SEGMENT OF BUSINESS INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

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Disclosure of Reportable Segments (Millions of dollars) 

	Electric Operations		Gas Distribution		Retail Gas Marketing		Energy Marketing		All Other			Adjustments/ Eliminations			Consolidated Total
2013
External Revenue	$	2,423	$	942	$	465	$	652	$	40		$	(27	)	$	4,495
Intersegment Revenue	6		1		—		167		416			(590		)	—
Operating Income	679		153		—		n/a		27			51			910
Interest Expense	19		22		1		—		4			251			297
Depreciation and Amortization	297		70		3		—		26			(18		)	378
Income Tax Expense	6		33		15		4		14			151			223
Net Income	n/a		n/a		24		6		(2		)	443			471
Segment Assets	9,488		2,340		172		133		1,378			1,653			15,164
Expenditures for Assets	907		140		—		1		31			27			1,106
Deferred Tax Assets	10		27		8		2		14			(61		)	—
2012
External Revenue	$	2,446	$	764	$	413	$	543	$	45		$	(35	)	$	4,176
Intersegment Revenue	7		1		—		125		416			(549		)	—
Operating Income	668		141		n/a		n/a		22			28			859
Interest Expense	21		23		1		—		3			247			295
Depreciation and Amortization	278		67		3		—		25			(17		)	356
Income Tax Expense	7		32		7		3		15			118			182
Net Income	n/a		n/a		11		5		1			403			420
Segment Assets	8,989		2,292		153		122		1,415			1,645			14,616
Expenditures for Assets	999		123		—		1		14			(60		)	1,077
Deferred Tax Assets	9		26		10		4		17			(55		)	11
2011
External Revenue	$	2,424	$	840	$	479	$	657	$	41		$	(32	)	$	4,409
Intersegment Revenue	8		1		—		188		406			(603		)	—
Operating Income	616		132		n/a		n/a		18			47			813
Interest Expense	23		24		1		—		3			233			284
Depreciation and Amortization	271		65		3		—		25			(18		)	346
Income Tax Expense	5		30		16		3		10			104			168
Net Income	n/a		n/a		24		4		(6		)	365			387
Segment Assets	8,222		2,179		185		114		1,377			1,457			13,534
Expenditures for Assets	806		140		—		1		17			(18		)	946
Deferred Tax Assets	9		12		9		9		17			(30		)	26

SCE&G

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Disclosure of Reportable Segments (Millions of dollars)

	Electric Operations		Gas Distribution		Adjustments/ Eliminations			Consolidated Total
2013
External Revenue	$	2,431	$	414	—			$	2,845
Operating Income	679		58		—			737
Interest Expense	19		—		$	198		217
Depreciation and Amortization	294		26		(7		)	313
Segment Assets	9,488		686		2,526			12,700
Expenditures for Assets	907		45		51			1,003
Deferred Tax Assets	10		n/a		(10		)	—
2012
External Revenue	$	2,453	$	356	—			$	2,809
Operating Income	668		49		—			717
Interest Expense	21		—		$	190		211
Depreciation and Amortization	278		25		(10		)	293
Segment Assets	8,989		659		2,456			12,104
Expenditures for Assets	999		56		(77		)	978
Deferred Tax Assets	9		n/a		(9		)	—
2011
External Revenue	$	2,432	$	387	—			$	2,819
Operating Income	616		40		$	(2	)	654
Interest Expense	23		—		181			204
Depreciation and Amortization	271		25		(10		)	286
Segment Assets	8,222		622		2,193			11,037
Expenditures for Assets	806		60		(18		)	848
Deferred Tax Assets	9		n/a		(1		)	8