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Note 10 - Non-wholly Owned Entities (Details) - SouthStar’s Assets and Liabilities (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]        
Current assets $ 2,890us-gaap_AssetsCurrent $ 2,895us-gaap_AssetsCurrent    
Goodwill and other intangible assets 1,952us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill 1,972us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill    
Long-term assets and other deferred debits 10,067gas_AssetsNonCurrentExcludingGoodwillAndOtherIntangibles 9,683gas_AssetsNonCurrentExcludingGoodwillAndOtherIntangibles    
Total assets 14,909us-gaap_Assets 14,550us-gaap_Assets    
Current liabilities 3,219us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 3,118us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent    
Long-term liabilities and other deferred credits 7,862us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent 7,819us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Total liabilities 11,081us-gaap_Liabilities 10,937us-gaap_Liabilities    
Equity 3,828us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 3,613us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 3,391us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 3,305us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total liabilities and equity 14,909us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 14,550us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity    
South Star [Member]        
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]        
Current assets 238us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1] 264us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1]    
Goodwill and other intangible assets 125us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1] 133us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1]    
Long-term assets and other deferred debits 17gas_AssetsNonCurrentExcludingGoodwillAndOtherIntangibles
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1] 13gas_AssetsNonCurrentExcludingGoodwillAndOtherIntangibles
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1]    
Total assets 380us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1] 410us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1]    
Current liabilities 71us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1] 95us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1]    
Long-term liabilities and other deferred credits    [1]    [1]    
Total liabilities 71us-gaap_Liabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1] 95us-gaap_Liabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1]    
Equity 309us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1] 315us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1]    
Total liabilities and equity $ 380us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1] $ 410us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= gas_SouthStarMember
[1]    
South Star Percentage To Consolidated [Member]        
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]        
Current assets 8.00%gas_CurrentAssetsMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2] 9.00%gas_CurrentAssetsMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2]    
Goodwill and other intangible assets 6.00%gas_GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2] 7.00%gas_GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2]    
Long-term assets and other deferred debits    [2]    [2]    
Total assets 3.00%gas_TotalAssetsMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2] 3.00%gas_TotalAssetsMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2]    
Current liabilities 2.00%gas_CurrentLiabilitiesMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2] 3.00%gas_CurrentLiabilitiesMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2]    
Long-term liabilities and other deferred credits    [2]    [2]    
Total liabilities 1.00%gas_TotalLiabilitiesMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2] 1.00%gas_TotalLiabilitiesMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2]    
Equity 8.00%gas_EquityMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2] 9.00%gas_EquityMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2]    
Total liabilities and equity 3.00%gas_TotalLiabilitiesAndEquityMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2] 3.00%gas_TotalLiabilitiesAndEquityMinorityInterestPercentage
/ gas_MinorityInterestAxis
= gas_SouthStarPercentageToConsolidatedMember
[2]    
[1] These amounts reflect information for SouthStar and exclude intercompany eliminations and the balances of our wholly owned subsidiary with an 85% ownership interest in SouthStar.
[2] SouthStar's percentage of the amount on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.