Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits Plans

The components of net periodic benefit costs for sponsored defined benefit pension and OPEB plans for the three months ended March 31 are included below (in millions). For IPL and WPL, amounts represent their current and former employees covered under plans they sponsor, as well as amounts directly assigned to them related to their current and former employees who are participants in the Alliant Energy and Corporate Services sponsored plans.

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans						OPEB Plans
Alliant Energy	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost		$2.4			$3.0			$0.8			$1.1
Interest cost	12.5			11.7			2.1			1.9
Expected return on plan assets	(15.0		)	(17.4		)	(1.2		)	(1.5		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.2		)	(0.2		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	9.1			8.8			0.8			0.8
		$8.8			$5.9			$2.5			$2.3

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans						OPEB Plans
IPL	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost		$1.5			$1.8			$0.3			$0.4
Interest cost	5.7			5.3			0.8			0.8
Expected return on plan assets	(7.0		)	(8.1		)	(0.9		)	(1.1		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.1		)	—			—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	3.9			3.7			0.4			0.3
		$4.0			$2.7			$0.6			$0.4

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans						OPEB Plans
WPL	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost		$0.9			$1.1			$0.3			$0.4
Interest cost	5.4			5.0			0.8			0.8
Expected return on plan assets	(6.5		)	(7.6		)	(0.1		)	(0.2		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.1		)	—			—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	4.4			4.3			0.4			0.5
		$4.1			$2.8			$1.4			$1.5

Recognized Compensation Expense And Income Tax Benefits

A summary of compensation expense, including amounts allocated to IPL and WPL, and the related income tax benefits recognized for share-based compensation awards for the three months ended March 31 was as follows (in millions):

	Alliant Energy				IPL				WPL
	2019		2018		2019		2018		2019		2018
Compensation expense		$4.7		$3.3		$2.6		$1.8		$1.8		$1.3
Income tax benefits	1.3		0.9		0.8		0.5		0.5		0.4

IPL [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits Plans

The components of net periodic benefit costs for sponsored defined benefit pension and OPEB plans for the three months ended March 31 are included below (in millions). For IPL and WPL, amounts represent their current and former employees covered under plans they sponsor, as well as amounts directly assigned to them related to their current and former employees who are participants in the Alliant Energy and Corporate Services sponsored plans.

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans						OPEB Plans
Alliant Energy	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost		$2.4			$3.0			$0.8			$1.1
Interest cost	12.5			11.7			2.1			1.9
Expected return on plan assets	(15.0		)	(17.4		)	(1.2		)	(1.5		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.2		)	(0.2		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	9.1			8.8			0.8			0.8
		$8.8			$5.9			$2.5			$2.3

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans						OPEB Plans
IPL	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost		$1.5			$1.8			$0.3			$0.4
Interest cost	5.7			5.3			0.8			0.8
Expected return on plan assets	(7.0		)	(8.1		)	(0.9		)	(1.1		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.1		)	—			—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	3.9			3.7			0.4			0.3
		$4.0			$2.7			$0.6			$0.4

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans						OPEB Plans
WPL	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost		$0.9			$1.1			$0.3			$0.4
Interest cost	5.4			5.0			0.8			0.8
Expected return on plan assets	(6.5		)	(7.6		)	(0.1		)	(0.2		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.1		)	—			—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	4.4			4.3			0.4			0.5
		$4.1			$2.8			$1.4			$1.5

Recognized Compensation Expense And Income Tax Benefits

A summary of compensation expense, including amounts allocated to IPL and WPL, and the related income tax benefits recognized for share-based compensation awards for the three months ended March 31 was as follows (in millions):

	Alliant Energy				IPL				WPL
	2019		2018		2019		2018		2019		2018
Compensation expense		$4.7		$3.3		$2.6		$1.8		$1.8		$1.3
Income tax benefits	1.3		0.9		0.8		0.5		0.5		0.4

WPL [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits Plans

The components of net periodic benefit costs for sponsored defined benefit pension and OPEB plans for the three months ended March 31 are included below (in millions). For IPL and WPL, amounts represent their current and former employees covered under plans they sponsor, as well as amounts directly assigned to them related to their current and former employees who are participants in the Alliant Energy and Corporate Services sponsored plans.

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans						OPEB Plans
Alliant Energy	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost		$2.4			$3.0			$0.8			$1.1
Interest cost	12.5			11.7			2.1			1.9
Expected return on plan assets	(15.0		)	(17.4		)	(1.2		)	(1.5		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.2		)	(0.2		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	9.1			8.8			0.8			0.8
		$8.8			$5.9			$2.5			$2.3

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans						OPEB Plans
IPL	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost		$1.5			$1.8			$0.3			$0.4
Interest cost	5.7			5.3			0.8			0.8
Expected return on plan assets	(7.0		)	(8.1		)	(0.9		)	(1.1		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.1		)	—			—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	3.9			3.7			0.4			0.3
		$4.0			$2.7			$0.6			$0.4

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans						OPEB Plans
WPL	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost		$0.9			$1.1			$0.3			$0.4
Interest cost	5.4			5.0			0.8			0.8
Expected return on plan assets	(6.5		)	(7.6		)	(0.1		)	(0.2		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.1		)	—			—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	4.4			4.3			0.4			0.5
		$4.1			$2.8			$1.4			$1.5

Recognized Compensation Expense And Income Tax Benefits

A summary of compensation expense, including amounts allocated to IPL and WPL, and the related income tax benefits recognized for share-based compensation awards for the three months ended March 31 was as follows (in millions):

	Alliant Energy				IPL				WPL
	2019		2018		2019		2018		2019		2018
Compensation expense		$4.7		$3.3		$2.6		$1.8		$1.8		$1.3
Income tax benefits	1.3		0.9		0.8		0.5		0.5		0.4