Asset Retirement Obligations (Changes to AROs) (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligations, non current	$ 2,250	$ 2,169
Current Liabilities
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligations	282	263
Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC \| Other Deferred Credits And Other Liabilities
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligations, non current	$ 74	$ 76

Noncurrent portion of the carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

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