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Regulatory Matters - Utility Rates (Details) $ in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2013 | Jun. 01, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Customers Years MW | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Minnesota Power [Member] | Bison Wind Energy Center [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Generating Capacity (MW) | MW |  |  | 497 |  |
PSCW [Member] | 2012 Wisconsin Rate Case [Member] | SWL&P [Member] | Retail Customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Approved Rate of Return on Common Equity | 10.90% |  |  |  |
Electric Rates [Member] | MPUC [Member] | 2010 Minnesota Rate Case [Member] | Minnesota Power [Member] | Retail Customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Approved Rate of Return on Common Equity |  | 10.38% |  |  |
Approved Percentage of Capital Structure Related to Equity |  | 54.29% |  |  |
Electric Rates [Member] | MPUC [Member] | Minnesota Cost Recovery Riders [Member] | Minnesota Power [Member] | Retail Customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Cost Recovery Riders | $ |  |  | $ 86.0 | $ 69.9 | $ 40.5
Electric Rates [Member] | MPUC [Member] | Annual Automatic Adjustment of Charges [Member] | Minnesota Power [Member] | Retail Customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Retail Fuel Cost Recovery Collected but Subject to Refund | $ |  |  | $ 700.0 |  |
Electric Rates [Member] | FERC [Member] | FERC-Approved Wholesale Rates [Member] | Minnesota Power [Member] | Municipal Customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of Customers |  |  | 16 |  |
Length of Notice Required to Terminate (Years) | Years |  |  | 3 |  |
Electric Rates [Member] | FERC [Member] | FERC-Approved Wholesale Rates [Member] | Minnesota Power [Member] | Municipal Customers [Member] | Wholesale Electric Contracts (Expire December 2024) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of Customers |  |  | 14 |  |
Electric Rates [Member] | FERC [Member] | FERC-Approved Wholesale Rates [Member] | Minnesota Power [Member] | Municipal Customers [Member] | Wholesale Electric Contracts (Expire December 2024) [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Change in Annual Capacity Charge Per Contract, Percentage |  |  | (1.00%) |  |
Electric Rates [Member] | FERC [Member] | FERC-Approved Wholesale Rates [Member] | Minnesota Power [Member] | Municipal Customers [Member] | Wholesale Electric Contracts (Expire December 2024) [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Change in Annual Capacity Charge Per Contract, Percentage |  |  | 2.00% |  |
Electric Rates [Member] | FERC [Member] | FERC-Approved Wholesale Rates [Member] | Minnesota Power [Member] | Municipal Customers [Member] | Wholesale Electric Contract (Termination Effective June 2019) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of Customers |  |  | 1 |  |
Generating Capacity (MW) | MW |  |  | 29 |  |

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