Income Taxes (Earliest Tax Year) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019
Pennsylvania
Operation In Major Geographical Areas Tax Year [Line Items]
Earliest Open Tax Year	2012	[1]
Connecticut
Operation In Major Geographical Areas Tax Year [Line Items]
Earliest Open Tax Year	2016
Virginia
Operation In Major Geographical Areas Tax Year [Line Items]
Earliest Open Tax Year	2016	[2]
West Virginia
Operation In Major Geographical Areas Tax Year [Line Items]
Earliest Open Tax Year	2016	[1]
New York
Operation In Major Geographical Areas Tax Year [Line Items]
Earliest Open Tax Year	2015	[1]
Utah
Operation In Major Geographical Areas Tax Year [Line Items]
Earliest Open Tax Year	2016
South Carolina
Operation In Major Geographical Areas Tax Year [Line Items]
Earliest Open Tax Year	2012

[1] Considered a major state for Dominion Energy Gas’ operations.

[2] Considered a major state for Virginia Power’s operations.