OPERATING SEGMENT - Narrative (Details) - Corporate and Other - Dominion Energy Questar Corporation - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Transaction costs	$ 14.5	$ 15.9
Merger and restructuring costs, net of tax	$ 11.9	$ 9.6

This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 23
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84229725&loc=d3e1043-128460

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