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Investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Investments [Abstract] |
Other Investments [Table Text Block] |
Other Investments | March 31, 2017 |  |  | December 31, 2016 |
Millions |  |  |
ALLETE Properties |  | $31.6 |  |  |  | $31.7 |
Available-for-sale Securities (a) | 19.6 |  |  | 18.8 |
Cash Equivalents | 2.6 |  |  | 1.3 |
Other | 3.9 |  |  | 3.8 |
Total Other Investments |  | $57.7 |  |  |  | $55.6 |
(a) | As of March 31, 2017, the aggregate amount of available-for-sale corporate and governmental debt securities maturing in one year or less was $0.2 million, in one year to less than three years was $3.0 million, in three years to less than five years was $5.0 million and in five or more years was $3.9 million.

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