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Indebtedness	9 Months Ended
Indebtedness	Sep. 30, 2013
Indebtedness [Abstract]
Indebtedness	5. INDEBTEDNESS IPL First Mortgage Bonds In June 2013, IPL issued $170 million aggregate principal amount of first mortgage bonds, 4.65% Series, due June 2043. Net proceeds from this offering were approximately $167.9 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and fees and expenses for the offering payable by IPL. The net proceeds from the offering were used in June of 2013 to finance the redemption of $110 million aggregate principal amount of IPL first mortgage bonds, 6.30% Series, due July 2013, and to pay related fees, expenses and applicable redemption prices. We used all remaining proceeds to finance a portion of our environmental construction program and for other general corporate purposes.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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