Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Information regarding commercial paper classified as short-term debt and backstopped by the credit facilities was as follows (dollars in millions):



	Alliant Energy		IPL		WPL
	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011
December 31
Commercial paper:
Amount outstanding	$217.5	$102.8	$26.3	$7.1	$86.6	$25.7
Weighted average interest rates	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%
Weighted average remaining maturity	11 days	3 days	2 days	3 days	19 days	3 days
Available credit facility capacity (a)	$732.5	$897.2	$223.7	$292.9	$313.4	$374.3



	Alliant Energy		IPL		WPL
	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011
For the year ended
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	$217.5	$124.4	$35.4	$54.4	$86.6	$96.5
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	$99.8	$27.7	$5.9	$6.0	$11.7	$17.6
Weighted average interest rates	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%


(a)	Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s available credit facility capacities reflect outstanding commercial paper classified as both short- and long-term debt at December 31, 2012. Refer to Note 9(b) for further discussion of $50.0 million of commercial paper outstanding at December 31, 2012 classified as long-term debt on Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Schedule of Debt-To-Capital Ratios

The required debt-to-capital ratios compared to the actual debt-to-capital ratios at December 31, 2012 were as follows:



	Alliant Energy	IPL	WPL
Requirement	Less than 65%	Less than 58%	Less than 58%
Actual	50%	45%	48%

Schedule of Long-term Debt

Long-term debt, net as of December 31 was as follows (dollars in millions):



	2012									2011
	Alliant Energy			IPL			WPL			Alliant Energy			IPL			WPL
Senior Debentures:
3.3%, due 2015		$150.0			$150.0			$—			$150.0			$150.0			$—
5.875%, due 2018	100.0			100.0			—			100.0			100.0			—
7.25%, due 2018	250.0			250.0			—			250.0			250.0			—
3.65%, due 2020	200.0			200.0			—			200.0			200.0			—
5.5%, due 2025	50.0			50.0			—			50.0			50.0			—
6.45%, due 2033	100.0			100.0			—			100.0			100.0			—
6.3%, due 2034	125.0			125.0			—			125.0			125.0			—
6.25%, due 2039	300.0			300.0			—			300.0			300.0			—
	1,275.0			1,275.0			—			1,275.0			1,275.0			—
Debentures:
5%, due 2019	250.0			—			250.0			250.0			—			250.0
4.6%, due 2020	150.0			—			150.0			150.0			—			150.0
2.25%, due 2022 (a)	250.0			—			250.0			—			—			—
6.25%, due 2034	100.0			—			100.0			100.0			—			100.0
6.375%, due 2037	300.0			—			300.0			300.0			—			300.0
7.6%, due 2038	250.0			—			250.0			250.0			—			250.0
	1,300.0			—			1,300.0			1,050.0			—			1,050.0
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds:
5%, due 2014	38.4			38.4			—			38.4			38.4			—
5%, due 2014 and 2015	24.5			—			24.5			24.5			—			24.5
5.375%, due 2015	14.6			—			14.6			14.6			—			14.6
	77.5			38.4			39.1			77.5			38.4			39.1
Other:
Commercial paper, 0.4% at December 31, 2012 (b)	50.0			50.0			—			—			—			—
4% senior notes, due 2014	250.0			—			—			250.0			—			—
Term loan credit agreement through 2014, 1.1% at December 31, 2012 (c)	60.0			—			—			—			—			—
3.45% senior notes, due 2022 (d)	75.0			—			—			—			—			—
5.06% senior secured notes, due 2013 to 2024	61.9			—			—			63.3			—			—
Other, 1% at December 31, 2012, due 2013 to 2025	0.5			—			—			0.5			—			—
	497.4			50.0			—			313.8			—			—
Subtotal	3,149.9			1,363.4			1,339.1			2,716.3			1,313.4			1,089.1
Current maturities	(1.5		)	—			—			(1.4		)	—			—
Unamortized debt (discount) and premium, net	(11.8		)	(3.9		)	(7.6		)	(11.8		)	(4.4		)	(6.9		)
Long-term debt, net		$3,136.6			$1,359.5			$1,331.5			$2,703.1			$1,309.0			$1,082.2


(a)	In 2012, WPL issued $250.0 million of 2.25% debentures due 2022. The proceeds from the issuance were used by WPL to fund a portion of the purchase price of Riverside.

