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Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |
Other Short-Term Borrowings | Information regarding commercial paper classified as short-term debt and back-stopped by the credit facility was as follows (dollars in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
December 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Commercial paper outstanding | $320.2 |  | $244.1 |  | $— |  | $— |  | $25.0 |  | $52.3
Commercial paper weighted average interest rates | 2.0% |  | 0.9% |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 1.5% |  | 0.7%
Available credit facility capacity | $679.8 |  | $755.9 |  | $250.0 |  | $300.0 |  | $325.0 |  | $347.7
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
For the year ended | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $424.4 |  | $251.8 |  | $20.0 |  | $3.1 |  | $271.2 |  | $118.3
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $294.3 |  | $179.0 |  | $0.5 |  | $— |  | $118.2 |  | $38.1
Weighted average interest rates | 1.2% |  | 0.6% |  | 1.3% |  | 0.7% |  | 1.0% |  | 0.4%
Schedule of Debt-To-Capital Ratios | The required debt-to-capital ratios compared to the actual debt-to-capital ratios at December 31, 2017 were as follows:
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Requirement, not to exceed | 65% |  | 65% |  | 65%
Actual | 54% |  | 47% |  | 51%
Schedule of Long-term Debt | Long-term debt, net as of December 31 was as follows (dollars in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL |  | Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Senior Debentures (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5.875%, due 2018 |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $— |
7.25%, due 2018 | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
3.65%, due 2020 | 200.0 |  |  | 200.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 200.0 |  |  | 200.0 |  |  | — |
3.25%, due 2024 (b) | 500.0 |  |  | 500.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
3.4%, due 2025 | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
5.5%, due 2025 | 50.0 |  |  | 50.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 50.0 |  |  | 50.0 |  |  | — |
6.45%, due 2033 | 100.0 |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | — |
6.3%, due 2034 | 125.0 |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | — |
6.25%, due 2039 | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |
4.7%, due 2043 | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
3.7%, due 2046 | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |
| 2,425.0 |  |  | 2,425.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,175.0 |  |  | 2,175.0 |  |  | — |
Debentures (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5%, due 2019 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
4.6%, due 2020 | 150.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 150.0 |  |  | 150.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 150.0 |
2.25%, due 2022 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
3.05%, due 2027 (c) | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
6.25%, due 2034 | 100.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 100.0 |
6.375%, due 2037 | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |
7.6%, due 2038 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
4.1%, due 2044 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
| 1,850.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,850.0 |  |  | 1,550.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,550.0 |
Other: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AEF term loan credit agreement through 2018, 2% at December 31, 2017 (with Alliant Energy as guarantor) (d) | 500.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 500.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Corporate Services 3.45% senior notes, due 2022 (a) | 75.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Sheboygan Power, LLC 5.06% senior secured notes, due 2018 to 2024 (secured by the Sheboygan Falls Energy Facility and related assets) (a) | 49.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 53.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other, 1% at December 31, 2017, due 2018 to 2025 | 2.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| 627.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 632.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | 4,902.5 |  |  | 2,425.0 |  |  | 1,850.0 |  |  | 4,357.1 |  |  | 2,175.0 |  |  | 1,550.0 |
Current maturities | (855.7 | ) |  | (350.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (25.4 | ) |  | (14.3 | ) |  | (10.5 | ) |  | (23.4 | ) |  | (13.7 | ) |  | (9.1 | )
Unamortized debt (discount) and premium, net | (10.8 | ) |  | (4.7 | ) |  | (6.1 | ) |  | (13.5 | ) |  | (7.8 | ) |  | (5.7 | )
Long-term debt, net (e) |  | $4,010.6 |  |  |  | $2,056.0 |  |  |  | $1,833.4 |  |  |  | $4,315.6 |  |  |  | $2,153.5 |  |  |  | $1,535.2 |
(a) | Contains optional redemption provisions which, if elected by the issuer at its sole discretion, could require material redemption premium payments by the issuer. The redemption premium payments under these optional redemption provisions are variable and dependent on applicable U.S. Treasury rates at the time of redemption.
(b) | In 2017, IPL issued $250 million of 3.25% senior debentures due 2024. The proceeds from the issuance were used by IPL to reduce commercial paper classified as long-term debt, reduce cash amounts received from its sales of accounts receivable program and for general corporate purposes.
(c) | In 2017, WPL issued $300 million of 3.05% debentures due 2027. The proceeds from the issuance were used by WPL to reduce commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.
(d) | Refer to Note 9(a) for discussion of a financial covenant contained in AEF’s term loan credit agreement.
(e) | There were no significant sinking fund requirements related to the outstanding long-term debt.
Schedule of Debt Maturities | At December 31, 2017, long-term debt maturities for 2018 through 2022 were as follows (in millions):
| 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022
IPL |  | $350 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $200 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |
WPL | — |  |  | 250 |  |  | 150 |  |  | — |  |  | 250 |
Corporate Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75 |
AEF | 506 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |
Alliant Energy |  | $856 |  |  |  | $256 |  |  |  | $357 |  |  |  | $8 |  |  |  | $333 |
IPL [Member] |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |
Other Short-Term Borrowings | Information regarding commercial paper classified as short-term debt and back-stopped by the credit facility was as follows (dollars in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
December 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Commercial paper outstanding | $320.2 |  | $244.1 |  | $— |  | $— |  | $25.0 |  | $52.3
Commercial paper weighted average interest rates | 2.0% |  | 0.9% |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 1.5% |  | 0.7%
Available credit facility capacity | $679.8 |  | $755.9 |  | $250.0 |  | $300.0 |  | $325.0 |  | $347.7
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
For the year ended | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $424.4 |  | $251.8 |  | $20.0 |  | $3.1 |  | $271.2 |  | $118.3
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $294.3 |  | $179.0 |  | $0.5 |  | $— |  | $118.2 |  | $38.1
Weighted average interest rates | 1.2% |  | 0.6% |  | 1.3% |  | 0.7% |  | 1.0% |  | 0.4%
Schedule of Debt-To-Capital Ratios | The required debt-to-capital ratios compared to the actual debt-to-capital ratios at December 31, 2017 were as follows:
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Requirement, not to exceed | 65% |  | 65% |  | 65%
Actual | 54% |  | 47% |  | 51%
Schedule of Long-term Debt | Long-term debt, net as of December 31 was as follows (dollars in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL |  | Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Senior Debentures (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5.875%, due 2018 |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $— |
7.25%, due 2018 | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
3.65%, due 2020 | 200.0 |  |  | 200.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 200.0 |  |  | 200.0 |  |  | — |
3.25%, due 2024 (b) | 500.0 |  |  | 500.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
3.4%, due 2025 | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
5.5%, due 2025 | 50.0 |  |  | 50.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 50.0 |  |  | 50.0 |  |  | — |
6.45%, due 2033 | 100.0 |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | — |
6.3%, due 2034 | 125.0 |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | — |
6.25%, due 2039 | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |
4.7%, due 2043 | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
3.7%, due 2046 | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |
| 2,425.0 |  |  | 2,425.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,175.0 |  |  | 2,175.0 |  |  | — |
Debentures (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5%, due 2019 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
4.6%, due 2020 | 150.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 150.0 |  |  | 150.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 150.0 |
2.25%, due 2022 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
3.05%, due 2027 (c) | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
6.25%, due 2034 | 100.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 100.0 |
6.375%, due 2037 | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |
7.6%, due 2038 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
4.1%, due 2044 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
| 1,850.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,850.0 |  |  | 1,550.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,550.0 |
