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Income Tax Expense - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Tax Assets [Abstract]    
Employee Benefits and Compensation $ 102.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation $ 66.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation
Property Related 102.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment 82.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
NOL Carryforwards 156.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 112.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
Tax Credit Carryforwards 95.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards 55.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
Power Purchase Agreements 51.8ale_PowerPurchaseAgreementsDeferredTaxAsset 0ale_PowerPurchaseAgreementsDeferredTaxAsset
Other 17.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 16.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Gross Deferred Tax Assets 525.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 333.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance (22.1)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (8.0)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Total Deferred Tax Assets 503.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 325.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred Tax Liabilities [Abstract]    
Property Related 848.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment 656.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Regulatory Asset for Benefit Obligations 89.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRegulatoryAssets 58.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRegulatoryAssets
Unamortized Investment Tax Credits 10.3us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit 11.1us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
Partnership Basis Differences 41.9ale_DeferredTaxLiabiltyPartnershipBasisDifferences 36.7ale_DeferredTaxLiabiltyPartnershipBasisDifferences
Other 16.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther 22.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities 1,007.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities 785.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Net Deferred Income Taxes 503.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet 460.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Net Current Deferred Tax Assets 7.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 19.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Net Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities $ 510.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent $ 479.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent