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Other Income (Expense) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Other Income (Expense) [Abstract] |
Other Income (Expense) [Table Text Block] |
|  | Quarter Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AFUDC – Equity |  |  | $1.5 |  |  |  | $0.6 |  |  |  | $3.4 |  |  |  | $1.7 |
Investment and Other Income (Expense) |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 0.6 |
Total Other Income |  |  | $1.5 |  |  |  | $0.5 |  |  |  | $3.4 |  |  |  | $2.3 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of non-operating income or non-operating expense that may include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, gains (losses) on securities sold, equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net gain (loss) on sales of business, interest expense and other miscellaneous income or expense items. + References No definition available. + Details
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