Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Effective Income Tax Rates

	Three months ended September 30,		Nine months ended September 30,
	2014	2013	2014	2013
DPL	(71.5)%	25.4%	(34.2)%	21.5%

DP&L [Member]

Effective Income Tax Rates

	Three months ended September 30,		Nine months ended September 30,
	2014	2013	2014	2013
DP&L	19.8%	24.4%	23.2%	22.5%