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Commitments and Contingencies (Guarantees, Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit) (Detail) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2018
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure | [1] |  | $ 5,770,000,000
Nuclear Obligations |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure | [2] |  | 228,000,000
Commodity Transactions |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure | [3] |  | 2,149,000,000
Cove Point |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure | [4] |  | 1,900,000,000
Financial Guarantee | Equity Method Investees |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure |  |  | 48,000,000
Financial Guarantee | Affiliated Entity |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure |  |  | 10,000,000
Financial Guarantee | Affiliated Entity | Minimum |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Annual future contributions |  |  | 4,000,000
Financial Guarantee | Affiliated Entity | Maximum |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Annual future contributions |  |  | 6,000,000
Financial Guarantee | Atlantic Coast Pipeline | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Facility Limit |  | $ 3,400,000,000 |
Revolving credit facility stated maturity date |  | Oct. 31, 2021 |
Maximum potential loss exposure, limited guarantee percentage |  | 48.00% |
Guarantee liability |  |  | 27,000,000
Guarantee recorded amount |  |  | 737,000,000
Solar |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure | [5] |  | 942,000,000
Other |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure | [6] |  | 551,000,000
Surety Bond |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure |  |  | 155,000,000
Surety Bond | Virginia Electric and Power Company |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure |  |  | 69,000,000
Surety Bond | Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure |  |  | 25,000,000
Letters of Credit by Financial Institutions |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum Exposure |  |  | $ 72,000,000
[1] | Excludes Dominion Energy's guarantee for the construction of a new corporate office property as discussed in Note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Companies' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.
[2] | Guarantees related to certain DGI subsidiaries regarding all aspects of running a nuclear facility.
[3] | Guarantees related to commodity commitments of certain subsidiaries. These guarantees were provided to counterparties in order to facilitate physical and financial transaction-related commodities and services.
[4] | Guarantees related to Cove Point, in support of terminal services, transportation and construction.
[5] | Includes guarantees to facilitate the development of solar projects. Also includes guarantees entered into by DGI on behalf of certain subsidiaries to facilitate the acquisition and development of solar projects.
[6] | Guarantees related to other miscellaneous contractual obligations such as leases, environmental obligations, construction projects and insurance programs. Due to the uncertainty of workers’ compensation claims, the parental guarantee has no stated limit. Also included are guarantees related to certain DGI subsidiaries' obligations for equity capital contributions and energy generation associated with Fowler Ridge and NedPower. As of March 31, 2018, Dominion Energy's maximum remaining cumulative exposure under these equity funding agreements is $10 million through 2019 and its maximum annual future contributions could range from approximately $4 million to $6 million.

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