Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2021						June 30, 2020
	Utility		All Other		Total		Utility		All Other		Total
Revenues	$	330,587	$	—	$	330,587	$	311,503	$	—	$	311,503
Depreciation and amortization	$	62,994	$	—	$	62,994	$	61,099	$	—	$	61,099
Interest expense	$	21,255	$	10,944	$	32,199	$	21,882	$	12,053	$	33,935
Earnings/(loss) from operations before income tax	$	32,587	$	(10,872)	$	21,715	$	38,770	$	(14,482)	$	24,288
	Six Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2021						June 30, 2020
	Utility		All Other		Total		Utility		All Other		Total
Revenues	$	692,788	$	—	$	692,788	$	668,885	$	—	$	668,885
Depreciation and amortization	$	126,083	$	—	$	126,083	$	121,807	$	—	$	121,807
Interest expense	$	42,776	$	19,490	$	62,266	$	43,802	$	20,214	$	64,016
Earnings/(loss) from operations before income tax	$	89,882	$	(19,348)	$	70,534	$	93,737	$	(23,694)	$	70,043
Capital expenditures(1)	$	132,341	$	—	$	132,341	$	92,848	$	—	$	92,848
	As of June 30, 2021						As of December 31, 2020
	Utility		All Other		Total		Utility		All Other		Total
Total assets	$	4,975,344	$	18,861	$	4,994,205	$	4,952,408	$	17,511	$	4,969,919