Receivables (Narrative) (Details) - IPL [Member] $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Receivables Sold [Member]
Receivables [Line Items]
Available capacity	$ 109.0
Outstanding receivables past due	35.8
Minimum [Member]
Receivables [Line Items]
Limit on cash proceeds	90.0
Maximum [Member]
Receivables [Line Items]
Limit on cash proceeds	$ 110.0

The face amount of accounts receivable that will be sold to other entities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82891408&loc=d3e4428-111522

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