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Receivables (Receivables Sold Under The Agreement) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of deferred proceeds | $ 214.6 | $ 119.4
IPL [Member] |  |
Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of deferred proceeds | 214.6 | 119.4
Receivables Sold [Member] | IPL [Member] |  |
Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Customer accounts receivable | 138.3 | 140.1
Unbilled utility revenues | 90.5 | 97.1
Other receivables | 0.4 | 0.1
Receivables sold to third party | 229.2 | 237.3
Less: cash proceeds | 5.0 | 108.0
Deferred proceeds | 224.2 | 129.3
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | 9.6 | 9.9
Fair value of deferred proceeds | $ 214.6 | $ 119.4

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- Definition Unbilled Utility Revenues Sold, Amount + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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