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Employee Benefit Plans
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans
Employee Benefit Plans
Dominion
The components of Dominion's provision for net periodic benefit cost (credit) were as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
2014
2013
2014
2013
(millions)
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
28

$
34

$
8

$
12

Interest cost
73

67

16

18

Expected return on plan assets
(125
)
(115
)
(27
)
(22
)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
1

1

(7
)
(3
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
28

44

1

2

Settlements and curtailments(1)
—

(2
)
—

(15
)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
$
5

$
29

$
(9
)
$
(8
)
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
57

$
69

$
16

$
24

Interest cost
145

133

33

37

Expected return on plan assets
(250
)
(229
)
(55
)
(44
)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
2

2

(14
)
(6
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
56

90

1

4

Settlements and curtailments(1)
—

(2
)
—

(15
)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
$
10

$
63

$
(19
)
$
—


(1) Relate primarily to the decommissioning of Kewaunee.

Employer Contributions
During the six months ended June 30, 2014, Dominion made no contributions to its defined benefit pension plans or other postretirement benefit plans. Dominion expects to contribute approximately $12 million to its other postretirement benefit plans through VEBAs during the remainder of 2014.

Dominion Gas
Dominion Gas participates in certain Dominion benefit plans as described in Note 17 in Exhibit 99.11(b) to Dominion Gas’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2014. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Dominion Gas’ amounts due from Dominion associated with the Dominion Pension Plan and reflected in noncurrent pension and other postretirement benefit assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $595 million and $577 million, respectively. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Dominion Gas’ amounts due to Dominion associated with the Dominion Retiree Health and Welfare Plan and reflected in other deferred credits and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $11 million and $14 million, respectively.

The components of Dominion Gas' provision for net periodic benefit credit for employees represented by collective bargaining units were as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
2014

2013

2014

2013

(millions)
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
3

$
4

$
2

$
2

Interest cost
7

7

3

3

Expected return on plan assets
(28
)
(27
)
(6
)
(4
)
Amortization of prior service credit
—

—

(1
)
(1
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
4

7

—

—

Net periodic benefit credit
$
(14
)
$
(9
)
$
(2
)
$
—

Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
6

$
7

$
3

$
4

Interest cost
14

13

6

6

Expected return on plan assets
(57
)
(52
)
(11
)
(9
)
Amortization of prior service credit
—

—

(1
)
(2
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
9

14

—

1

Net periodic benefit credit
$
(28
)
$
(18
)
$
(3
)
$
—



Employer Contributions
During the six months ended June 30, 2014, Dominion Gas made no contributions to its defined benefit pension plans or other postretirement benefit plans. Dominion Gas expects to contribute approximately $12 million to its other postretirement benefit plans through VEBAs, for both employees represented by collective bargaining units and employees not represented by collective bargaining units, during the remainder of 2014.