PREFERRED STOCK (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Preferred Stock (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule Of Preferred Stock

PREFERRED STOCK
			Call/
			Redemption	December 31,
			Price	2011		2010
				(in millions)
Contingently redeemable:
	SDG&E:
	$20 par value, authorized 1,375,000 shares:
	5% Series, 375,000 shares outstanding	$	24.00	$	8	$	8
	4.5% Series, 300,000 shares outstanding	$	21.20		6		6
	4.4% Series, 325,000 shares outstanding	$	21.00		7		7
	4.6% Series, 373,770 shares outstanding	$	20.25		7		7
	Without par value:
	$1.70 Series, 1,400,000 shares outstanding	$	25.17		35		35
	$1.82 Series, 640,000 shares outstanding	$	26.00		16		16
	SDG&E - Total contingently redeemable preferred stock				79		79
	Sempra Energy - Total preferred stock of subsidiary,
	contingently redeemable			$	79	$	79
SoCalGas:
$25 par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares:
6% Series, 79,011 shares outstanding				$	3	$	3
6% Series A, 783,032 shares outstanding					19		19
Total preferred stock of SoCalGas					22		22
Less: 50,970 shares of the 6% Series outstanding owned by PE					(2)		(2)
					20		20
Pacific Enterprises:
Without par value, authorized 15,000,000 shares; outstanding
	as of December 31, 2010:
$4.75 Dividend, 200,000 shares		$	100.00		―		20
$4.50 Dividend, 300,000 shares		$	100.00		―		30
$4.40 Dividend, 100,000 shares		$	101.50		―		10
$4.36 Dividend, 200,000 shares		$	101.00		―		20
$4.75 Dividend, 253 shares		$	101.00		―		―
Total preferred stock of Pacific Enterprises					―		80
	Sempra Energy - Total preferred stock of subsidiaries			$	20	$	100