Derivative Instruments (Notional Amounts Of Derivative Instruments) (Details) (Commodity [Member])	Jun. 30, 2014 MWh
Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	11,535,000
Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,328,000
Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	8,207,000
FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	21,454,000
FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	12,258,000
FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	9,196,000
Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	42,108,000
Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	31,501,000
Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	10,607,000
Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	7,247,000
Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,098,000
Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	5,149,000
2014 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,925,000
2014 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,854,000
2014 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,071,000
2014 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	11,894,000
2014 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	6,700,000
2014 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	5,194,000
2014 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	26,019,000
2014 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	18,965,000
2014 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	7,054,000
2014 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,672,000
2014 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	532,000
2014 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,140,000
2015 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,664,000
2015 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,474,000
2015 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,190,000
2015 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	9,560,000
2015 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	5,558,000
2015 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	4,002,000
2015 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	12,721,000
2015 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	9,623,000
2015 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,098,000
2015 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,490,000
2015 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	75,000
2015 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,415,000
2016 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,318,000
2016 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2016 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,318,000
2016 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2016 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2016 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2016 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	3,278,000
2016 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	2,823,000
2016 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	455,000
2016 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,899,000
2016 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	830,000
2016 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,069,000
2017 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,314,000
2017 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,314,000
2017 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	90,000
2017 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	90,000
2017 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2017 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,073,000
2017 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	274,000
2017 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	799,000
2018 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,314,000
2018 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | Electricity (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,314,000
2018 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | FTRs (MWhs) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | Natural Gas (Dths) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	0
2018 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	1,113,000
2018 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | IPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	387,000
2018 [Member] | Coal (Tons) [Member] | WPL [Member]
Notional Amount of Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional unit amount of derivatives (in MWhs/Dths/Tons)	726,000