EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Pension Contributions				No
Pension Benefits
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$ 5.7	$ 4.4		$ 16.3	$ 15.5
Interest cost	9.2	9.8		28.0	29.5
Expected return on assets	(13.4)	(13.8)		(41.0)	(41.9)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Amortization, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Prior Service Cost (Credit) Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, before Tax	0.4	1.0		1.2	3.0
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Net (Gains) Losses	4.4	3.7		12.2	11.1
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit)	6.3	5.1		16.7	17.2
Other Postretirement Benefits
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	1.0	0.8		3.4	3.3
Interest cost	2.8	3.0		8.6	9.1
Expected return on assets	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Amortization, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Prior Service Cost (Credit) Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, before Tax	0.0	0.1		0.0	0.2
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Net (Gains) Losses	0.0	0.2		0.8	0.4
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit)	3.8	4.1		12.8	13.0
SCEG
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Pension Contributions			No
SCEG | Pension Benefits
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	4.8	3.6		13.6	12.7
Interest cost	7.8	8.3		24.0	25.0
Expected return on assets	(11.4)	(11.7)		(35.0)	(35.5)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Amortization, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Prior Service Cost (Credit) Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, before Tax	0.3	0.8		1.0	2.5
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Net (Gains) Losses	3.7	3.2		10.4	9.4
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit)	5.2	4.2		14.0	14.1
SCEG | Other Postretirement Benefits
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	0.8	0.7		2.8	2.7
Interest cost	2.3	2.5		7.1	7.5
Expected return on assets	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Amortization, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Prior Service Cost (Credit) Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, before Tax	0.0	0.1		0.0	0.2
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Net (Gains) Losses	0.0	0.1		0.6	0.3
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit)	$ 3.1	$ 3.4		$ 10.5	$ 10.7