Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
AOCI at beginning of period	$ (241.3)			$ (246.3)			$ (217.8)
OCI before reclassifications	(0.1)			(0.1)
Reclassified from AOCI	8.0	[1]		16.0	[1]
Income taxes
Attributable to OCI before reclassifications	0.1			0.1
Attributable to amounts reclassified from AOCI	(3.1)	[2]		(6.1)	[2]
Total income taxes	(3.0)		(2.5)	(6.0)		(5.1)	11.4	72.9
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	4.9		4.2	9.9		8.3	(18.6)	(118.6)
AOCI at June 30, 2013	(236.4)		(217.8)	(236.4)		(217.8)	(236.4)	(217.8)
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comphrensive Income [Abstract]
Income tax benefit (expense)	(21.6)		(21.8)	(69.5)		(65.1)	(120.9)	(118.9)
Pension and OPRB
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
AOCI at beginning of period	(218.3)			(223.2)
OCI before reclassifications	0			0
Reclassified from AOCI	7.9	[1]		15.7	[1]
Income taxes
Attributable to OCI before reclassifications	0			0
Attributable to amounts reclassified from AOCI	(3.1)	[2]		(6.0)	[2]
Total income taxes	(3.1)			(6.0)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	4.8			9.7
AOCI at June 30, 2013	(213.5)			(213.5)			(213.5)
Long-term invest.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
AOCI at beginning of period	0.1			0.1
OCI before reclassifications	(0.1)			(0.1)
Reclassified from AOCI	0	[1]		0	[1]
Income taxes
Attributable to OCI before reclassifications	0.1			0.1
Attributable to amounts reclassified from AOCI	0	[2]		0	[2]
Total income taxes	0.1			0.1
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	0			0
AOCI at June 30, 2013	0.1			0.1			0.1
Questar Pipeline [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
AOCI at beginning of period				(23.2)			(23.3)
Income taxes
Total income taxes	0		0	(0.1)		(0.1)	(0.2)	14.0
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	0.1		0.1	0.2		0.1	0.3	(23.8)
AOCI at June 30, 2013	(23.0)		(23.3)	(23.0)		(23.3)	(23.0)	(23.3)
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comphrensive Income [Abstract]
Income tax benefit (expense)	(8.4)		(9.3)	(17.5)		(18.8)	(36.0)	(38.9)
Questar Pipeline [Member] | Interest rate cash flow hedges
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
AOCI at beginning of period	(23.1)			(23.2)
OCI before reclassifications	0			0
Reclassified from AOCI	0.1	[1]		0.3	[1]
Income taxes
Attributable to OCI before reclassifications	0			0
Attributable to amounts reclassified from AOCI	0	[2]		(0.1)	[2]
Total income taxes	0			(0.1)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	0.1			0.2
AOCI at June 30, 2013	(23.0)			(23.0)			(23.0)
Questar Pipeline [Member] | Interest rate cash flow hedges | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comphrensive Income [Abstract]
Interest (expense)	(0.1)			(0.3)
Income tax benefit (expense)	$ 0			$ 0.1

[1] Interest rate cash flow hedge amounts are included in their entirety as charges to interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

[2] Interest rate cash flow hedge amounts are included in their entirety as credits to income taxes on the Consolidated Statements of Income.