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Common Equity (Common Share Activity) (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Common Stock Oustanding [Roll Forward]  
Shares outstanding, January 1, 2015 (in shares) 110,935,680us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
New shares of stock issued, Shareowner Direct Plan (in shares) 11,193lnt_SharesOfStockIssuedShareownerDirectPlan
Equity-based compensation plans (in shares) 56,378us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
Other (in shares) (22,463)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesOther
Shares outstanding, March 31, 2015 (in shares) 112,977,238us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
At The Market Offering Program [Member]  
Common Stock Oustanding [Roll Forward]  
New shares of common stock issued, At-the-market offering program (in shares) 1,996,450us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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