Benefit Plans (Medical Cost Trend On Covered Charges) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Effect on total of service and interest cost components, 1% increase	$ 0.4
Effect on total of service and interest cost components, 1% decrease	(0.3)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation, 1% increase	2.4
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation, 1% decrease	(2.2)
IPL [Member]
Effect on total of service and interest cost components, 1% increase	0.2
Effect on total of service and interest cost components, 1% decrease	(0.2)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation, 1% increase	1.1
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation, 1% decrease	(1.0)
WPL [Member]
Effect on total of service and interest cost components, 1% increase	0.2
Effect on total of service and interest cost components, 1% decrease	(0.2)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation, 1% increase	1.2
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation, 1% decrease	$ (1.1)

Amount of effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for health care benefits.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (m)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920

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