Significant Financing Transactions (Commercial Paper, Bank Loans and Letters of Credit Outstanding) (Details) - USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit		$ 4,500,000,000
Outstanding Commercial Paper		2,555,000,000
Outstanding Letters of Credit		57,000,000
Facility Capacity Available		1,888,000,000
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit	[1]	4,500,000,000
Outstanding Commercial Paper		1,362,000,000
Outstanding Letters of Credit		0
Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit	[2]	1,500,000,000
Outstanding Commercial Paper		382,000,000
Outstanding Letters of Credit		0
Joint Revolving Credit Facility 4 Billion and Joint Revolving Credit Facility 500 Million | Virginia Electric and Power Company
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility		1,750,000,000.00
Joint Revolving Credit Facility 4 Billion and Joint Revolving Credit Facility 500 Million | Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit			$ 1,500,000,000.0
Credit facility		500,000,000
Joint Revolving Credit Facility 4 Billion and Joint Revolving Credit Facility 500 Million | Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility		2,000,000,000.0
Joint Revolving Credit Facility 4 Billion and Joint Revolving Credit Facility 500 Million | Letter of Credit | Virginia Electric and Power Company
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit		2,000,000,000.0
Joint Revolving Credit Facility 4 Billion and Joint Revolving Credit Facility 500 Million | Letter of Credit | Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit		1,500,000,000.0
Credit Facility 4 Billion
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit	[3]	4,000,000,000
Outstanding Commercial Paper	[3]	2,555,000,000
Outstanding Letters of Credit	[3]	0
Facility Capacity Available	[3]	1,445,000,000
Credit Facility 4 Billion | Virginia Electric and Power Company
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit	[1]	4,000,000,000
Outstanding Commercial Paper	[1]	1,362,000,000
Outstanding Letters of Credit	[1]	0
Credit Facility 4 Billion | Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit	[2]	1,000,000,000
Outstanding Commercial Paper	[2]	382,000,000
Outstanding Letters of Credit	[2]	0
Credit Facility 500 Million
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit	[3]	500,000,000
Outstanding Commercial Paper	[3]	0
Outstanding Letters of Credit	[3]	57,000,000
Facility Capacity Available	[3]	443,000,000
Credit Facility 500 Million | Virginia Electric and Power Company
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit	[1]	500,000,000
Outstanding Commercial Paper	[1]	0
Outstanding Letters of Credit	[1]	0
Credit Facility 500 Million | Dominion Gas Holdings, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility Limit	[2]	500,000,000
Outstanding Commercial Paper	[2]	0
Outstanding Letters of Credit	[2]	$ 0

[1] The full amount of the facilities is available to Virginia Power, less any amounts outstanding to co-borrowers Dominion and Dominion Gas. Sub-limits for Virginia Power are set within the facility limit but can be changed at the option of the Companies multiple times per year. At September 30, 2015, the sub-limit for Virginia Power was an aggregate $1.75 billion. If Virginia Power has liquidity needs in excess of its sub-limit, the sub-limit may be changed or such needs may be satisfied through short-term intercompany borrowings from Dominion. These credit facilities mature in April 2019, and can be used to support bank borrowings and the issuance of commercial paper, as well as to support up to $2.0 billion (or the sub-limit, whichever is less) of letters of credit.

[2] A maximum of a combined $1.5 billion of the facilities is available to Dominion Gas, assuming adequate capacity is available after giving effect to uses by co-borrowers Dominion and Virginia Power. Sub-limits for Dominion Gas are set within the facility limit but can be changed at the option of the Companies multiple times per year. At September 30, 2015, the sub-limit for Dominion Gas was an aggregate $500 million. If Dominion Gas has liquidity needs in excess of its sub-limit, the sub-limit may be changed or such needs may be satisfied through short-term intercompany borrowings from Dominion. These credit facilities mature in April 2019, and can be used to support bank borrowings and the issuance of commercial paper, as well as to support up to $1.5 billion (or the sub-limit, whichever is less) of letters of credit.

[3] These credit facilities mature in April 2019, and can be used to support bank borrowings and the issuance of commercial paper, as well as to support up to a combined $2.0 billion of letters of credit.