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Note 6 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Estimated Amortization Out of Regulatory Assets or Accumulated OCI (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Net Regulatory Assets [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]  
Note 6 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Estimated Amortization Out of Regulatory Assets or Accumulated OCI [Line Items]  
Amortization of net loss $ 9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= gas_NetRegulatoryAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Net Regulatory Assets [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]  
Note 6 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Estimated Amortization Out of Regulatory Assets or Accumulated OCI [Line Items]  
Amortization of prior service credit (3)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= gas_NetRegulatoryAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Amortization of net loss 3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= gas_NetRegulatoryAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Accumulated AOCI [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]  
Note 6 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Estimated Amortization Out of Regulatory Assets or Accumulated OCI [Line Items]  
Amortization of prior service credit (2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= gas_AccumulatedAOCIMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Amortization of net loss 20us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= gas_AccumulatedAOCIMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Accumulated AOCI [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]  
Note 6 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Estimated Amortization Out of Regulatory Assets or Accumulated OCI [Line Items]  
Amortization of net loss 2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= gas_AccumulatedAOCIMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Total Net Regulatory Assets And AOCI [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]  
Note 6 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Estimated Amortization Out of Regulatory Assets or Accumulated OCI [Line Items]  
Amortization of prior service credit (2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= gas_TotalNetRegulatoryAssetsAndAOCIMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Amortization of net loss 29us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= gas_TotalNetRegulatoryAssetsAndAOCIMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Total Net Regulatory Assets And AOCI [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]  
Note 6 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Estimated Amortization Out of Regulatory Assets or Accumulated OCI [Line Items]  
Amortization of prior service credit (3)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= gas_TotalNetRegulatoryAssetsAndAOCIMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Amortization of net loss $ 5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= gas_TotalNetRegulatoryAssetsAndAOCIMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember