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):

	2020						2019						2018
	Utility		All Other		Total		Utility		All Other		Total		Utility		All Other		Total
Revenues	$	1,352,985	$	—	$	1,352,985	$	1,481,643	$	—	$	1,481,643	$	1,450,505	$	—	$	1,450,505
Depreciation and amortization	$	246,896	$	—	$	246,896	$	240,314	$	—	$	240,314	$	232,332	$	—	$	232,332
Interest expense	$	87,281	$	42,212	$	129,493	$	89,014	$	32,757	$	121,771	$	64,472	$	31,037	$	95,509
Earnings/(loss) from operations before income tax	$	184,174	$	(45,615)	$	138,559	$	200,707	$	(32,786)	$	167,921	$	178,953	$	(31,479)	$	147,474
Capital expenditures(1)	$	235,736	$	—	$	235,736	$	219,242	$	—	$	219,242	$	235,764	$	—	$	235,764
(1) Capital expenditures includes $0.0 million, $5.6 million and $11.4 million of payments for financed capital expenditures in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
	As of December 31, 2020						As of December 31, 2019						As of December 31, 2018
Total assets	$	4,952,408	$	17,511	$	4,969,919	$	4,918,408	$	10,261	$	4,928,669	$	4,851,712	$	10,341	$	4,862,053