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Operations and Significant Accounting Policies - Other Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Other Income |  | $ 3.3 | $ 1.0
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Non-Service Credit [Member] |  |  |
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Other Income | [1] | 1.9 | 2.6
Interest and Investment Income (Loss) [Member] |  |  |
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Other Income |  | 1.1 | (2.6)
AFUDC - Equity [Member] |  |  |
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Other Income |  | 0.5 | 0.5
Gain on Land Sales [Member] |  |  |
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Other Income |  | 0.0 | 0.1
Other [Member] |  |  |
Other Income (Expense) - Other [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Other Income |  | $ (0.2) | $ 0.4
[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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