Regulatory Matters Regulatory Matters (Revenue Requirement Adjustment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Revenue Requirement Adjustment [Line Items]
Increase to electric revenues	$ 643.9	$ 612.1	$ 1,319.7	$ 1,245.3
Alliant Energy and IPL [Member] \| Revenue Requirement Adjustment [Member]
Revenue Requirement Adjustment [Line Items]
Increase to electric revenues	$ 3.0	$ 5.0	$ 7.0	$ 11.0

Revenue derived from the regulated (by a federal, state, or local government or agency) generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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