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Derivative Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Derivative Instruments [Line Items] |
Notional Amounts Of Derivative Instruments | As of September 30, 2017, gross notional amounts and settlement/delivery years related to outstanding swap contracts, option contracts, physical forward contracts, FTRs, coal contracts and diesel fuel contracts that were accounted for as commodity derivative instruments were as follows (units in thousands):
| Electricity |  | FTRs |  | Natural Gas |  | Coal |  | Diesel Fuel
| MWhs |  | Years |  | MWhs |  | Years |  | Dths |  | Years |  | Tons |  | Years |  | Gallons |  | Years
Alliant Energy | 1,645 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 14,745 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 173,234 |  |  | 2017-2026 |  | 4,963 |  |  | 2017-2019 |  | 7,308 |  |  | 2017-2019
IPL | — |  |  | — |  | 9,219 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 79,561 |  |  | 2017-2026 |  | 1,820 |  |  | 2017-2019 |  | — |  |  | —
WPL | 1,645 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 5,526 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 93,673 |  |  | 2017-2026 |  | 3,143 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 7,308 |  |  | 2017-2019
Fair Value Of Financial Instruments | The fair values of current derivative assets are included in “Other current assets,” non-current derivative assets are included in “Deferred charges and other,” current derivative liabilities are included in “Other current liabilities” and non-current derivative liabilities are included in “Other liabilities” on the balance sheets as follows (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Current derivative assets |  | $26.7 |  |  |  | $29.4 |  |  |  | $20.3 |  |  |  | $19.1 |  |  |  | $6.4 |  |  |  | $10.3 |
Non-current derivative assets | 2.7 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 10.3 |
Current derivative liabilities | 18.5 |  |  | 13.3 |  |  | 4.6 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 13.9 |  |  | 10.6 |
Non-current derivative liabilities | 26.6 |  |  | 15.3 |  |  | 14.1 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 12.5 |  |  | 9.7 |
IPL [Member] |
Derivative Instruments [Line Items] |
Notional Amounts Of Derivative Instruments | As of September 30, 2017, gross notional amounts and settlement/delivery years related to outstanding swap contracts, option contracts, physical forward contracts, FTRs, coal contracts and diesel fuel contracts that were accounted for as commodity derivative instruments were as follows (units in thousands):
| Electricity |  | FTRs |  | Natural Gas |  | Coal |  | Diesel Fuel
| MWhs |  | Years |  | MWhs |  | Years |  | Dths |  | Years |  | Tons |  | Years |  | Gallons |  | Years
Alliant Energy | 1,645 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 14,745 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 173,234 |  |  | 2017-2026 |  | 4,963 |  |  | 2017-2019 |  | 7,308 |  |  | 2017-2019
IPL | — |  |  | — |  | 9,219 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 79,561 |  |  | 2017-2026 |  | 1,820 |  |  | 2017-2019 |  | — |  |  | —
WPL | 1,645 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 5,526 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 93,673 |  |  | 2017-2026 |  | 3,143 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 7,308 |  |  | 2017-2019
Fair Value Of Financial Instruments | The fair values of current derivative assets are included in “Other current assets,” non-current derivative assets are included in “Deferred charges and other,” current derivative liabilities are included in “Other current liabilities” and non-current derivative liabilities are included in “Other liabilities” on the balance sheets as follows (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Current derivative assets |  | $26.7 |  |  |  | $29.4 |  |  |  | $20.3 |  |  |  | $19.1 |  |  |  | $6.4 |  |  |  | $10.3 |
Non-current derivative assets | 2.7 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 10.3 |
Current derivative liabilities | 18.5 |  |  | 13.3 |  |  | 4.6 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 13.9 |  |  | 10.6 |
Non-current derivative liabilities | 26.6 |  |  | 15.3 |  |  | 14.1 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 12.5 |  |  | 9.7 |
WPL [Member] |
Derivative Instruments [Line Items] |
Notional Amounts Of Derivative Instruments | As of September 30, 2017, gross notional amounts and settlement/delivery years related to outstanding swap contracts, option contracts, physical forward contracts, FTRs, coal contracts and diesel fuel contracts that were accounted for as commodity derivative instruments were as follows (units in thousands):
| Electricity |  | FTRs |  | Natural Gas |  | Coal |  | Diesel Fuel
| MWhs |  | Years |  | MWhs |  | Years |  | Dths |  | Years |  | Tons |  | Years |  | Gallons |  | Years
Alliant Energy | 1,645 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 14,745 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 173,234 |  |  | 2017-2026 |  | 4,963 |  |  | 2017-2019 |  | 7,308 |  |  | 2017-2019
IPL | — |  |  | — |  | 9,219 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 79,561 |  |  | 2017-2026 |  | 1,820 |  |  | 2017-2019 |  | — |  |  | —
WPL | 1,645 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 5,526 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 93,673 |  |  | 2017-2026 |  | 3,143 |  |  | 2017-2018 |  | 7,308 |  |  | 2017-2019
Fair Value Of Financial Instruments | The fair values of current derivative assets are included in “Other current assets,” non-current derivative assets are included in “Deferred charges and other,” current derivative liabilities are included in “Other current liabilities” and non-current derivative liabilities are included in “Other liabilities” on the balance sheets as follows (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Current derivative assets |  | $26.7 |  |  |  | $29.4 |  |  |  | $20.3 |  |  |  | $19.1 |  |  |  | $6.4 |  |  |  | $10.3 |
Non-current derivative assets | 2.7 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 10.3 |
Current derivative liabilities | 18.5 |  |  | 13.3 |  |  | 4.6 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 13.9 |  |  | 10.6 |
Non-current derivative liabilities | 26.6 |  |  | 15.3 |  |  | 14.1 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 12.5 |  |  | 9.7 |

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