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Long-Term Debt And Equity Financings (Schedule of Required and Actual Debt Ratios) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Union Electric Company [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Bonds Issuable Based On Coverage Ratio 4,056 [1]
Preferred Stock Issuable Based On Coverage Ratio 2,351
Retired Bond Capacity 485
Union Electric Company [Member] | Minimum Required Ratio [Member] | Minimum [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Interest Coverage Ratio 2.0 [2]
Dividend Coverage Ratio 2.5 [3]
Union Electric Company [Member] | Actual Ratio [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Interest Coverage Ratio 4.6
Dividend Coverage Ratio 122.8
Ameren Illinois Company [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Bonds Issuable Based On Coverage Ratio 3,439 [1],[4]
Preferred Stock Issuable Based On Coverage Ratio 203
Retired Bond Capacity 645
Ameren Illinois Company [Member] | Minimum Required Ratio [Member] | Minimum [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Interest Coverage Ratio 2.0 [2]
Dividend Coverage Ratio 1.5 [3]
Ameren Illinois Company [Member] | Actual Ratio [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Interest Coverage Ratio 7.1
Dividend Coverage Ratio 2.8
Ameren Energy Generating Company [Member] | Actual Ratio [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Interest Coverage Ratio 2.6
Debt-to-capital ratio 0.44
Ameren Energy Generating Company [Member] | Restricted Payments [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Interest Coverage Ratio 2.6
Ameren Energy Generating Company [Member] | Restricted Payments [Member] | Minimum [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Interest Coverage Ratio 1.75 [5]
Ameren Energy Generating Company [Member] | Additional Indebtedness [Member] | Minimum [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Interest Coverage Ratio 2.5 [6]
Ameren Energy Generating Company [Member] | Maximum Leverage Ratio [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt-to-capital ratio 0.60 [6]
[1] Amount of bonds issuable based either on required coverage ratios or unfunded property additions, whichever is more restrictive. The amounts shown also include bonds issuable based on retired bond capacity of $485 million and $645 million at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, respectively.
[2] Coverage required on the annual interest charges on first mortgage bonds outstanding and to be issued. Coverage is not required in certain cases when additional first mortgage bonds are issued on the basis of retired bonds.
[3] Coverage required on the annual dividend on preferred stock outstanding and to be issued, as required in the respective company’s articles of incorporation.
[4] Amount of bonds issuable by Ameren Illinois based on unfunded property additions and retired bonds solely under the former IP mortgage indenture.
[5] As of the date of the restricted payment, as defined, the minimum ratio must have been achieved for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters and projected by management to be achieved for each of the subsequent four six-month periods. Investments in the non-state-regulated subsidiary money pool and repayments of non-state-regulated subsidiary money pool borrowings are not subject to this incurrence test.
[6] Ratios must be computed on a pro forma basis considering the additional indebtedness to be incurred and the related interest expense. Non-state-regulated subsidiary money pool borrowings are defined as permitted indebtedness and are not subject to these incurrence tests. Other borrowings from third-party external sources are included in the definition of indebtedness and are subject to these incurrence tests.