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Derivatives and Hedging (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2011
Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]          
Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value, Net $ 0us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet   0us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet   $ 0us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Questar Pipeline [Member] | Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps Terminating Q4 2011 [Member]          
Derivative [Line Items]          
Notional amount   150,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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  150,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount   180,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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  180,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Interest payment for terminated derivative instrument   37,300,000us-gaap_DerivativeLossOnDerivative
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Life of long-term debt associated with cash flow hedges       30 years  
Date Through Which Reclassifications Into Earnings From AOCI Will Take Place     2041    
Pre-tax net losses expected to be reclassified from AOCI to Consolidated statement of income $ 600,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths
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Reclassification from accumulated OCI to income, time to transfer 12 months