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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
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.
Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC
 
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
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
)
$