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Operations and Significant Accounting Policies - Other Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Other Income |  | $ 5.2 | $ 4.2 | $ 6.2 | $ 11.6
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Non-Service Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Other Income | [1] |  |  | 4.8 | 3.6
Interest and Investment Income (Loss) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Other Income |  |  |  | (0.5) | 2.5
AFUDC - Equity [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Other Income |  |  |  | 1.4 | 1.3
Gain on Land Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Other Income |  |  |  | 0.1 | 2.0
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Other Income |  |  |  | $ 0.4 | $ 2.2
[1] | These are components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost other than service cost. (See Note 9. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans.)

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