COMMON EQUITY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

Changes in common equity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

	Common Stock						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Millions	Shares	Amount		Retained Earnings			Gains(Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges			Deferred Employee Benefit Plans			Total AOCI			Total Common Equity
Balance as of January 1, 2015	143	$	2,378	$	2,684		$	(63	)	$	(12	)	$	(75	)	$	4,987
Net Income				400												400
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Losses arising during the period							(3		)	(4		)	(7		)	(7		)
Gains/amortization reclassified from AOCI							9			—			9			9
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)				400			6			(4		)	2			402
Issuance of Common Stock	—	14														14
Dividends Declared				(78		)										(78		)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	143	$	2,392	$	3,006		$	(57	)	$	(16	)	$	(73	)	$	5,325
Balance as of January 1, 2014	141	$	2,280	$	2,444		$	(52	)	$	(8	)	$	(60	)	$	4,664
Net Income				193												193
Other Comprehensive Income:
Gains arising during the period							1			—			1			1
Losses/amortization reclassified from AOCI							(2		)	—			(2		)	(2		)
Total Comprehensive Income				193			(1		)	—			(1		)	192
Issuance of Common Stock	—	27														27
Dividends Declared				(74		)										(74		)
Balance as of March 31, 2014	141	$	2,307	$	2,563		$	(53	)	$	(8	)	$	(61	)	$	4,809

Gains and losses on cash flow hedges reclassified during the three months ended March 31, 2015 resulted in higher interest expense of $2 million and higher cost of gas purchased for resale of $7 million. Such reclassifications during the comparable period in 2014 resulted in higher interest expense of $2 million and lower cost of gas purchased for resale of $4 million.

SCANA had 200 million shares of common stock authorized as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

SCEG

Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

EQUITY

Changes in common equity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

	Common Stock				Retained			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Noncontrolling			Total
Millions	Shares	Amount			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Interest			Equity
Balance at January 1, 2015	40	$	2,560		$	2,077		$	(3	)	$	123		$	4,757
Earnings available to common shareholder					122						4			126
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans								—						—
Total Comprehensive Income					122			—			4			126
Capital returned to parent		(4		)										(4		)
Cash dividend declared					(69		)				(1		)	(70		)
Balance at March 31, 2015	40	$	2,556		$	2,130		$	(3	)	$	126		$	4,809
Balance at January 1, 2014	40	$	2,479		$	1,896		$	(3	)	$	117		$	4,489
Earnings available to common shareholder					123						3			126
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans								—						—
Total Comprehensive Income					123			—			3			126
Capital contributions from parent		20												20
Cash dividend declared					(62		)				(2		)	(64		)
Balance at March 31, 2014	40	$	2,499		$	1,957		$	(3	)	$	118		$	4,571

SCE&G had 50 million shares of common stock authorized as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. SCE&G had 20 million shares of preferred stock authorized as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, of which 1,000 shares at a stated value of $100,000 were issued and outstanding during all periods presented. All issued and outstanding shares of SCE&G's common and preferred stock are held by SCANA.

Reclassifications from AOCI into earnings of the amortization of deferred employee benefit costs were not significant for any period presented.