FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, INCLUDING DERIVATIVES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, INCLUDING DERIVATIVES

The Company values available for sale securities using quoted prices from a national stock exchange, such as the NASDAQ, where the securities are actively traded. For commodity derivative and energy management assets and liabilities, the Company uses unadjusted NYMEX prices to determine fair value, and considers such measures of fair value to be Level 1 for exchange traded instruments and Level 2 for over-the-counter instruments. The Company’s interest rate swap agreements are valued using discounted cash flow models with independently sourced data. Fair value measurements, and the level within the fair value hierarchyin which the measurements fall, were as follows:

	As of September 30, 2015				As of December 31, 2014
Millions of dollars	Level 1		Level 2		Level 1		Level 2
Assets:
Available for sale securities	$	13	—		$	13	—
Interest rate contracts	—		$	6	—		—
Commodity contracts	—		—		1		—
Energy management contracts	—		15		—		$	20
Liabilities:
Interest rate contracts	—		202		—		257
Commodity contracts	1		6		1		11
Energy management contracts	2		15		5		18

There were no Level 3 fair value measurements for either period presented, and there were no transfers of fair value amounts into or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the periods presented.

Financial instruments for which the carrying amount may not equal estimated fair value were as follows:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
Millions of dollars	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Long-term debt	$	6,034.3	$	6,623.3	$	5,697.2	$	6,592.1

Fair values of long-term debt instruments are based on net present value calculations using independently sourced market data that incorporate a developed discount rate using similarly rated long-term debt, along with benchmark interest rates.  As such, the aggregate fair values presented above are considered to be Level 2. Early settlement of long-term debt may not be possible or may not be considered prudent.

Carrying values of short-term borrowings approximate fair value, and are based on quoted prices from dealers in the commercial paper market. The resulting fair value is considered to be Level 2.

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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, INCLUDING DERIVATIVES

Consolidated SCE&G’s interest rate swap agreements are valued using discounted cash flow models with independently sourced data.  Fair value Level 2 measurements were as follows:

Millions of dollars		September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Assets -	Interest rate contracts	$	6	—
Liabilities -	Interest rate contracts	178		$	233

There were no Level 1 or Level 3 fair value measurements for either period presented, and there were no transfers of fair value amounts into or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the periods presented.

Financial instruments for which the carrying amount may not equal estimated fair value were as follows:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
Millions of dollars	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Long-term debt	$	4,801.0	$	5,277.6	$	4,308.6	$	5,070.9

Fair values of long-term debt instruments are based on net present value calculations using independently sourced market data that incorporate a developed discount rate using similarly rated long-term debt, along with benchmark interest rates.  As such, the aggregate fair values presented above are considered to be Level 2.  Early settlement of long-term debt may not be possible or may not be considered prudent.

Carrying values of short-term borrowings approximate fair value, and are based on quoted prices from dealers in the commercial paper market. The resulting fair value is considered to be Level 2.