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Income Taxes (Components of Income Tax Expense) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Total tax expense $ 12.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 98.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit      
Deferred income taxes (1.0)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (3.2)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit      
Successor [Member]          
Federal income tax     (19.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(69.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(588.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
State income taxes, net of federal effect     1.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
1.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
3.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Depreciation of AFUDC - Equity     (3.4)dpl_DepreciationOfAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionTaxExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(3.2)dpl_DepreciationOfAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionTaxExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(2.4)dpl_DepreciationOfAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionTaxExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Investment tax credit amortized     (0.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsInvestment
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(0.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsInvestment
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(0.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsInvestment
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Section 199 - domestic production deduction     (1.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(4.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(2.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Non-deductible merger-related compensation         0.6dpl_NonDeductibleMergerRelatedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Non-deductible goodwill impairment     47.5dpl_NonDeductibleGoodwillImpairment
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
107.2dpl_NonDeductibleGoodwillImpairment
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
636.0dpl_NonDeductibleGoodwillImpairment
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Accrual (settlement) for open tax years     (6.6)dpl_Derivatives
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(8.8)dpl_Derivatives
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(0.1)dpl_Derivatives
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Other, net     0.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(0.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
1.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Total tax expense     18.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
22.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
47.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Federal - Current     (0.1)us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
[1] 1.8us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
[1] 48.6us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
[1]
State and Local - Current     0.9us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
0.7us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
1.2us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Total Current     0.8us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
2.5us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
49.8us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Federal - Deferred     16.6us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
18.1us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(4.9)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
State and Local - Deferred     0.6us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
1.7us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
2.8us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Deferred income taxes     17.7us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
24.0us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(4.2)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Total Deferred     17.2us-gaap_DeferredOtherTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
19.8us-gaap_DeferredOtherTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
(2.1)us-gaap_DeferredOtherTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Successor [Member] | Parent Company [Member]          
Total tax expense     $ 18.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
$ 22.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
$ 47.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
[1] (b)Includes expense of $0.4 million, $0.0 million and benefits of $1.2 million in the years ended December 31, 2014 2013, and 2012, respectively, of income tax related to adjustments from prior years.