Acquisitions (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Acquisitions [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

Millions
Assets Acquired
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$3.8
Other Current Assets	12.4
Property, Plant and Equipment – Net	161.2
Other Non-Current Assets (a)	8.1
Total Assets Acquired		$185.5
Liabilities Assumed
Other Current Liabilities (b)		$15.2
Long-Term Debt Due Within One Year	2.2
Long-Term Debt	21.1
Power Purchase Agreements	99.4
Other Non-Current Liabilities	10.1
Non-Controlling Interest (c)	10.6
Total Liabilities and Non-Controlling Interest Assumed	158.6
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired		$26.9

(a) Included in Other Non-Current Assets was the fair value estimate of $0.3 million for the option to purchase Armenia Mountain in 2015, and preliminary goodwill of $1.9 million; for tax purposes, the purchase price allocation resulted in no allocation to goodwill.

(b) Other Current Liabilities included $12.4 million related to the current liabilities portion of the Power Purchase Agreements.

(c) The preliminary purchase price accounting valued the non-controlling interest of Lake Benton, Storm Lake and Condon at fair value primarily on the discounted cash flow method. The non-controlling interest related to Lake Benton and Storm lake was subsequently purchased by ALLETE Clean Energy.