Other: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AEF term loan credit agreement through 2018, 2% at December 31, 2017 (with Alliant Energy as guarantor) (d) | 500.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 500.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Corporate Services 3.45% senior notes, due 2022 (a) | 75.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Sheboygan Power, LLC 5.06% senior secured notes, due 2018 to 2024 (secured by the Sheboygan Falls Energy Facility and related assets) (a) | 49.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 53.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other, 1% at December 31, 2017, due 2018 to 2025 | 2.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| 627.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 632.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | 4,902.5 |  |  | 2,425.0 |  |  | 1,850.0 |  |  | 4,357.1 |  |  | 2,175.0 |  |  | 1,550.0 |
Current maturities | (855.7 | ) |  | (350.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (25.4 | ) |  | (14.3 | ) |  | (10.5 | ) |  | (23.4 | ) |  | (13.7 | ) |  | (9.1 | )
Unamortized debt (discount) and premium, net | (10.8 | ) |  | (4.7 | ) |  | (6.1 | ) |  | (13.5 | ) |  | (7.8 | ) |  | (5.7 | )
Long-term debt, net (e) |  | $4,010.6 |  |  |  | $2,056.0 |  |  |  | $1,833.4 |  |  |  | $4,315.6 |  |  |  | $2,153.5 |  |  |  | $1,535.2 |
(a) | Contains optional redemption provisions which, if elected by the issuer at its sole discretion, could require material redemption premium payments by the issuer. The redemption premium payments under these optional redemption provisions are variable and dependent on applicable U.S. Treasury rates at the time of redemption.
(b) | In 2017, IPL issued $250 million of 3.25% senior debentures due 2024. The proceeds from the issuance were used by IPL to reduce commercial paper classified as long-term debt, reduce cash amounts received from its sales of accounts receivable program and for general corporate purposes.
(c) | In 2017, WPL issued $300 million of 3.05% debentures due 2027. The proceeds from the issuance were used by WPL to reduce commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.
(d) | Refer to Note 9(a) for discussion of a financial covenant contained in AEF’s term loan credit agreement.
(e) | There were no significant sinking fund requirements related to the outstanding long-term debt.
Schedule of Debt Maturities | At December 31, 2017, long-term debt maturities for 2018 through 2022 were as follows (in millions):
| 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022
IPL |  | $350 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $200 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |
WPL | — |  |  | 250 |  |  | 150 |  |  | — |  |  | 250 |
Corporate Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75 |
AEF | 506 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |
Alliant Energy |  | $856 |  |  |  | $256 |  |  |  | $357 |  |  |  | $8 |  |  |  | $333 |
WPL [Member] |
Debt Disclosure [Line Items] |
Other Short-Term Borrowings | Information regarding commercial paper classified as short-term debt and back-stopped by the credit facility was as follows (dollars in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
December 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Commercial paper outstanding | $320.2 |  | $244.1 |  | $— |  | $— |  | $25.0 |  | $52.3
Commercial paper weighted average interest rates | 2.0% |  | 0.9% |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 1.5% |  | 0.7%
Available credit facility capacity | $679.8 |  | $755.9 |  | $250.0 |  | $300.0 |  | $325.0 |  | $347.7
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
For the year ended | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $424.4 |  | $251.8 |  | $20.0 |  | $3.1 |  | $271.2 |  | $118.3
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $294.3 |  | $179.0 |  | $0.5 |  | $— |  | $118.2 |  | $38.1
Weighted average interest rates | 1.2% |  | 0.6% |  | 1.3% |  | 0.7% |  | 1.0% |  | 0.4%
Schedule of Debt-To-Capital Ratios | The required debt-to-capital ratios compared to the actual debt-to-capital ratios at December 31, 2017 were as follows:
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Requirement, not to exceed | 65% |  | 65% |  | 65%
Actual | 54% |  | 47% |  | 51%
Schedule of Long-term Debt | Long-term debt, net as of December 31 was as follows (dollars in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL |  | Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Senior Debentures (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5.875%, due 2018 |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $100.0 |  |  |  | $— |
7.25%, due 2018 | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
3.65%, due 2020 | 200.0 |  |  | 200.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 200.0 |  |  | 200.0 |  |  | — |
