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Regulatory Matters (Assets Retired Early) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | $ 1,940 | $ 2,010
Assets retired early [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 92 | 113
IPL [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 1,443 | 1,483
IPL [Member] | Assets retired early [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 66 | 77
IPL [Member] | Assets retired early [Member] | Sutherland Units 1 and 3 [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 19 |
IPL [Member] | Assets retired early [Member] | M.L. Kapp Unit 2 [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 18 |
IPL [Member] | Assets retired early [Member] | Analog Electric Meters [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 29 |
WPL [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 497 | 527
WPL [Member] | Assets retired early [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 26 | $ 36
WPL [Member] | Assets retired early [Member] | Nelson Dewey Units 1 and 2 and Edgewater Unit 3 [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | 6 |
WPL [Member] | Assets retired early [Member] | Edgewater Unit 4 [Member] |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory assets | $ 20 |

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