Redeemable Preferred Stock (Carrying Value Of Cumulative Preferred Stock) (Details) - IPL [Member] - Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Shares Authorized (in shares)	16,000,000
5.1% [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Series	5.10%
Liquidation Preference/Stated Value (in dollars per share)	$ 25
Shares Authorized (in shares)	8,000,000
Shares Outstanding (in shares)	8,000,000
Cumulative preferred stock	$ 200.0	$ 200.0

The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(28))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Aggregate share number for all nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) held by stockholders. Does not include preferred shares that have been repurchased.

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Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable preferred shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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