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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) [Abstract]

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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Information for any one quarterly period is not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the year.

Quarter Ended	Mar. 31			Jun. 30			Sept. 30			Dec. 31
Millions Except Earnings Per Share
2011
Operating Revenue		$242.2			$219.9			$226.9			$239.2
Operating Income		$50.8			$26.1			$38.9			$34.2
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE		$37.2			$17.0			$20.5			$19.1
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
Basic		$1.07			$0.49			$0.57			$0.53
Diluted		$1.07			$0.48			$0.57			$0.53
2010
Operating Revenue		$233.6			$211.2			$224.1			$238.1
Operating Income		$46.1			$31.7			$35.3			$22.7
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE		$23.0			$19.4			$19.6			$13.3
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
Basic		$0.68			$0.57			$0.57			$0.38
Diluted		$0.68			$0.57			$0.56			$0.38

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The entire disclosure for the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure may include a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income or loss before extraordinary items and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished.

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