RATE AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Public Utilities, General Disclosures

Demand reduction programs [Table Text Block]

Year	Effective	Amount
2014	First billing cycle of May	$15.4 million
2013	First billing cycle of May	$16.9 million
2012	First billing cycle of May	$19.6 million

Schedule of Changes in Electric Rate BLRA [Table Text Block]

:

Year	Increase	Amount
2014	2.8%	$66.2 million
2013	2.9%	$67.2 million
2012	2.3%	$52.1 million

Schedule of Changes in Gas Rate RSA [Table Text Block]

: 

Year	Action			Amount
2014	0.6	%	Decrease	$2.6 million
2013	No change
2012	2.1	%	Increase	$7.5 million

Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block]

.

	December 31,
Millions of dollars	2014		2013
Regulatory Assets:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	284	$	259
Under-collections—electric fuel adjustment clause	20		18
Environmental remediation costs	40		41
AROs and related funding	366		368
Franchise agreements	26		31
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	350		238
Planned major maintenance	2		—
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	453		124
Deferred pollution control costs	36		37
Unrecovered plant	137		145
DSM Programs	56		51
Other	53		48
Total Regulatory Assets	$	1,823	$	1,360

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Regulatory Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	22	$	24
Asset removal costs	703		695
Storm damage reserve	6		27
Monetization of bankruptcy claim	—		29
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	82		181
Planned major maintenance	—		10
Other	1		—
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	814	$	966

SCE&G

Public Utilities, General Disclosures

Demand reduction programs [Table Text Block]

Year	Effective	Amount
2014	First billing cycle of May	$15.4 million
2013	First billing cycle of May	$16.9 million
2012	First billing cycle of May	$19.6 million

Schedule of Changes in Electric Rate BLRA [Table Text Block]

Year	Increase	Amount
2014	2.8%	$66.2 million
2013	2.9%	$67.2 million
2012	2.3%	$52.1 million

Schedule of Changes in Gas Rate RSA [Table Text Block]

Year	Action			Amount
2014	0.6	%	Decrease	$	2.6	million
2013	No change
2012	2.1	%	Increase	$	7.5	million

Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block]

.

	December 31,
Millions of dollars	2014		2013
Regulatory Assets:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	278	$	256
Under-collections-electric fuel adjustment clause	20		18
Environmental remediation costs	36		37
AROs and related funding	347		350
Franchise agreements	26		31
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	310		215
Planned major maintenance	2		—
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	453		124
Deferred pollution control costs	36		37
Unrecovered plant	137		145
DSM Programs	56		51
Other	44		39
Total Regulatory Assets	$	1,745	$	1,303

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Regulatory Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	17	$	19
Asset removal costs	505		495
Storm damage reserve	6		27
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	82		181
Planned major maintenance	—		10
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	610	$	732