Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	QUESTAR CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000751652
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	175,083,790
Questar Gas [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	QUESTAR GAS CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000068589
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	9,189,626
Questar Pipeline [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	QUESTAR PIPELINE CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000764044
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	6,550,843