Derivative Instruments (Notional Amounts Of Derivative Instruments) (Details) (Commodity [Member])	Mar. 31, 2015 MWh
Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	9,028,000
Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,051,000
Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	6,977,000
FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,478,000
FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,041,000
FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,437,000
Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	77,538,000
Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	42,901,000
Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	34,637,000
Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	5,348,000
Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,547,000
Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,801,000
2015 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,530,000
2015 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,612,000
2015 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,918,000
2015 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,478,000
2015 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,041,000
2015 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,437,000
2015 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	42,989,000
2015 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	26,967,000
2015 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	16,022,000
2015 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,118,000
2015 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	56,000
2015 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,062,000
2016 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,870,000
2016 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	439,000
2016 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,431,000
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)	27,423,000
2016 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	13,176,000
2016 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	14,247,000
2016 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,044,000
2016 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	830,000
2016 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,214,000
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)	7,126,000
2017 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,758,000
2017 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	4,368,000
2017 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,073,000
2017 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	274,000
2017 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	799,000
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)	1,113,000
2018 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	387,000
2018 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	726,000