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Debt (Other Short-Term Borrowings) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	$ 353.8us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod	$ 293.9us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	255.9us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount	210.5us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
Weighted average interest rates	0.20%lnt_WeightedAverageInterestRateShortTermDebt	0.20%lnt_WeightedAverageInterestRateShortTermDebt
IPL [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	38.0us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember	26.3us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	0.2us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember	1.3us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember
Weighted average interest rates	0.20%lnt_WeightedAverageInterestRateShortTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember	0.40%lnt_WeightedAverageInterestRateShortTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember
WPL [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	204.7us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember	190.0us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	$ 122.9us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember	$ 123.5us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember
Weighted average interest rates	0.10%lnt_WeightedAverageInterestRateShortTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember	0.20%lnt_WeightedAverageInterestRateShortTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember

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- Definition

Reflects the calculation as of the balance sheet date of the average interest rate weighted by the amount of short-term debt outstanding by type or by instrument at that time.

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- Definition

For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, average borrowings during the period.

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- Definition

For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, the maximum amount borrowed at any time during the period.

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