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Short-Term and Long-Term Debt Short-Term and Long-Term Debt (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Short-Term and Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block] | The following tables present ALLETE’s short-term and long-term debt as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
March 31, 2017 | Principal |  |  | Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs |  | Total |
Millions |  |  |  |  |
Short-Term Debt (a) |  | $164.5 |  |  | $(0.6) |  |  | $163.9 |
Long-Term Debt | 1,380.2 |  |  | (10.0) |  | 1,370.2 |
Total Debt |  | $1,544.7 |  |  | $(10.6) |  |  | $1,534.1 |
(a) | Consists of long-term debt due within one year and notes payable.
December 31, 2016 | Principal |  |  | Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs |  | Total |
Millions |  |  |  |  |
Short-Term Debt (a) |  | $188.3 |  |  | $(0.6) |  |  | $187.7 |
Long-Term Debt | 1,380.8 |  |  | (10.4) |  | 1,370.4 |
Total Debt |  | $1,569.1 |  |  | $(11.0) |  |  | $1,558.1 |
(a) | Consisted of long-term debt due within one year.

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