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Derivative Instruments (Fair Value Of Financial Instruments) (Details) (Commodity Contracts [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Current derivative assets | $ 9.1 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent | $ 30.5 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
Non-current derivative assets | 7.8 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent | 8.1 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
Current derivative liabilities | 24.4 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent | 28.1 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Non-current derivative liabilities | 18.3 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent | 9.5 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
IPL [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Current derivative assets | 5.6 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember | 27.4 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember
Non-current derivative assets | 0.9 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember | 0.6 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember
Current derivative liabilities | 13.8 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember | 16.4 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember
Non-current derivative liabilities | 6.2 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember | 3.1 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_IplMember
WPL [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Current derivative assets | 3.5 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember | 3.1 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember
Non-current derivative assets | 6.9 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember | 7.5 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember
Current derivative liabilities | 10.6 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember | 11.7 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember
Non-current derivative liabilities | $ 12.1 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember | $ 6.4 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lnt_WplMember

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