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Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments [Table Text Block]

	Quarter Ended							Nine Months Ended
	September 30,							September 30,
	2018			2017				2018			2017
Millions
Operating Revenue (a)
Regulated Operations
Residential		$30.8			$28.3				$102.2			$95.4
Commercial	38.1			36.2				110.9			108.1
Municipal	14.2			14.6				41.9			45.1
Industrial	117.3			122.3				347.5			365.6
Other Power Suppliers	40.9			41.2				127.3			124.1
CIP Financial Incentive (b)	3.0			—				3.0			5.5
Other (c)	17.0			35.0				56.5			80.3
Total Regulated Operations	261.3			277.6				789.3			824.1
Energy Infrastructure and Related Services
ALLETE Clean Energy
Long-term PSA	9.0			7.6				40.0			39.1
Other	6.0			5.9				17.9			17.7
Total ALLETE Clean Energy	15.0			13.5				57.9			56.8
U.S. Water Services
Point-in-Time	29.0			26.2				77.0			71.9
Contract	9.7			9.1				28.7			26.8
Capital Project	6.3			4.9				19.0			12.0
Total U.S. Water Services	45.0			40.2				124.7			110.7
Corporate and Other
Long-term Contract	21.2			21.1				63.9			66.4
Other	5.5			10.1				14.5			23.4
Total Corporate and Other	26.7			31.2				78.4			89.8
Total Operating Revenue		$348.0			$362.5				$1,050.3			$1,081.4
Net Income (Loss)
Regulated Operations		$29.8			$34.2				$99.7			$110.1
Energy Infrastructure and Related Services
ALLETE Clean Energy	1.0			0.6				15.9			11.1
U.S. Water Services	1.7			1.3				0.5			1.6
Corporate and Other (d)	(1.8		)	8.8				(3.1		)	8.0
Total Net Income		$30.7			$44.9				$113.0			$130.8

(a) With the adoption of new revenue recognition guidance, the Company has enhanced the presentation of business segment Operating Revenue. (See Note 1. Operations and Significant Accounting Policies.)

(b) See Note 6. Regulatory Matters.

(c) Operating revenue in 2017 included $14.3 million of additional revenue as a result of the favorable impact for the regulatory outcome of the MPUC’s modification of its November 2016 order on the allocation of North Dakota investment tax credits. (See Note 6. Regulatory Matters.)

(d) Net income in 2017 included a $7.9 million after-tax favorable impact for the regulatory outcome of the MPUC’s modification of its November 2016 order on the allocation of North Dakota investment tax credits. (See Note 6. Regulatory Matters.)

NOTE 14. BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Continued)

	September 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
Millions
Assets
Regulated Operations		$3,904.3			$3,886.6
Energy Infrastructure and Related Services
ALLETE Clean Energy	639.0			600.5
U.S. Water Services	293.7			292.4
Corporate and Other	326.3			300.5
Total Assets		$5,163.3			$5,080.0

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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