Derivative Instruments (Notional Amounts Of Derivative Instruments) (Details) (Commodity [Member])	Mar. 31, 2014 MWh
Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	11,753,000
Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,677,000
Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	9,076,000
FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,037,000
FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,963,000
FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,074,000
Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	43,297,000
Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	31,504,000
Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	11,793,000
Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	4,667,000
Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	732,000
Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,935,000
2014 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	4,895,000
2014 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,955,000
2014 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,940,000
2014 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,037,000
2014 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,963,000
2014 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,074,000
2014 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	29,496,000
2014 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	20,185,000
2014 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	9,311,000
2014 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,194,000
2014 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	203,000
2014 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	991,000
2015 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,912,000
2015 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	722,000
2015 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,190,000
2015 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2015 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2015 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2015 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	10,842,000
2015 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	8,815,000
2015 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,027,000
2015 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	936,000
2015 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2015 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	936,000
2016 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,318,000
2016 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2016 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,318,000
2016 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2016 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2016 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2016 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,959,000
2016 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,504,000
2016 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	455,000
2016 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	955,000
2016 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	216,000
2016 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	739,000
2017 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,314,000
2017 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,314,000
2017 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	868,000
2017 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	129,000
2017 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	739,000
2018 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,314,000
2018 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,314,000
2018 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	714,000
2018 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	184,000
2018 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	530,000