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Regulatory Matters (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities | June 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Millions |  |  |
Non-Current Regulatory Assets |  |  |
Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans | $208.0 |  |  | $212.9 |
Income Taxes | 122.1 |  |  | 123.4 |
Cost Recovery Riders | 39.3 |  |  | 24.7 |
Asset Retirement Obligations | 31.7 |  |  | 32.0 |
Manufactured Gas Plant | 8.3 |  |  | 8.2 |
Boswell Units 1 and 2 Net Plant and Equipment | 7.8 |  |  | 10.7 |
PPACA Income Tax Deferral | 4.7 |  |  | 4.8 |
Other | 2.8 |  |  | 3.8 |
Total Non-Current Regulatory Assets | $424.7 |  |  | $420.5 |
Current Regulatory Liabilities (a) |  |  |
Provision for Interim Rate Refund (b) | $11.7 |  |  | — |
Transmission Formula Rates Refund | 0.8 |  |  | $1.7 |
Other | 1.7 |  |  | 0.2 |
Total Current Regulatory Liabilities | 14.2 |  |  | 1.9 |
Non-Current Regulatory Liabilities |  |  |
Income Taxes | 395.5 |  |  | 407.2 |
Wholesale and Retail Contra AFUDC | 87.4 |  |  | 79.3 |
Plant Removal Obligations | 39.3 |  |  | 35.5 |
Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans | 14.1 |  |  | 17.0 |
North Dakota Investment Tax Credits | 12.2 |  |  | 12.3 |
Fuel Adjustment Clause (c) | 12.2 |  |  | — |
Conservation Improvement Program | 5.4 |  |  | 5.4 |
Other | 3.5 |  |  | 3.6 |
Total Non-Current Regulatory Liabilities | 569.6 |  |  | 560.3 |
Total Regulatory Liabilities | $583.8 |  |  | $562.2 |
(a)Current regulatory liabilities are presented within Other Current Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. (b)Provision for Interim Rate Refund represents reserves for interim rates resulting from the MPUC’s approval of Minnesota Power’s petition and proposal to resolve and withdraw its rate case. This amount is expected to be refunded to Minnesota Power regulated retail customers in the third quarter of 2020. (See 2020 Minnesota General Rate Case.) (c)Fuel adjustment clause regulatory liability represents the amount expected to be refunded to customers for the over-collection of fuel adjustment clause recoveries. (See Fuel Adjustment Clause Reform.)

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