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Receivables (Additional Attributes Of Receivables Sold Under The Agreement) (Details) - IPL [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Receivables [Line Items]
Collections	$ 453.0	$ 487.7	$ 994.4	$ 1,043.5
Write-offs, net of recoveries	$ 1.2	$ 2.6	$ 3.3	$ 8.1

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Collections reinvested related to sales of accounts receivable program.

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Credit losses, net of recoveries related to sales of accounts receivable program.

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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.

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