Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 14, 2017
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	D
Entity Registrant Name	DOMINION ENERGY INC /VA/
Entity Central Index Key	0000715957
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		642,585,953
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	VEL - PE
Entity Registrant Name	VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000103682
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		274,723
Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC
Entity Central Index Key	0001603291
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0