Long-Term Debt (Details Textuals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014 December 2014 4.35% Mortgage Bonds Maturing in 2044 [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Gas [Member] Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,300	$ 150
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.35%

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 55

-Paragraph 8

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34725769&loc=d3e28878-108400

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