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Common Equity | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Common Equity [Line Items] |
Common Equity | COMMON EQUITY Common Share Activity - A summary of Alliant Energy’s common stock activity was as follows:
Shares outstanding, January 1, 2016 | 226,918,432 |
Shareowner Direct Plan issuances | 392,906 |
Equity-based compensation plans (Note 9(b)) | 22,408 |
Shares outstanding, June 30, 2016 | 227,333,746 |
At-the-Market Offering Program - During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Alliant Energy issued 4,373,234 shares of common stock through an at-the-market offering program and received cash proceeds of $133 million, net of $2 million in fees and commissions. The proceeds from the issuances of common stock were used for general corporate purposes. Common Stock Split - On April 20, 2016, Alliant Energy’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one common stock split and a proportionate increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock of Alliant Energy from 240 million shares to 480 million shares to implement the stock split. Alliant Energy shareowners of record at the close of business on May 4, 2016 received one additional share of Alliant Energy common stock for each share held on that date. The proportionate interest that a shareowner owns in Alliant Energy did not change as a result of the stock split. The additional shares were distributed on May 19, 2016 and post-split trading began on May 20, 2016. All Alliant Energy share and per share amounts in this report have been reflected on a post-split basis. Dividend Restrictions - As of June 30, 2016, IPL’s amount of retained earnings that were free of dividend restrictions was $556 million. As of June 30, 2016, WPL’s amount of retained earnings that were free of dividend restrictions was $68 million for the remainder of 2016. Restricted Net Assets of Subsidiaries - As of June 30, 2016, the amount of net assets of IPL and WPL that were not available to be transferred to their parent company, Alliant Energy, in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends without the consent of IPL’s and WPL’s regulatory authorities was $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively. Capital Transactions with Subsidiaries - For the six months ended June 30, 2016, IPL received capital contributions of $40.0 million from its parent company. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, IPL and WPL paid common stock dividends of $76.1 million and $67.5 million, respectively, to their parent company. Comprehensive Income - For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, Alliant Energy had no other comprehensive income; therefore, its comprehensive income was equal to its net income and its comprehensive income attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners was equal to its net income attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners for such periods. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, IPL and WPL had no other comprehensive income; therefore, their comprehensive income was equal to their net income and their comprehensive income available for common stock was equal to their earnings available for common stock for such periods.
IPL [Member] |
Common Equity [Line Items] |
Common Equity | COMMON EQUITY Common Share Activity - A summary of Alliant Energy’s common stock activity was as follows:
Shares outstanding, January 1, 2016 | 226,918,432 |
Shareowner Direct Plan issuances | 392,906 |
Equity-based compensation plans (Note 9(b)) | 22,408 |
Shares outstanding, June 30, 2016 | 227,333,746 |
At-the-Market Offering Program - During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Alliant Energy issued 4,373,234 shares of common stock through an at-the-market offering program and received cash proceeds of $133 million, net of $2 million in fees and commissions. The proceeds from the issuances of common stock were used for general corporate purposes. Common Stock Split - On April 20, 2016, Alliant Energy’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one common stock split and a proportionate increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock of Alliant Energy from 240 million shares to 480 million shares to implement the stock split. Alliant Energy shareowners of record at the close of business on May 4, 2016 received one additional share of Alliant Energy common stock for each share held on that date. The proportionate interest that a shareowner owns in Alliant Energy did not change as a result of the stock split. The additional shares were distributed on May 19, 2016 and post-split trading began on May 20, 2016. All Alliant Energy share and per share amounts in this report have been reflected on a post-split basis. Dividend Restrictions - As of June 30, 2016, IPL’s amount of retained earnings that were free of dividend restrictions was $556 million. As of June 30, 2016, WPL’s amount of retained earnings that were free of dividend restrictions was $68 million for the remainder of 2016. Restricted Net Assets of Subsidiaries - As of June 30, 2016, the amount of net assets of IPL and WPL that were not available to be transferred to their parent company, Alliant Energy, in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends without the consent of IPL’s and WPL’s regulatory authorities was $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively. Capital Transactions with Subsidiaries - For the six months ended June 30, 2016, IPL received capital contributions of $40.0 million from its parent company. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, IPL and WPL paid common stock dividends of $76.1 million and $67.5 million, respectively, to their parent company. Comprehensive Income - For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, Alliant Energy had no other comprehensive income; therefore, its comprehensive income was equal to its net income and its comprehensive income attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners was equal to its net income attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners for such periods. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, IPL and WPL had no other comprehensive income; therefore, their comprehensive income was equal to their net income and their comprehensive income available for common stock was equal to their earnings available for common stock for such periods.
WPL [Member] |
Common Equity [Line Items] |
Common Equity | COMMON EQUITY Common Share Activity - A summary of Alliant Energy’s common stock activity was as follows:
Shares outstanding, January 1, 2016 | 226,918,432 |
Shareowner Direct Plan issuances | 392,906 |
Equity-based compensation plans (Note 9(b)) | 22,408 |
Shares outstanding, June 30, 2016 | 227,333,746 |
At-the-Market Offering Program - During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Alliant Energy issued 4,373,234 shares of common stock through an at-the-market offering program and received cash proceeds of $133 million, net of $2 million in fees and commissions. The proceeds from the issuances of common stock were used for general corporate purposes. Common Stock Split - On April 20, 2016, Alliant Energy’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one common stock split and a proportionate increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock of Alliant Energy from 240 million shares to 480 million shares to implement the stock split. Alliant Energy shareowners of record at the close of business on May 4, 2016 received one additional share of Alliant Energy common stock for each share held on that date. The proportionate interest that a shareowner owns in Alliant Energy did not change as a result of the stock split. The additional shares were distributed on May 19, 2016 and post-split trading began on May 20, 2016. All Alliant Energy share and per share amounts in this report have been reflected on a post-split basis. Dividend Restrictions - As of June 30, 2016, IPL’s amount of retained earnings that were free of dividend restrictions was $556 million. As of June 30, 2016, WPL’s amount of retained earnings that were free of dividend restrictions was $68 million for the remainder of 2016. Restricted Net Assets of Subsidiaries - As of June 30, 2016, the amount of net assets of IPL and WPL that were not available to be transferred to their parent company, Alliant Energy, in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends without the consent of IPL’s and WPL’s regulatory authorities was $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively. Capital Transactions with Subsidiaries - For the six months ended June 30, 2016, IPL received capital contributions of $40.0 million from its parent company. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, IPL and WPL paid common stock dividends of $76.1 million and $67.5 million, respectively, to their parent company. Comprehensive Income - For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, Alliant Energy had no other comprehensive income; therefore, its comprehensive income was equal to its net income and its comprehensive income attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners was equal to its net income attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners for such periods. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, IPL and WPL had no other comprehensive income; therefore, their comprehensive income was equal to their net income and their comprehensive income available for common stock was equal to their earnings available for common stock for such periods.

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