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Other Income (Expense) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Other Income (Expense) [Abstract]

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Year Ended December 31	2012			2011			2010
Millions
AFUDC – Equity		$5.1			$2.5			$4.2
Investment and Other Income	0.9			1.9			0.4
Total Other Income		$6.0			$4.4			$4.6

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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.

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