Contractual Obligations, Commercial Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule Of Contractual Obligations And Commercial Commitments

	Payments due in:
$ in millions	Total		Less than 1 year		2 - 3 years		4 - 5 years		More than 5 years
DPL:
Long-term debt	$	2,598.7	$	570.4	$	425.3	$	450.2	$	1,152.8
Interest payments		1,031.4		133.5		216.3		174.1		507.5
Pension and postretirement payments		256.2		24.6		50.3		51.1		130.2
Operating leases		1.0		0.4		0.6		-		-
Coal contracts (a)		586.4		227.6		150.6		138.8		69.4
Limestone contracts (a)		26.8		5.4		10.7		10.7		-
Purchase orders and other contractual obligations		55.9		34.6		10.9		10.4		-
Reserve for uncertain tax positions		18.3		18.3		-		-		-
Total contractual obligations	$	4,574.7	$	1,014.8	$	864.7	$	835.3	$	1,859.9

DP&L [Member]

Schedule Of Contractual Obligations And Commercial Commitments

	Payments due in:
$ in millions	Total		Less than 1 year		2 - 3 years		4 - 5 years		More than 5 years
DP&L:
Long-term debt	$	903.2	$	570.4	$	0.3	$	0.2	$	332.3
Interest payments		361.9		34.0		31.6		31.6		264.7
Pension and postretirement payments		256.2		24.6		50.3		51.1		130.2
Operating leases		1.0		0.4		0.6		-		-
Coal contracts (a)		586.4		227.6		150.6		138.8		69.4
Limestone contracts (a)		26.8		5.4		10.7		10.7		-
Purchase orders and other contractual obligations		55.9		34.6		10.9		10.4		-
Reserve for uncertain tax positions		18.3		18.3		-		-		-
Total contractual obligations	$	2,209.7	$	915.3	$	255.0	$	242.8	$	796.6