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Regulatory Matters (Regulatory Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | $ 1,664.1 | $ 1,666.7
Tax-related [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 795.1 | 778.2
Pension and OPEB costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 538.6 | 548.0
Asset retirement obligations [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 104.3 | 109.3
EGUs retired early [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 60.1 | 63.8
Derivatives [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 47.6 | 45.3
Emission allowances [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 25.4 | 25.5
Other [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 93.0 | 96.6
IPL [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 1,230.9 | 1,231.6
IPL [Member] | Tax-related [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 762.8 | 750.5
IPL [Member] | Pension and OPEB costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 270.0 | 274.4
IPL [Member] | Asset retirement obligations [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 67.9 | 72.5
IPL [Member] | EGUs retired early [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 30.4 | 31.6
IPL [Member] | Derivatives [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 25.5 | 21.8
IPL [Member] | Emission allowances [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 25.4 | 25.5
IPL [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 48.9 | 55.3
WPL [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 433.2 | 435.1
WPL [Member] | Tax-related [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 32.3 | 27.7
WPL [Member] | Pension and OPEB costs [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 268.6 | 273.6
WPL [Member] | Asset retirement obligations [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 36.4 | 36.8
WPL [Member] | EGUs retired early [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 29.7 | 32.2
WPL [Member] | Derivatives [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 22.1 | 23.5
WPL [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | $ 44.1 | $ 41.3

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