EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

: 

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars	2013			2012			2013		2012
Three months ended June 30,
Service cost	$	5.9		$	4.9		$	1.6	$	1.2
Interest cost	9.4			10.6			2.7		3.0
Expected return on assets	(15.3		)	(14.8		)	—		—
Prior service cost amortization	1.7			1.8			0.2		0.3
Transition obligation amortization	—			—			0.1		0.1
Amortization of actuarial losses	5.5			4.6			0.9		0.2
Net periodic benefit cost	$	7.2		$	7.1		$	5.5	$	4.8

Six months ended June 30,
Service cost	$	11.8		$	9.7		$	3.2	$	2.5
Interest cost	18.9			21.3			5.5		6.0
Expected return on assets	(30.7		)	(29.6		)	—		—
Prior service cost amortization	3.4			3.5			0.4		0.5
Transition obligation amortization	—			—			0.3		0.3
Amortization of actuarial losses	10.9			9.3			1.7		0.4
Net periodic benefit cost	$	14.3		$	14.2		$	11.1	$	9.7

SCEG

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

urance programs, which provide benefits to active and retired employees.  Components of net periodic benefit cost recorded by Consolidated SCE&G were as follows:

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars	2013			2012			2013		2012
Three months ended June 30,
Service cost	$	4.8		$	3.8		$	1.3	$	1.0
Interest cost	8.0			9.1			2.2		2.3
Expected return on assets	(13.0		)	(12.6		)	—		—
Prior service cost amortization	1.4			1.5			0.1		0.2
Amortization of actuarial losses	4.6			4.0			0.7		0.1
Net periodic benefit cost	$	5.8		$	5.8		$	4.3	$	3.6