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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES NATURE OF OPERATIONS (Details)
Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Number of natural gas and/or electric utilities 5teg_NumberOfRegulatedNaturalGasElectricUtilities
ATC  
Equity method investments  
Ownership interest (as a percent) 34.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= teg_ATCMember