Property, Plant and Equipment	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTIn June 2022, WPL announced revised expected timing for the retirements of its remaining coal-fired EGUs in order to help manage regional capacity and changing generation requirements across the MISO region. WPL currently expects to retire the Edgewater Generating Station (414 MW) by June 1, 2025, and Columbia Units 1 and 2 by June 1, 2026 (595 MW in aggregate). In addition, IPL currently expects to retire the coal-fired Lansing Generating Station (275 MW) in the first half of 2023. Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL are working with MISO, state regulatory commissions and other regulatory agencies, as required, to determine the timing of these actions, which are subject to change depending on operational, regulatory, market and other factors.
IPL [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTIn June 2022, WPL announced revised expected timing for the retirements of its remaining coal-fired EGUs in order to help manage regional capacity and changing generation requirements across the MISO region. WPL currently expects to retire the Edgewater Generating Station (414 MW) by June 1, 2025, and Columbia Units 1 and 2 by June 1, 2026 (595 MW in aggregate). In addition, IPL currently expects to retire the coal-fired Lansing Generating Station (275 MW) in the first half of 2023. Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL are working with MISO, state regulatory commissions and other regulatory agencies, as required, to determine the timing of these actions, which are subject to change depending on operational, regulatory, market and other factors.
WPL [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTIn June 2022, WPL announced revised expected timing for the retirements of its remaining coal-fired EGUs in order to help manage regional capacity and changing generation requirements across the MISO region. WPL currently expects to retire the Edgewater Generating Station (414 MW) by June 1, 2025, and Columbia Units 1 and 2 by June 1, 2026 (595 MW in aggregate). In addition, IPL currently expects to retire the coal-fired Lansing Generating Station (275 MW) in the first half of 2023. Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL are working with MISO, state regulatory commissions and other regulatory agencies, as required, to determine the timing of these actions, which are subject to change depending on operational, regulatory, market and other factors.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTIn June 2022, WPL announced revised expected timing for the retirements of its remaining coal-fired EGUs in order to help manage regional capacity and changing generation requirements across the MISO region. WPL currently expects to retire the Edgewater Generating Station (414 MW) by June 1, 2025, and Columbia Units 1 and 2 by June 1, 2026 (595 MW in aggregate). In addition, IPL currently expects to retire the coal-fired Lansing Generating Station (275 MW) in the first half of 2023. Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL are working with MISO, state regulatory commissions and other regulatory agencies, as required, to determine the timing of these actions, which are subject to change depending on operational, regulatory, market and other factors.

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTIn June 2022, WPL announced revised expected timing for the retirements of its remaining coal-fired EGUs in order to help manage regional capacity and changing generation requirements across the MISO region. WPL currently expects to retire the Edgewater Generating Station (414 MW) by June 1, 2025, and Columbia Units 1 and 2 by June 1, 2026 (595 MW in aggregate). In addition, IPL currently expects to retire the coal-fired Lansing Generating Station (275 MW) in the first half of 2023. Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL are working with MISO, state regulatory commissions and other regulatory agencies, as required, to determine the timing of these actions, which are subject to change depending on operational, regulatory, market and other factors.