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Stock Compensation - Merger Stock Compensation (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Jul. 01, 2016
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Award requisite service period     3 years    
Equity instrument, granted (in shares)     0.7    
Total compensation cost for award recognized in income     $ 27 $ 25  
Total compensation cost for award recognized in income, tax benefit     $ 7 $ 10  
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to award, weighted average period     16 months    
Parent Company | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Equity instrument, granted (in shares) 0.7        
Equity instrument granted in period, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) $ 53.83   $ 43.81 $ 49.25  
Merger-related expenses     $ 13    
Southern Company Gas          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Merger-related expenses $ 41   $ 0 $ 0  
Southern Company Gas | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Award requisite service period     3 years    
Southern Company Gas | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), Pre-acquisition          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Total compensation cost for award recognized in income 13   $ 2 8  
Total compensation cost for award recognized in income, tax benefit 4   $ 1 4  
Southern Company Gas | Change In Control Awards          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Vesting percentage     33.00%    
Total compensation cost for award recognized in income 4   $ 5 12  
Tax credit carryforward $ 1   2 $ 6  
Compensation not yet recognized     $ 2    
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to award, weighted average period     6 months    
Southern Company Gas | Predecessor          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Merger-related expenses   $ 56      
Southern Company Gas | Predecessor | Cash and Stock-based Awards          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Total compensation cost for award recognized in income   $ 24      
Southern Company | Southern Company Gas          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Business acquisition share price (in dollars per share)         $ 66
Conversion ratio, percentage of underlying stock award units         125.00%