Document and Entity Information Document	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SCANA Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000754737
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus		2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			139,985,242
SCEG
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000091882
Current Fiscal Year End Date		--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus		2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			40,296,147