Benefit Plans (Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Defined benefit pension plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 3.1	$ 3.2
Interest cost	12.8	13.3
Expected return on plan assets	(16.4)	(16.4)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(0.1)	(0.1)
Amortization of actuarial loss	9.4	9.3
Total	8.8	9.3
OPEB Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	1.2	1.3
Interest cost	2.2	2.3
Expected return on plan assets	(1.5)	(1.5)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(0.1)	(1.0)
Amortization of actuarial loss	1.0	1.2
Total	2.8	2.3
IPL [Member] | Defined benefit pension plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	1.8	1.9
Interest cost	5.9	6.1
Expected return on plan assets	(7.7)	(7.7)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	0.0	0.0
Amortization of actuarial loss	4.0	4.1
Total	4.0	4.4
IPL [Member] | OPEB Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0.5	0.6
Interest cost	0.9	1.0
Expected return on plan assets	(1.1)	(1.0)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	0.0	(0.7)
Amortization of actuarial loss	0.5	0.6
Total	0.8	0.5
WPL [Member] | Defined benefit pension plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	1.2	1.2
Interest cost	5.5	5.6
Expected return on plan assets	(7.1)	(7.1)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	0.0	0.1
Amortization of actuarial loss	4.6	4.4
Total	4.2	4.2
WPL [Member] | OPEB Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0.5	0.5
Interest cost	0.9	0.9
Expected return on plan assets	(0.2)	(0.2)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(0.1)	(0.2)
Amortization of actuarial loss	0.4	0.5
Total	$ 1.5	$ 1.5