RATE AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Regulatory Assets

Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block]

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	The Company				Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015		September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Regulatory Assets:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	301	$	298	$	294	$	291
Environmental remediation costs	33		42		26		35
AROs and related funding	402		405		380		384
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	311		325		282		295
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	791		535		791		535
Unrecovered plant	119		127		119		127
DSM Programs	58		61		58		61
Deferred costs related to uncertain tax position	14		—		14		—
Other	173		144		150		129
Total Regulatory Assets	$	2,202	$	1,937	$	2,114	$	1,857

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Regulatory Liabilities:
Asset removal costs	$	756	$	732	$	533	$	519
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	80		96		80		96
Other	28		27		17		20
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	864	$	855	$	630	$	635

SCEG

Regulatory Assets

Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block]

	The Company				Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015		September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Regulatory Assets:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	301	$	298	$	294	$	291
Environmental remediation costs	33		42		26		35
AROs and related funding	402		405		380		384
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	311		325		282		295
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	791		535		791		535
Unrecovered plant	119		127		119		127
DSM Programs	58		61		58		61
Deferred costs related to uncertain tax position	14		—		14		—
Other	173		144		150		129
Total Regulatory Assets	$	2,202	$	1,937	$	2,114	$	1,857

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Regulatory Liabilities:
Asset removal costs	$	756	$	732	$	533	$	519
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	80		96		80		96
Other	28		27		17		20
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	864	$	855	$	630	$	635