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Debt | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Debt [Line Items] |
Debt | DEBT NOTE 6(a) Short-term Debt - Information regarding Alliant Energy’s, IPL’s and WPL’s commercial paper, and Alliant Energy’s and WPL’s borrowings under the single credit facility, which currently expires in August 2023, classified as short-term debt was as follows (dollars in millions):
June 30, 2020 | Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Amount outstanding | $185.4 |  | $— |  | $37.9
Weighted average interest rates | 0.3% |  | N/A |  | 0.2%
Available credit facility capacity | $814.6 |  | $250.0 |  | $262.1
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Three Months Ended June 30 | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $270.5 |  | $590.2 |  | $8.4 |  | $— |  | $182.0 |  | $193.3
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $121.2 |  | $531.7 |  | $0.4 |  | $— |  | $8.7 |  | $141.6
Weighted average interest rates | 0.5% |  | 2.7% |  | 0.5% |  | N/A |  | 0.5% |  | 2.5%
Six Months Ended June 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $462.5 |  | $600.6 |  | $8.4 |  | $50.4 |  | $212.0 |  | $195.1
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $251.8 |  | $515.4 |  | $0.2 |  | $0.3 |  | $87.9 |  | $139.8
Weighted average interest rates | 1.5% |  | 2.7% |  | 0.5% |  | 2.8% |  | 1.7% |  | 2.5%
NOTE 6(b) Long-term Debt - In March 2020, AEF entered into a $300 million variable rate (1% as of June 30, 2020) term loan credit agreement (with Alliant Energy as guarantor) and used the borrowings under this agreement to retire its $300 million variable rate term loan credit agreement that would have expired in April 2020. AEF’s current term loan credit agreement expires in March 2022 and includes substantially the same financial covenants that are included in Alliant Energy’s credit facility agreement. In April 2020, WPL issued $350 million of 3.65% debentures due 2050. The net proceeds from the issuance were used by WPL to reduce borrowings under the single credit facility and for general corporate purposes. In June 2020, WPL retired its $150 million 4.6% debentures. In June 2020, IPL issued $400 million of 2.3% senior debentures due 2030. The net proceeds from the issuance were used by IPL to retire its $200 million 3.65% senior debentures that would have matured in September 2020 and for general corporate purposes.
IPL [Member] |
Debt [Line Items] |
Debt | DEBT NOTE 6(a) Short-term Debt - Information regarding Alliant Energy’s, IPL’s and WPL’s commercial paper, and Alliant Energy’s and WPL’s borrowings under the single credit facility, which currently expires in August 2023, classified as short-term debt was as follows (dollars in millions):
June 30, 2020 | Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Amount outstanding | $185.4 |  | $— |  | $37.9
Weighted average interest rates | 0.3% |  | N/A |  | 0.2%
Available credit facility capacity | $814.6 |  | $250.0 |  | $262.1
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Three Months Ended June 30 | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $270.5 |  | $590.2 |  | $8.4 |  | $— |  | $182.0 |  | $193.3
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $121.2 |  | $531.7 |  | $0.4 |  | $— |  | $8.7 |  | $141.6
Weighted average interest rates | 0.5% |  | 2.7% |  | 0.5% |  | N/A |  | 0.5% |  | 2.5%
Six Months Ended June 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $462.5 |  | $600.6 |  | $8.4 |  | $50.4 |  | $212.0 |  | $195.1
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $251.8 |  | $515.4 |  | $0.2 |  | $0.3 |  | $87.9 |  | $139.8
Weighted average interest rates | 1.5% |  | 2.7% |  | 0.5% |  | 2.8% |  | 1.7% |  | 2.5%
NOTE 6(b) Long-term Debt - In March 2020, AEF entered into a $300 million variable rate (1% as of June 30, 2020) term loan credit agreement (with Alliant Energy as guarantor) and used the borrowings under this agreement to retire its $300 million variable rate term loan credit agreement that would have expired in April 2020. AEF’s current term loan credit agreement expires in March 2022 and includes substantially the same financial covenants that are included in Alliant Energy’s credit facility agreement. In April 2020, WPL issued $350 million of 3.65% debentures due 2050. The net proceeds from the issuance were used by WPL to reduce borrowings under the single credit facility and for general corporate purposes. In June 2020, WPL retired its $150 million 4.6% debentures. In June 2020, IPL issued $400 million of 2.3% senior debentures due 2030. The net proceeds from the issuance were used by IPL to retire its $200 million 3.65% senior debentures that would have matured in September 2020 and for general corporate purposes.
WPL [Member] |
Debt [Line Items] |
Debt | DEBT NOTE 6(a) Short-term Debt - Information regarding Alliant Energy’s, IPL’s and WPL’s commercial paper, and Alliant Energy’s and WPL’s borrowings under the single credit facility, which currently expires in August 2023, classified as short-term debt was as follows (dollars in millions):
June 30, 2020 | Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Amount outstanding | $185.4 |  | $— |  | $37.9
Weighted average interest rates | 0.3% |  | N/A |  | 0.2%
Available credit facility capacity | $814.6 |  | $250.0 |  | $262.1
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL |  | WPL
Three Months Ended June 30 | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $270.5 |  | $590.2 |  | $8.4 |  | $— |  | $182.0 |  | $193.3
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $121.2 |  | $531.7 |  | $0.4 |  | $— |  | $8.7 |  | $141.6
Weighted average interest rates | 0.5% |  | 2.7% |  | 0.5% |  | N/A |  | 0.5% |  | 2.5%
Six Months Ended June 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $462.5 |  | $600.6 |  | $8.4 |  | $50.4 |  | $212.0 |  | $195.1
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances) | $251.8 |  | $515.4 |  | $0.2 |  | $0.3 |  | $87.9 |  | $139.8
Weighted average interest rates | 1.5% |  | 2.7% |  | 0.5% |  | 2.8% |  | 1.7% |  | 2.5%
NOTE 6(b) Long-term Debt - In March 2020, AEF entered into a $300 million variable rate (1% as of June 30, 2020) term loan credit agreement (with Alliant Energy as guarantor) and used the borrowings under this agreement to retire its $300 million variable rate term loan credit agreement that would have expired in April 2020. AEF’s current term loan credit agreement expires in March 2022 and includes substantially the same financial covenants that are included in Alliant Energy’s credit facility agreement. In April 2020, WPL issued $350 million of 3.65% debentures due 2050. The net proceeds from the issuance were used by WPL to reduce borrowings under the single credit facility and for general corporate purposes. In June 2020, WPL retired its $150 million 4.6% debentures. In June 2020, IPL issued $400 million of 2.3% senior debentures due 2030. The net proceeds from the issuance were used by IPL to retire its $200 million 3.65% senior debentures that would have matured in September 2020 and for general corporate purposes.

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