Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

The components of Dominion's provision for net periodic benefit cost (credit) were as follows:



	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	2014			2013			2014			2013
(millions)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Service cost	$	29		$	31		$	7		$	10
Interest cost	73			69			17			19
Expected return on plan assets	(126		)	(116		)	(28		)	(24		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	—			—			(7		)	(3		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	28			37			1			2
Settlements and curtailments	1			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	5		$	21		$	(10	)	$	4
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Service cost	$	86		$	100		$	23		$	34
Interest cost	218			202			50			56
Expected return on plan assets	(376		)	(345		)	(83		)	(68		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	2			2			(21		)	(9		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	84			127			2			6
Settlements and curtailments⁽¹⁾	1			(2		)	—			(15		)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	15		$	84		$	(29	)	$	4

(1) 2013 amounts relate primarily to the decommissioning of Kewaunee.

Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC

The components of Dominion Gas' provision for net periodic benefit credit for employees represented by collective bargaining units were as follows:



	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	2014			2013			2014			2013
(millions)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Service cost	$	3		$	3		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	7			7			4			3
Expected return on plan assets	(29		)	(27		)	(6		)	(4		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	1			1			—			(1		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	5			6			—			—
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(13	)	$	(10	)	$	(1	)	$	(1	)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Service cost	$	9		$	10		$	4		$	5
Interest cost	21			20			10			9
Expected return on plan assets	(86		)	(79		)	(17		)	(13		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	1			1			(1		)	(3		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	14			20			—			1
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(41	)	$	(28	)	$	(4	)	$	(1	)