3.25%, due 2024 (b) | 500.0 |  |  | 500.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
3.4%, due 2025 | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
5.5%, due 2025 | 50.0 |  |  | 50.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 50.0 |  |  | 50.0 |  |  | — |
6.45%, due 2033 | 100.0 |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | — |
6.3%, due 2034 | 125.0 |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | 125.0 |  |  | — |
6.25%, due 2039 | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |
4.7%, due 2043 | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |
3.7%, due 2046 | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |
| 2,425.0 |  |  | 2,425.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,175.0 |  |  | 2,175.0 |  |  | — |
Debentures (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5%, due 2019 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
4.6%, due 2020 | 150.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 150.0 |  |  | 150.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 150.0 |
2.25%, due 2022 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
3.05%, due 2027 (c) | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
6.25%, due 2034 | 100.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | 100.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 100.0 |
6.375%, due 2037 | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 300.0 |
7.6%, due 2038 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
4.1%, due 2044 | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 250.0 |
| 1,850.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,850.0 |  |  | 1,550.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,550.0 |
Other: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AEF term loan credit agreement through 2018, 2% at December 31, 2017 (with Alliant Energy as guarantor) (d) | 500.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 500.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Corporate Services 3.45% senior notes, due 2022 (a) | 75.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Sheboygan Power, LLC 5.06% senior secured notes, due 2018 to 2024 (secured by the Sheboygan Falls Energy Facility and related assets) (a) | 49.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 53.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other, 1% at December 31, 2017, due 2018 to 2025 | 2.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| 627.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 632.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | 4,902.5 |  |  | 2,425.0 |  |  | 1,850.0 |  |  | 4,357.1 |  |  | 2,175.0 |  |  | 1,550.0 |
Current maturities | (855.7 | ) |  | (350.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (25.4 | ) |  | (14.3 | ) |  | (10.5 | ) |  | (23.4 | ) |  | (13.7 | ) |  | (9.1 | )
Unamortized debt (discount) and premium, net | (10.8 | ) |  | (4.7 | ) |  | (6.1 | ) |  | (13.5 | ) |  | (7.8 | ) |  | (5.7 | )
Long-term debt, net (e) |  | $4,010.6 |  |  |  | $2,056.0 |  |  |  | $1,833.4 |  |  |  | $4,315.6 |  |  |  | $2,153.5 |  |  |  | $1,535.2 |
(a) | Contains optional redemption provisions which, if elected by the issuer at its sole discretion, could require material redemption premium payments by the issuer. The redemption premium payments under these optional redemption provisions are variable and dependent on applicable U.S. Treasury rates at the time of redemption.
(b) | In 2017, IPL issued $250 million of 3.25% senior debentures due 2024. The proceeds from the issuance were used by IPL to reduce commercial paper classified as long-term debt, reduce cash amounts received from its sales of accounts receivable program and for general corporate purposes.
(c) | In 2017, WPL issued $300 million of 3.05% debentures due 2027. The proceeds from the issuance were used by WPL to reduce commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.
(d) | Refer to Note 9(a) for discussion of a financial covenant contained in AEF’s term loan credit agreement.
(e) | There were no significant sinking fund requirements related to the outstanding long-term debt.
Schedule of Debt Maturities | At December 31, 2017, long-term debt maturities for 2018 through 2022 were as follows (in millions):
| 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022
IPL |  | $350 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $200 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |
WPL | — |  |  | 250 |  |  | 150 |  |  | — |  |  | 250 |
Corporate Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75 |
AEF | 506 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |
Alliant Energy |  | $856 |  |  |  | $256 |  |  |  | $357 |  |  |  | $8 |  |  |  | $333 |

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