Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SCANA Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000754737
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		131,299,288
SCE&G
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000091882
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,296,147