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Short-Term and Long-Term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Short-Term and Long-Term Debt [Abstract] |
Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
Long-Term Debt |  |
As of December 31 | 2012 | 2011
Millions |  |
First Mortgage Bonds |  |
4.86% Series Due 2013 |  | $60.0 |  |  | $60.0 |
6.94% Series Due 2014 | 18.0 |  | 18.0 |
7.70% Series Due 2016 | 20.0 |  | 20.0 |
8.17% Series Due 2019 | 42.0 |  | 42.0 |
5.28% Series Due 2020 | 35.0 |  | 35.0 |
4.85% Series Due 2021 | 15.0 |  | 15.0 |
4.95% Pollution Control Series F Due 2022 | 111.0 |  | 111.0 |
6.02% Series Due 2023 | 75.0 |  | 75.0 |
4.90% Series Due 2025 | 30.0 |  | 30.0 |
5.10% Series Due 2025 | 30.0 |  | 30.0 |
3.20% Series Due 2026 | 75.0 |  | — |
5.99% Series Due 2027 | 60.0 |  | 60.0 |
5.69% Series Due 2036 | 50.0 |  | 50.0 |
6.00% Series Due 2040 | 35.0 |  | 35.0 |
5.82% Series Due 2040 | 45.0 |  | 45.0 |
4.08% Series Due 2042 | 85.0 |  | — |
SWL&P First Mortgage Bonds 7.25% Series Due 2013 | 10.0 |  | 10.0 |
Senior Unsecured Notes 5.99% Due 2017 | 50.0 |  | 50.0 |
Variable Demand Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 1997 A, B, and C Due 2013 – 2020 | 27.5 |  | 28.2 |
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds 6.5% Due 2025 | — |  | 6.0 |
Industrial Development Variable Rate Demand Refunding Revenue Bonds Series 2006 Due 2025 | 27.8 |  | 27.8 |
Unsecured Term Loan Variable Rate Due 2014 | 75.0 |  | 75.0 |
Other Long-Term Debt, 1.0% – 8.0% Due 2013 – 2037 | 41.8 |  | 40.3 |
Total Long-Term Debt | 1,018.1 |  | 863.3 |
Less: Due Within One Year | 84.5 |  | 5.4 |
Net Long-Term Debt |  | $933.6 |  |  | $857.9 |
On July 2, 2012, we issued $160.0 million of the Company’s First Mortgage Bonds (Bonds) in the private placement market in two series as follows:
Issue Date | Maturity Date | Principal Amount | Interest Rate
July 2, 2012 | July 15, 2026 | $75 Million | 3.20%
July 2, 2012 | July 15, 2042 | $85 Million | 4.08%

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21521-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 55 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584090&loc=d3e28878-108400 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28541-108399 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e),(f)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6479336&loc=d3e64711-112823 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21538-112644 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21506-112644 + Details
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