were as follows (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
ATC billings to WPL

$96

 

$96

 

$90

WPL billings to ATC
9

 
12

 
11



As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, WPL owed ATC net amounts of $8 million and $8 million, respectively.

WPL’s Sheboygan Falls Lease - Refer to Note 10(b) for discussion of WPL’s Sheboygan Falls lease.
IPL [Member]  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Related Parties
RELATED PARTIES
Service Agreements - IPL and WPL are parties to service agreements with an affiliate, Corporate Services. Pursuant to these service agreements, IPL and WPL receive various administrative and general services. These services are billed to IPL and WPL at cost based on expenses incurred by Corporate Services for the benefit of IPL and WPL, respectively. These costs consisted primarily of employee compensation and benefits, fees associated with various professional services and a return on net assets. Corporate Services also acts as agent on behalf of IPL and WPL pursuant to the service agreements. As agent, Corporate Services enters into energy, capacity, ancillary services, and transmission sale and purchase transactions within MISO and PJM. Corporate Services assigns such sales and purchases among IPL and WPL based on statements received from MISO and PJM. The amounts billed for services provided, sales credited and purchases were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Corporate Services billings

$148

 

$140

 

$129

 

$116

 

$103

 

$102

Sales credited
8

 
7
 
10
 
6

 
12
 
14
Purchases billed
422

 
365
 
301
 
125

 
68
 
61


As of December 31, net intercompany payables to Corporate Services were as follows (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
IPL

$84

 

$62

WPL
58

 
46



ATC - Pursuant to various agreements, WPL receives a range of transmission services from ATC. WPL provides operation, maintenance, and construction services to ATC. WPL and ATC also bill each other for use of shared facilities owned by each party. The related amounts billed between the parties were as follows (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
ATC billings to WPL

$96

 

$96

 

$90

WPL billings to ATC
9

 
12

 
11



As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, WPL owed ATC net amounts of $8 million and $8 million, respectively.
WPL [Member]  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Related Parties
RELATED PARTIES
Service Agreements - IPL and WPL are parties to service agreements with an affiliate, Corporate Services. Pursuant to these service agreements, IPL and WPL receive various administrative and general services. These services are billed to IPL and WPL at cost based on expenses incurred by Corporate Services for the benefit of IPL and WPL, respectively. These costs consisted primarily of employee compensation and benefits, fees associated with various professional services and a return on net assets. Corporate Services also acts as agent on behalf of IPL and WPL pursuant to the service agreements. As agent, Corporate Services enters into energy, capacity, ancillary services, and transmission sale and purchase transactions within MISO and PJM. Corporate Services assigns such sales and purchases among IPL and WPL based on statements received from MISO and PJM. The amounts billed for services provided, sales credited and purchases were as follows (in millions):
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Corporate Services billings

$148

 

$140

 

$129

 

$116

 

$103

 

$102

Sales credited
8

 
7
 
10
 
6

 
12
 
14
Purchases billed
422

 
365
 
301
 
125

 
68
 
61


As of December 31, net intercompany payables to Corporate Services were as follows (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
IPL

$84

 

$62

WPL
58

 
46



ATC - Pursuant to various agreements, WPL receives a range of transmission services from ATC. WPL provides operation, maintenance, and construction services to ATC. WPL and ATC also bill each other for use of shared facilities owned by each party. The related amounts billed between the parties were as follows (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
ATC billings to WPL

$96

 

$96

 

$90

WPL billings to ATC
9

 
12

 
11



As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, WPL owed ATC net amounts of $8 million and $8 million, respectively.

WPL’s Sheboygan Falls Lease - Refer to Note 10(b) for discussion of WPL’s Sheboygan Falls lease.