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PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule of property, plant, and equipment
Property, plant, and equipment consisted of the following utility, nonutility, and nonregulated assets at December 31:
(Millions)
 
2013
 
2012
Electric utility
 
$
3,558.9

 
$
3,095.8

Natural gas utility
 
5,428.5

 
5,050.8

Total utility plant
 
8,987.4

 
8,146.6

Less: Accumulated depreciation
 
3,160.9

 
3,006.1

Net
 
5,826.5

 
5,140.5

Construction work in progress
 
353.3

 
203.1

Plant to be retired, net *
 
14.4

 

Net utility plant
 
6,194.2

 
5,343.6

 
 
 
 
 
Nonutility plant
 
142.3

 
120.2

Less: Accumulated depreciation
 
81.6

 
72.3

Net
 
60.7

 
47.9

Construction work in progress
 
38.0

 
19.6

Net nonutility plant
 
98.7

 
67.5

 
 
 
 
 
Integrys Energy Services energy assets
 
109.8

 
92.0

Integrys Energy Services other
 
19.7

 
17.9

Other nonregulated
 
26.2

 
14.0

Total nonregulated property, plant, and equipment
 
155.7

 
123.9

Less: Accumulated depreciation
 
46.4

 
36.3

Net
 
109.3

 
87.6

Construction work in progress
 
8.3

 
3.2

Net nonregulated property, plant, and equipment
 
117.6

 
90.8

 
 
 
 
 
Total property, plant, and equipment
 
$
6,410.5

 
$
5,501.9


*
In connection with the WPS Consent Decree with the EPA, early retirement of the Weston 1, Pulliam 5, and Pulliam 6 generating units was probable at December 31, 2013. These units are currently included in rate base, and WPS continues to depreciate them on a straight-line basis using the composite depreciation rates approved by the PSCW. The amount presented above is net of accumulated depreciation. See Note 15, Commitments and Contingencies, for more information regarding the Consent Decree.