LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

:

				2014					2013
Dollars in millions	Maturity			Balance			Rate		Balance			Rate
Medium Term Notes (unsecured)	2020	-	2022	$	800		5.42	%	$	800		5.42	%
Senior Notes (unsecured) (a)	2015	-	2034	88			0.93	%	92			0.94	%
First Mortgage Bonds (secured)	2018	-	2064	3,840			5.56	%	3,540			5.60	%
Junior Subordinated Notes (unsecured) (b)	2065			150			7.92	%	150			7.92	%
GENCO Notes (secured)	2015	-	2024	227			5.90	%	233			5.89	%
Industrial and Pollution Control Bonds (c)	2028	-	2038	122			3.51	%	158			3.83	%
Senior Debentures	2020	-	2026	350			5.93	%	350			5.93	%
Nuclear Fuel Financing	2016			100			0.78	%	100			0.78	%
Other	2015	-	2027	17			2.90	%	20			2.73	%
Total debt				5,694					5,443
Current maturities of long-term debt				(166		)			(54		)
Unamortized premium				3					6
Total long-term debt, net				$	5,531				$	5,395

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

The annual amounts of long-term debt maturities for the next five years are summarized as follows:

Year	Millions of dollars
2015	$	166
2016	115
2017	14
2018	723
2019	13

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Text Block]

	SCANA						SCE&G						PSNC Energy
Millions of dollars	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
Lines of Credit:
Total committed long-term	$	300		300			1,400			1,400			100			100
Outstanding commercial paper (270 or fewer days)	$	179		$	125		$	709		$	251		$	30		—
Weighted average interest rate	0.54		%	0.39		%	0.52		%	0.27		%	0.65		%	—
Letters of credit supported by LOC	$	3		$	3		$	0.3		$	0.3		—			—
Available	$	118		$	172		$	691		$	1,149		$	70		$	100

SCE&G

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

				2014					2013
Dollars in millions	Maturity			Balance			Rate		Balance			Rate
First Mortgage Bonds (secured)	2018	-	2064	$	3,840		5.56	%	$	3,540		5.60	%
GENCO Notes (secured)	2015	-	2024	227			5.90	%	233			5.89	%
Industrial and Pollution Control Bonds (a)	2028	-	2038	122			3.51	%	158			3.83	%
Nuclear Fuel Financing	2016			100			0.78	%	100			0.78	%
Other	2015	-	2027	14			2.63	%	16			2.26	%
Total debt				4,303					4,047
Current maturities of long-term debt				(10		)			(48		)
Unamortized premium				6					8
Total long-term debt, net				$	4,299				$	4,007

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

: 

Year	Millions of dollars
2015	$	10
2016	109
2017	9
2018	719
2019	8

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Text Block]

:

Millions of dollars	2014			2013
Lines of credit:
Total committed long-term	$	1,400		$	1,400
Outstanding commercial paper (270 or fewer days)	$	709		$	251
Weighted average interest rate	0.52		%	0.27		%
Letters of credit supported by an LOC	$	0.3		$	0.3
Available	$	691		$	1,149