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Income Tax Expense - Reconciliation of Taxes from Federal Statutory Rate to Total Income Tax Expense (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Expense [Abstract]      
Income Before Non-Controlling Interest and Income Taxes $ 162.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 133.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 135.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Income Taxes Computed at 35 Percent Statutory Federal Rate 56.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 46.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 47.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Increase (Decrease) in Tax [Abstract]      
State Income Taxes - Net of Federal Income Tax Benefit 7.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 4.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Regulatory Differences for Utility Plant (3.5)ale_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRegulatoryDifferences (2.2)ale_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRegulatoryDifferences (2.2)ale_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRegulatoryDifferences
Production Tax Credits (23.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (19.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (7.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits
Other (0.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Income Tax Expense $ 36.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 28.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 38.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective Income Tax Rate 22.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 21.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 28.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations