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Commitments And Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Change In Accruals Related To Third-Party Claims

(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	-
Loss accrued		220
Less: Payments		(6	)
Balance at December 31, 2010		214
Additional loss accrued		155
Less: Payments		(92	)
Balance at December 31, 2011		277
Additional loss accrued		80
Less: Payments		(211	)
Balance at December 31, 2012		146
Additional loss accrued		-
Less: Payments		(79	)
Balance at June 30, 2013	$	67

Environmental Remediation Liability Disclosure

(in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	910
Additional remediation costs accrued:
Transfer to regulatory account for recovery		85
Amounts not recoverable from customers		31
Less: Payments		(92	)
Balance at June 30, 2013	$	934

Schedule Of Environmental Remediation Liability

	Balance at
(in millions)	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Utility-owned natural gas compressor site near Topock, Arizona ⁽¹⁾	$	270	$	239
Utility-owned natural gas compressor site near Hinkley, California ⁽¹⁾		207		226
Former manufactured gas plant sites owned by the Utility or third parties		181		181
Utility-owned generation facilities (other than for fossil fuel-fired), other facilities, and third-party disposal sites		169		158
Fossil fuel-fired generation facilities formerly owned by the Utility		88		87
Decommissioning fossil fuel-fired generation facilities and sites		19		19
Total environmental remediation liability	$	934	$	910

⁽¹⁾ See “Natural Gas Compressor Sites” below.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for environmental loss contingencies, such as presence of hazardous waste, relevant information from reports issued by regulators, and estimated costs to achieve compliance with regulatory requirements. This element may be used for all of an entity's disclosures about environmental loss contingencies.

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