Long-term Contract for Purchase of Electric Power, Buyout Payment

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Long-term Contract for Purchase of Electric Power, Contract Term Amendment

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Number Of Customers Without Power, Derecho Windstorm

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Regulatory Matters [Line Items]

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Amount of regulatory costs not yet approved by the regulatory authority.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized storm costs of a regulated entity that are expected to be recoverable through rate adjustments after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 980
-SubTopic 340
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in regulated liabilities. Regulated liabilities are created when regulatory agency permits an entity to defer revenues to the balance sheet.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
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Regulatory Matters (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Regulatory Matters (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 customer	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Credits issued to customers				$ (72)	$ (12)
Electric transmission cost recovery [Member] \| IPL [Member]
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Credits issued to customers			$ 42
DAEC PPA [Member]
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Buyout payment	$ 110
PPA term amendment	5 years
Derecho windstorm [Member]
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Net regulatory liability, derecho windstorm	$ 7			7
Derecho windstorm [Member] \| IPL [Member]
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Number of customers without power, derecho windstorm (number of customers) \| customer		250,000
Derecho windstorm repair and rebuilding costs	$ 130			$ 130
Derecho windstorm [Member] \| Forecast [Member] \| IPL [Member]
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Derecho windstorm repair and rebuilding costs						$ 140