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Regulatory Matters (Regulatory Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | $ 711.3 | $ 737.7
Cost of removal obligations [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 408.8 | 406.0
IPL's tax benefit riders [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 123.1 | 159.2
Electric transmission cost recovery [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 59.5 | 43.5
Commodity cost recovery [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 41.9 | 37.6
Energy efficiency cost recovery [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 35.2 | 48.3
Other [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 42.8 | 43.1
IPL [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 463.4 | 489.2
IPL [Member] | Cost of removal obligations [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 264.8 | 260.4
IPL [Member] | IPL's tax benefit riders [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 123.1 | 159.2
IPL [Member] | Electric transmission cost recovery [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 31.7 | 21.9
IPL [Member] | Commodity cost recovery [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 20.5 | 23.5
IPL [Member] | Energy efficiency cost recovery [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 0.0 | 0.0
IPL [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 23.3 | 24.2
WPL [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 247.9 | 248.5
WPL [Member] | Cost of removal obligations [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 144.0 | 145.6
WPL [Member] | Electric transmission cost recovery [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 27.8 | 21.6
WPL [Member] | Commodity cost recovery [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 21.4 | 14.1
WPL [Member] | Energy efficiency cost recovery [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | 35.2 | 48.3
WPL [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory liabilities | $ 19.5 | $ 18.9

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