Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Effective Income Tax Rates

	Three months ended September 30,		Nine months ended September 30,
	2013	2012	2013	2012
DPL	25.4%	(1.2)%	21.5%	(2.3)%

DP&L [Member]

Effective Income Tax Rates

	Three months ended September 30,		Nine months ended September 30,
	2013	2012	2013	2012
DP&L	24.4%	(138.3)%	22.5%	40.3%