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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2019 degreecelsius	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) change	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) generating_units MW
Manufactured gas plant remediation
Regulatory assets		$ 3,855.8	$ 4,035.3
Environmental remediation costs
Manufactured gas plant remediation
Regulatory assets		$ 687.1	$ 707.6
Mercury and Air Toxics Standards \| Electric
Air quality
Revisions to Mercury and Air Toxics Standards \| change		0
Climate Change \| Electric
Air quality
Company goal for percentage of carbon dioxide emissions reduction by 2030			40.00%
Long-term company goal for percentage of carbon dioxide emissions reduction by 2050			80.00%
Capacity of coal generation retired since the beginning of 2018 \| MW			1,800
Climate Change \| Electric \| Maximum
Air quality
Global temperature increases limit \| degreecelsius	2
Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines \| Electric
Water quality
Number of generating units of OCPP and ERGS \| generating_units			6
Expected cost to achieve required emissions reductions			$ 70.0
Manufactured Gas Plant Remediation \| Natural gas
Manufactured gas plant remediation
Reserves for future remediation		$ 616.4	631.8
Manufactured Gas Plant Remediation \| Natural gas \| Environmental remediation costs
Manufactured gas plant remediation
Regulatory assets		$ 687.1	$ 707.6