(b)

As of December 31, 2012, $50.0 million of commercial paper was recorded in “Long-term debt, net” on Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s Consolidated Balance Sheets due to the existence of long-term credit facilities that back-stop this commercial paper balance, along with Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s intent and ability to refinance these balances on a long-term basis. As of December 31, 2012, this commercial paper balance had a remaining maturity of 8 days.


(c)	In 2012, Franklin County Holdings LLC, Resources’ wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a $60.0 million variable-rate term loan credit agreement that exists through 2014 to fund a portion of the costs of its Franklin County wind project, which was placed into service in the fourth quarter of 2012.


(d)	In 2012, Corporate Services issued $75 million of 3.45% senior notes due 2022. The proceeds from the issuance were used by Corporate Services to repay short-term debt primarily incurred for the purchase of the corporate headquarters building and for general working capital purposes.

Schedule of Debt Maturities

At December 31, 2012, debt maturities for 2013 to 2017 were as follows (in millions):



	2013		2014		2015		2016		2017
IPL (a)		$50		$38		$150		$—		$—
WPL	—		8		31		—		—
Resources	1		62		2		3		4
Alliant Energy parent company	—		250		—		—		—
Alliant Energy		$51		$358		$183		$3		$4


(a)	IPL’s amount for 2013 includes $50.0 million of commercial paper that was recorded in “Long-term debt, net” on Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as described above.

Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs

Unamortized debt issuance costs recorded in “Deferred charges and other” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31 were as follows (in millions):



	Alliant Energy		IPL		WPL
	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$19.5	$19.1	$8.0	$9.0	$9.8	$8.4

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Debt Disclosure [Line Items]

Other Short-Term Borrowings

Information regarding commercial paper classified as short-term debt and backstopped by the credit facilities was as follows (dollars in millions):



	Alliant Energy		IPL		WPL
	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011
December 31
Commercial paper:
Amount outstanding	$217.5	$102.8	$26.3	$7.1	$86.6	$25.7
Weighted average interest rates	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%
Weighted average remaining maturity	11 days	3 days	2 days	3 days	19 days	3 days
Available credit facility capacity (a)	$732.5	$897.2	$223.7	$292.9	$313.4	$374.3



	Alliant Energy		IPL		WPL
	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011
For the year ended
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	$217.5	$124.4	$35.4	$54.4	$86.6	$96.5
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	$99.8	$27.7	$5.9	$6.0	$11.7	$17.6
Weighted average interest rates	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%


(a)	Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s available credit facility capacities reflect outstanding commercial paper classified as both short- and long-term debt at December 31, 2012. Refer to Note 9(b) for further discussion of $50.0 million of commercial paper outstanding at December 31, 2012 classified as long-term debt on Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Schedule of Debt-To-Capital Ratios

The required debt-to-capital ratios compared to the actual debt-to-capital ratios at December 31, 2012 were as follows:



	Alliant Energy	IPL	WPL
Requirement	Less than 65%	Less than 58%	Less than 58%
Actual	50%	45%	48%

Schedule of Long-term Debt

Long-term debt, net as of December 31 was as follows (dollars in millions):



	2012									2011
	Alliant Energy			IPL			WPL			Alliant Energy			IPL			WPL
Senior Debentures:
3.3%, due 2015		$150.0			$150.0			$—			$150.0			$150.0			$—
5.875%, due 2018	100.0			100.0			—			100.0			100.0			—
7.25%, due 2018	250.0			250.0			—			250.0			250.0			—
3.65%, due 2020	200.0			200.0			—			200.0			200.0			—
5.5%, due 2025	50.0			50.0			—			50.0			50.0			—
6.45%, due 2033	100.0			100.0			—			100.0			100.0			—
6.3%, due 2034	125.0			125.0			—			125.0			125.0			—
6.25%, due 2039	300.0			300.0			—			300.0			300.0			—
	1,275.0			1,275.0			—			1,275.0			1,275.0			—
Debentures:
5%, due 2019	250.0			—			250.0			250.0			—			250.0
4.6%, due 2020	150.0			—			150.0			150.0			—			150.0
2.25%, due 2022 (a)	250.0			—			250.0			—			—			—
6.25%, due 2034	100.0			—			100.0			100.0			—			100.0
6.375%, due 2037	300.0			—			300.0			300.0			—			300.0
7.6%, due 2038	250.0			—			250.0			250.0			—			250.0
	1,300.0			—			1,300.0			1,050.0			—			1,050.0
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds:
5%, due 2014	38.4			38.4			—			38.4			38.4			—
5%, due 2014 and 2015	24.5			—			24.5			24.5			—			24.5
5.375%, due 2015	14.6			—			14.6			14.6			—			14.6
	77.5			38.4			39.1			77.5			38.4			39.1
Other:
Commercial paper, 0.4% at December 31, 2012 (b)	50.0			50.0			—			—			—			—
4% senior notes, due 2014	250.0			—			—			250.0			—			—
Term loan credit agreement through 2014, 1.1% at December 31, 2012 (c)	60.0			—			—			—			—			—
3.45% senior notes, due 2022 (d)	75.0			—			—			—			—			—
5.06% senior secured notes, due 2013 to 2024	61.9			—			—			63.3			—			—
Other, 1% at December 31, 2012, due 2013 to 2025	0.5			—			—			0.5			—			—
	497.4			50.0			—			313.8			—			—
Subtotal	3,149.9			1,363.4			1,339.1			2,716.3			1,313.4			1,089.1
Current maturities	(1.5		)	—			—			(1.4		)	—			—
Unamortized debt (discount) and premium, net	(11.8		)	(3.9		)	(7.6		)	(11.8		)	(4.4		)	(6.9		)
Long-term debt, net		$3,136.6			$1,359.5			$1,331.5			$2,703.1			$1,309.0			$1,082.2


(a)	In 2012, WPL issued $250.0 million of 2.25% debentures due 2022. The proceeds from the issuance were used by WPL to fund a portion of the purchase price of Riverside.

(b)


(c)	In 2012, Franklin County Holdings LLC, Resources’ wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a $60.0 million variable-rate term loan credit agreement that exists through 2014 to fund a portion of the costs of its Franklin County wind project, which was placed into service in the fourth quarter of 2012.


(d)	In 2012, Corporate Services issued $75 million of 3.45% senior notes due 2022. The proceeds from the issuance were used by Corporate Services to repay short-term debt primarily incurred for the purchase of the corporate headquarters building and for general working capital purposes.

Schedule of Debt Maturities

At December 31, 2012, debt maturities for 2013 to 2017 were as follows (in millions):



	2013		2014		2015		2016		2017
IPL (a)		$50		$38		$150		$—		$—
WPL	—		8		31		—		—
Resources	1		62		2		3		4
Alliant Energy parent company	—		250		—		—		—
Alliant Energy		$51		$358		$183		$3		$4


(a)	IPL’s amount for 2013 includes $50.0 million of commercial paper that was recorded in “Long-term debt, net” on Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as described above.

Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs

Unamortized debt issuance costs recorded in “Deferred charges and other” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31 were as follows (in millions):



	Alliant Energy		IPL		WPL
	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$19.5	$19.1	$8.0	$9.0	$9.8	$8.4

Wpl [Member]

Debt Disclosure [Line Items]

Other Short-Term Borrowings

Information regarding commercial paper classified as short-term debt and backstopped by the credit facilities was as follows (dollars in millions):



	Alliant Energy		IPL		WPL
	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011
December 31
Commercial paper:
Amount outstanding	$217.5	$102.8	$26.3	$7.1	$86.6	$25.7
Weighted average interest rates	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%
Weighted average remaining maturity	11 days	3 days	2 days	3 days	19 days	3 days
Available credit facility capacity (a)	$732.5	$897.2	$223.7	$292.9	$313.4	$374.3



	Alliant Energy		IPL		WPL
	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011
For the year ended
Maximum amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	$217.5	$124.4	$35.4	$54.4	$86.6	$96.5
Average amount outstanding (based on daily outstanding balances)	$99.8	$27.7	$5.9	$6.0	$11.7	$17.6
Weighted average interest rates	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%


(a)	Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s available credit facility capacities reflect outstanding commercial paper classified as both short- and long-term debt at December 31, 2012. Refer to Note 9(b) for further discussion of $50.0 million of commercial paper outstanding at December 31, 2012 classified as long-term debt on Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Schedule of Debt-To-Capital Ratios

The required debt-to-capital ratios compared to the actual debt-to-capital ratios at December 31, 2012 were as follows:



	Alliant Energy	IPL	WPL
Requirement	Less than 65%	Less than 58%	Less than 58%
Actual	50%	45%	48%

Schedule of Long-term Debt

Long-term debt, net as of December 31 was as follows (dollars in millions):



	2012									2011
	Alliant Energy			IPL			WPL			Alliant Energy			IPL			WPL
Senior Debentures:
3.3%, due 2015		$150.0			$150.0			$—			$150.0			$150.0			$—
5.875%, due 2018	100.0			100.0			—			100.0			100.0			—
7.25%, due 2018	250.0			250.0			—			250.0			250.0			—
3.65%, due 2020	200.0			200.0			—			200.0			200.0			—
5.5%, due 2025	50.0			50.0			—			50.0			50.0			—
6.45%, due 2033	100.0			100.0			—			100.0			100.0			—
6.3%, due 2034	125.0			125.0			—			125.0			125.0			—
6.25%, due 2039	300.0			300.0			—			300.0			300.0			—
	1,275.0			1,275.0			—			1,275.0			1,275.0			—
Debentures:
5%, due 2019	250.0			—			250.0			250.0			—			250.0
4.6%, due 2020	150.0			—			150.0			150.0			—			150.0
2.25%, due 2022 (a)	250.0			—			250.0			—			—			—
6.25%, due 2034	100.0			—			100.0			100.0			—			100.0
6.375%, due 2037	300.0			—			300.0			300.0			—			300.0
7.6%, due 2038	250.0			—			250.0			250.0			—			250.0
	1,300.0			—			1,300.0			1,050.0			—			1,050.0
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds:
5%, due 2014	38.4			38.4			—			38.4			38.4			—
5%, due 2014 and 2015	24.5			—			24.5			24.5			—			24.5
5.375%, due 2015	14.6			—			14.6			14.6			—			14.6
	77.5			38.4			39.1			77.5			38.4			39.1
Other:
Commercial paper, 0.4% at December 31, 2012 (b)	50.0			50.0			—			—			—			—
4% senior notes, due 2014	250.0			—			—			250.0			—			—
Term loan credit agreement through 2014, 1.1% at December 31, 2012 (c)	60.0			—			—			—			—			—
3.45% senior notes, due 2022 (d)	75.0			—			—			—			—			—
5.06% senior secured notes, due 2013 to 2024	61.9			—			—			63.3			—			—
Other, 1% at December 31, 2012, due 2013 to 2025	0.5			—			—			0.5			—			—
	497.4			50.0			—			313.8			—			—
Subtotal	3,149.9			1,363.4			1,339.1			2,716.3			1,313.4			1,089.1
Current maturities	(1.5		)	—			—			(1.4		)	—			—
Unamortized debt (discount) and premium, net	(11.8		)	(3.9		)	(7.6		)	(11.8		)	(4.4		)	(6.9		)
Long-term debt, net		$3,136.6			$1,359.5			$1,331.5			$2,703.1			$1,309.0			$1,082.2


(a)	In 2012, WPL issued $250.0 million of 2.25% debentures due 2022. The proceeds from the issuance were used by WPL to fund a portion of the purchase price of Riverside.

(b)


(c)	In 2012, Franklin County Holdings LLC, Resources’ wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a $60.0 million variable-rate term loan credit agreement that exists through 2014 to fund a portion of the costs of its Franklin County wind project, which was placed into service in the fourth quarter of 2012.


(d)	In 2012, Corporate Services issued $75 million of 3.45% senior notes due 2022. The proceeds from the issuance were used by Corporate Services to repay short-term debt primarily incurred for the purchase of the corporate headquarters building and for general working capital purposes.

Schedule of Debt Maturities

At December 31, 2012, debt maturities for 2013 to 2017 were as follows (in millions):



	2013		2014		2015		2016		2017
IPL (a)		$50		$38		$150		$—		$—
WPL	—		8		31		—		—
Resources	1		62		2		3		4
Alliant Energy parent company	—		250		—		—		—
Alliant Energy		$51		$358		$183		$3		$4


(a)	IPL’s amount for 2013 includes $50.0 million of commercial paper that was recorded in “Long-term debt, net” on Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as described above.

Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs

Unamortized debt issuance costs recorded in “Deferred charges and other” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31 were as follows (in millions):



	Alliant Energy		IPL		WPL
	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$19.5	$19.1	$8.0	$9.0	$9.8	$8.4

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