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Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Inventories [Table Text Block] |
Inventories | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Millions |  |  |
Fuel |  | $31.3 |  |  |  | $28.6 |
Materials and Supplies | 45.4 |  |  | 40.5 |
Total Inventories |  | $76.7 |  |  |  | $69.1 |
Prepayments and Other Current Assets [Table Text Block] |
Prepayments and Other Current Assets | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Millions |  |  |
Deferred Fuel Adjustment Clause |  | $18.2 |  |  |  | $17.5 |
Other | 5.6 |  |  | 9.6 |
Total Prepayments and Other Current Assets |  | $23.8 |  |  |  | $27.1 |
Other Current and Non-Current Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
Other Current Liabilities | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Millions |  |  |
Customer Deposits |  | $28.8 |  |  |  | $16.3 |
Other | 24.3 |  |  | 29.3 |
Total Other Current Liabilities |  | $53.1 |  |  |  | $45.6 |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Millions |  |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation |  | $61.7 |  |  |  | $57.0 |
Other | 47.7 |  |  | 48.1 |
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities |  | $109.4 |  |  |  | $105.1 |
Supplemental Statement of Cash Flows Information [Table Text Block] | Supplemental Statement of Cash Flows Information.
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Millions |  |  |
Cash Paid During the Period for Interest – Net of Amounts Capitalized |  | $32.3 |  |  |  | $32.4 |
Cash Paid (Received) During the Period for Income Taxes |  | $0.2 |  |  | $(11.1)
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities |  |  |
Decrease in Accounts Payable for Capital Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment | $(13.1) |  | $(14.8)
AFUDC – Equity |  | $3.4 |  |  |  | $1.7 |

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