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Debt (Schedule Of Debt-To-Capital Ratios) (Details) | Dec. 31, 2017
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Actual debt-to-capital ratio | 54.00%
IPL [Member] |
Actual debt-to-capital ratio | 47.00%
WPL [Member] |
Actual debt-to-capital ratio | 51.00%
Maximum [Member] |
Requirement, not to exceed | 65.00%
Maximum [Member] | IPL [Member] |
Requirement, not to exceed | 65.00%
Maximum [Member] | WPL [Member] |
Requirement, not to exceed | 65.00%

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