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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Line Items]  
Cost of sales detail
The details of Questar's consolidated cost of sales are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,

2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(in millions)
Questar Gas
 
 
 
 
 
Gas purchases
$
186.6

 
$
104.2

 
$
221.2

Operator service fee
294.6

 
274.0

 
253.4

Transportation and storage
80.1

 
79.6

 
78.4

Gathering
18.8

 
20.5

 
25.0

Royalties
44.3

 
32.0

 
38.9

Storage (injection) withdrawal, net
(0.8
)
 
1.9

 
3.0

Purchased-gas account adjustment
22.0

 
16.1

 
20.6

Other
5.0

 
5.0

 
5.2

Total Questar Gas cost of natural gas sold
650.6

 
533.3

 
645.7

Elimination of Questar Gas cost of natural gas sold - affiliated parties
(370.9
)
 
(347.7
)
 
(327.3
)
Total Questar Gas cost of natural gas sold - unaffiliated parties
279.7

 
185.6

 
318.4

Questar Pipeline
 
 
 
 
 
Total Questar Pipeline cost of sales
6.1

 
6.7

 
3.1

Other cost of sales
0.1

 

 

Total cost of sales
$
285.9

 
$
192.3

 
$
321.5

Average depreciation, depletion and amortization rates of the Company's capitalized costs
The following represent average depreciation, depletion and amortization rates of the Company's capitalized costs:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Questar Gas distribution plant
2.7
%
 
2.8
%
 
2.8
%
Cost-of-service gas and oil properties, per Mcfe
$
1.56

 
$
1.49

 
$
1.49

Questar Pipeline transportation, storage and other energy services
3.4
%
 
3.4
%
 
3.5
%
Amounts recorded in the income statement for the capitalization of funds used during construction and interest costs
Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the capitalization of AFUDC and interest costs are disclosed in the table below:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(in millions)
AFUDC (recorded as an increase in interest and other income)
 
 
 
 
 
Wexpro
$
4.6

 
$
2.1

 
$
3.3

Questar Pipeline
1.7

 
0.2

 
1.1

Total AFUDC
$
6.3

 
$
2.3

 
$
4.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalized interest costs (recorded as a reduction of interest expense)
 
 
 
 
 
Questar Gas
$
0.2

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.1

Questar Pipeline
0.6

 
0.1

 
0.5

Total capitalized interest costs
$
0.8

 
$
0.2

 
$
0.6