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Risk Management Activities (Commodity Price Risk Program Derivative Contracted Gross Volumes) (Details)
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Gas Price Volatility Program [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Commodity price risk program derivative contracted gross volumes, MMDth 23,900,000 26,300,000
Price Protection Service Program [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Commodity price risk program derivative contracted gross volumes, MMDth 700,000 1,200,000
DependaBill Program [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Commodity price risk program derivative contracted gross volumes, MMDth 200,000 300,000
Gas Marketing Program [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Commodity price risk program derivative contracted gross volumes, MMDth 3,900,000 [1] 9,100,000 [1]
Basis contract volumes, MMDth 3,500,000 8,200,000
Gas Marketing Forward Physical Derivatives [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Commodity price risk program derivative contracted gross volumes, MMDth 3,800,000 [2] 8,400,000 [2]
Basis contract volumes, MMDth 4,000,000 9,200,000
Electric Energy Program [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Commodity price risk program derivative contracted gross volumes, MMDth 3,026,700,000 8,927,300,000
[1] Basis contract volumes not included in the above table were 3.5 MMDth and 8.2 MMDth as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
[2] Basis contract volumes not included in the above table were 4.0 MMDth and 9.2 MMDth as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.