Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

The components of Dominion's provision for net periodic benefit cost (credit) were as follows:



	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	2015			2014			2015			2014
(millions)
Three Months Ended June 30,
Service cost	$	31		$	28		$	10		$	8
Interest cost	72			73			16			16
Expected return on plan assets	(133		)	(125		)	(30		)	(27		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	1			1			(6		)	(7		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	40			28			2			1
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	11		$	5		$	(8	)	$	(9	)
Six Months Ended June 30,
Service cost	$	63		$	57		$	20		$	16
Interest cost	144			145			33			33
Expected return on plan assets	(266		)	(250		)	(59		)	(55		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	1			2			(13		)	(14		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	80			56			3			1
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	22		$	10		$	(16	)	$	(19	)

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
	2015			2014			2015			2014
(millions)
Three Months Ended June 30,
Service cost	$	4		$	3		$	1		$	2
Interest cost	7			7			4			3
Expected return on plan assets	(32		)	(28		)	(6		)	(6		)
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			—			(1		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	5			4			—			—
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(16	)	$	(14	)	$	(1	)	$	(2	)
Six Months Ended June 30,
Service cost	$	7		$	6		$	3		$	3
Interest cost	14			14			7			6
Expected return on plan assets	(63		)	(57		)	(12		)	(11		)
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			—			(1		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	10			9			1			—
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(32	)	$	(28	)	$	(1	)	$	(3	)