Document and Entity Information Document	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SCANA Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000754737
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		141,591,499
SCEG
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000091882
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,296,147