Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary Of Company's Reporting Segments

The following table provides information about IPALCO’s business segments (in thousands):

	2019							2018							2017
	Utility		All Other			Total		Utility		All Other			Total		Utility		All Other			Total
Revenues	$	1,481,643	$	—		$	1,481,643	$	1,450,505	$	—		$	1,450,505	$	1,349,588	$	—		$	1,349,588
Depreciation and amortization	$	240,314	$	—		$	240,314	$	232,332	$	—		$	232,332	$	208,451	$	—		$	208,451
Interest expense	$	89,014	$	32,757		$	121,771	$	64,472	$	31,037		$	95,509	$	65,340	$	35,790		$	101,130
Earnings/(loss) from operations before income tax	$	200,707	$	(32,786	)	$	167,921	$	178,953	$	(31,479	)	$	147,474	$	202,106	$	(44,362	)	$	157,744
Capital expenditures(1)	$	219,242	$	—		$	219,242	$	235,764	$	—		$	235,764	$	228,861	$	—		$	228,861
(1) Capital expenditures includes $5.6 million, $11.4 million and $10.6 million of payments for financed capital expenditures in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
	As of December 31, 2019							As of December 31, 2018							As of December 31, 2017
Total assets	$	4,918,408	$	10,261		$	4,928,669	$	4,851,712	$	10,341		$	4,862,053	$	4,719,547	$	21,014		$	4,740,561