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Asset Retirement Obligations | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |
Asset Retirement Obligations | ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS A reconciliation of the changes in asset retirement obligations associated with long-lived assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is as follows (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL
Balance, January 1 |  | $196 |  |  |  | $134 |
Revisions in estimated cash flows | 1 |  |  | — |
Liabilities settled | (7 | ) |  | (5 | )
Liabilities incurred (a) | 38 |  |  | 38 |
Accretion expense | 5 |  |  | 4 |
Balance, September 30 |  | $233 |  |  |  | $171 |
(a) During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, Alliant Energy and IPL recognized additional asset retirement obligations related to IPL’s newly constructed Whispering Willow North, Golden Plains and Richland wind sites. The increases in asset retirement obligations resulted in corresponding increases in property, plant and equipment, net on the respective balance sheets.
IPL [Member] |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |
Asset Retirement Obligations | ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS A reconciliation of the changes in asset retirement obligations associated with long-lived assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is as follows (in millions):
| Alliant Energy |  | IPL
Balance, January 1 |  | $196 |  |  |  | $134 |
Revisions in estimated cash flows | 1 |  |  | — |
Liabilities settled | (7 | ) |  | (5 | )
Liabilities incurred (a) | 38 |  |  | 38 |
Accretion expense | 5 |  |  | 4 |
Balance, September 30 |  | $233 |  |  |  | $171 |
(a) During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, Alliant Energy and IPL recognized additional asset retirement obligations related to IPL’s newly constructed Whispering Willow North, Golden Plains and Richland wind sites. The increases in asset retirement obligations resulted in corresponding increases in property, plant and equipment, net on the respective balance sheets.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2175671 + Details
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