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Debt Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum

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Debt Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Covenant, Total Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, EBITDA to Interest Expense, EBITDA Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, EBITDA to Interest Calculation, Number of Quarters

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Current Borrowing Limit

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Maximum Borrowing Limit

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Quarterly Borrowing Limit Reduction

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Number of Financial Covenants

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Deferred Finance Costs, Net, Including Acquisition Adjustments

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Starting with the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the borrowing limit will be reduced by $5.0 million per quarter should DPL’s Total Debt to EBITDA ratio calculated for the period of four consecutive quarters exceed 7.00 to 1.00.

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Make Whole Premium

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount (premium).

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) debt_covenant fiscal_quarter	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 110.0
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 80.0				$ 80.0
Debt Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum	0.67
Debt Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum	1.70						2.25
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	$ 0.0	555.0
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, EBITDA to Interest Expense, EBITDA Minimum	$ 125.0	125.0
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio	7.00
Line of Credit Facility, quarterly borrowing limit reduction	$ 5.0
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity							$ 125.0
Less: current portion	(0.2)				(0.2)
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net	(0.9)				(0.9)
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Borrowing Limit	110.0
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, New Borrowing Limit	105.0
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Debt to EBITDA, Borrowing Limit Quarterly Reduction	5.0
Phase 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, EBITDA to Interest Expense, EBITDA Minimum				$ 130.0
Phase 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, EBITDA to Interest Expense, EBITDA Minimum			$ 150.0
Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum			2.00	1.75
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, EBITDA to Interest Expense, EBITDA Minimum			$ 150.0	$ 130.0
Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	140.0				20.0
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	0.0	$ 140.0
Less: current portion	(0.2)				(0.2)
Deferred Finance Costs, Net, Including Acquisition Adjustments	(5.5)				(5.7)
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net	(2.5)				(2.6)
3.95% Senior Notes due 2049 [Member] \| Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 425.0				425.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.95%
Variable Rate Notes Backed by Term Loan and First Mortgage Bonds [Member] \| Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 140.0					$ 140.0
DPL Revolving Credit Agreement and Term Loan Maturing July 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of financial covenants \| debt_covenant	2
Number of prior quarters included in EBITDA to interest calculation \| fiscal_quarter	4
Debt Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum	2.50
Ten Year Senior Unsecured Notes At725 Maturing At October152021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest percentage		7.25%
Make Whole Premium		$ 30.8
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		$ 380.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Covenant, Debt to EBITDA Ratio, Maximum	7.00
Debt Covenant, Total Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio, Maximum	0.67
4.125% Senior Notes due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest percentage		4.125%
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt		$ 415.0
3.25% First Mortgage Bonds due 2040 [Member] \| Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 140.0				$ 140.0
Debt instrument interest percentage	3.20%
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt		$ 140.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.20%
One Point One Three To One Point One Seven Bonds Maturing In August Two Thousand Twenty [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross						140.0
One Point One Three To One Point One Seven Bonds Maturing In August Two Thousand Twenty [Member] \| Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross						$ 140.0