Benefit Plans (Employees Participate In Defined Contribution Retirement Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
401(k) costs	$ 30	$ 28	$ 26
IPL [Member]
401(k) costs	14	13	13
WPL [Member]
401(k) costs	$ 14	$ 13	$ 12

Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480794/715-70-50-1

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