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Receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts Receivable [Line Items] |
Accounts Receivable Details | Details for accounts receivable included on the balance sheets as of December 31 were as follows (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Customer |  | $91.6 |  |  |  | $91.0 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $83.5 |  |  |  | $84.8 |
Unbilled utility revenues | 82.1 |  |  | 74.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 82.1 |  |  | 74.2 |
Deferred proceeds | 187.7 |  |  | 119.4 |  |  | 187.7 |  |  | 119.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 48.0 |  |  | 76.3 |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | 37.2 |  |  | 31.4 |  |  | 38.5 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (7.3 | ) |  | (10.5 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | (3.1 | ) |  | (6.1 | ) |  | (7.4 | )
|  | $402.1 |  |  |  | $350.4 |  |  |  | $202.8 |  |  |  | $153.5 |  |  |  | $190.9 |  |  |  | $190.1 |
Maximum And Average Outstanding Cash Proceeds | IPL’s maximum and average outstanding aggregate cash proceeds (based on daily outstanding balances) related to the sales of accounts receivable program were as follows (in millions):
| Maximum |  | Average
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Outstanding aggregate cash proceeds | $108.0 |  | $116.0 |  | $112.0 |  | $35.9 |  | $53.4 |  | $62.2
Receivables Sold Under the Agreement | As of December 31, the attributes of IPL’s receivables sold under the Receivables Agreement were as follows (in millions):
| 2019 |  | 2018
Customer accounts receivable | $124.7 |  | $140.1
Unbilled utility revenues | 95.5 |  | 97.1
Other receivables | 0.9 |  | 0.1
Receivables sold to third party | 221.1 |  | 237.3
Less: cash proceeds | 27.0 |  | 108.0
Deferred proceeds | 194.1 |  | 129.3
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | 6.4 |  | 9.9
Fair value of deferred proceeds | $187.7 |  | $119.4
Outstanding receivables past due | $26.0 |  | $35.5
Additional Attributes Of Receivables Sold Under The Agreement | Additional attributes of IPL’s receivables sold under the Receivables Agreement were as follows (in millions):
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Collections | $2,192.8 |  | $2,076.7 |  | $1,647.1
Write-offs, net of recoveries | 19.2 |  | 21.3 |  | 17.7
IPL [Member] |
Accounts Receivable [Line Items] |
Accounts Receivable Details | Details for accounts receivable included on the balance sheets as of December 31 were as follows (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Customer |  | $91.6 |  |  |  | $91.0 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $83.5 |  |  |  | $84.8 |
Unbilled utility revenues | 82.1 |  |  | 74.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 82.1 |  |  | 74.2 |
Deferred proceeds | 187.7 |  |  | 119.4 |  |  | 187.7 |  |  | 119.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 48.0 |  |  | 76.3 |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | 37.2 |  |  | 31.4 |  |  | 38.5 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (7.3 | ) |  | (10.5 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | (3.1 | ) |  | (6.1 | ) |  | (7.4 | )
|  | $402.1 |  |  |  | $350.4 |  |  |  | $202.8 |  |  |  | $153.5 |  |  |  | $190.9 |  |  |  | $190.1 |
Maximum And Average Outstanding Cash Proceeds | IPL’s maximum and average outstanding aggregate cash proceeds (based on daily outstanding balances) related to the sales of accounts receivable program were as follows (in millions):
| Maximum |  | Average
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Outstanding aggregate cash proceeds | $108.0 |  | $116.0 |  | $112.0 |  | $35.9 |  | $53.4 |  | $62.2
Receivables Sold Under the Agreement | As of December 31, the attributes of IPL’s receivables sold under the Receivables Agreement were as follows (in millions):
| 2019 |  | 2018
Customer accounts receivable | $124.7 |  | $140.1
Unbilled utility revenues | 95.5 |  | 97.1
Other receivables | 0.9 |  | 0.1
Receivables sold to third party | 221.1 |  | 237.3
Less: cash proceeds | 27.0 |  | 108.0
Deferred proceeds | 194.1 |  | 129.3
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | 6.4 |  | 9.9
Fair value of deferred proceeds | $187.7 |  | $119.4
Outstanding receivables past due | $26.0 |  | $35.5
Additional Attributes Of Receivables Sold Under The Agreement | Additional attributes of IPL’s receivables sold under the Receivables Agreement were as follows (in millions):
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Collections | $2,192.8 |  | $2,076.7 |  | $1,647.1
Write-offs, net of recoveries | 19.2 |  | 21.3 |  | 17.7
WPL [Member] |
Accounts Receivable [Line Items] |
Accounts Receivable Details | Details for accounts receivable included on the balance sheets as of December 31 were as follows (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Customer |  | $91.6 |  |  |  | $91.0 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $83.5 |  |  |  | $84.8 |
Unbilled utility revenues | 82.1 |  |  | 74.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 82.1 |  |  | 74.2 |
Deferred proceeds | 187.7 |  |  | 119.4 |  |  | 187.7 |  |  | 119.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 48.0 |  |  | 76.3 |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | 37.2 |  |  | 31.4 |  |  | 38.5 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (7.3 | ) |  | (10.5 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | (3.1 | ) |  | (6.1 | ) |  | (7.4 | )
|  | $402.1 |  |  |  | $350.4 |  |  |  | $202.8 |  |  |  | $153.5 |  |  |  | $190.9 |  |  |  | $190.1 |

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