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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Of Net Derivative Assets (Liabilities)) (Details) - Commodity Contracts [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value, net derivative assets | $ 12.2 | $ (12.2) | $ 8.7
Excluding FTRs [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value, net derivative assets | 3.2 |  |
Fair value, net derivative liabilities |  | 23.5 |
FTRs [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value, net derivative assets | 9.0 | 11.3 |
IPL [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value, net derivative assets | 9.0 | (1.4) | 10.1
IPL [Member] | Excluding FTRs [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value, net derivative assets | 1.8 |  |
Fair value, net derivative liabilities |  | 11.5 |
IPL [Member] | FTRs [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value, net derivative assets | 7.2 | 10.1 |
WPL [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value, net derivative assets | 3.2 | (10.8) | $ (1.4)
WPL [Member] | Excluding FTRs [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value, net derivative assets | 1.4 |  |
Fair value, net derivative liabilities |  | 12.0 |
WPL [Member] | FTRs [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value, net derivative assets | $ 1.8 | $ 1.2 |

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