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OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Other Financial Data

NOTE 5. OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

U.S. TREASURY GRANTS RECEIVABLE

At December 31, 2012, we had recognized receivables for U.S. Treasury grants based on eligible costs at our Mesquite Solar 1 and Copper Mountain Solar 2 generating facilities when the projects, or portions of projects, were placed into service. During the first quarter of 2013, the federal government imposed automatic federal budget cuts, known as “sequestration, as required by The Budget Control Act of 2011. As a result, cash grant payments to eligible taxpayers for renewable energy projects were reduced, and we recorded a reduction to our grants receivable of $23 million and a reversal of income tax benefit of $5 million during the first quarter of 2013. In June 2013, we received $74 million in cash related to the Copper Mountain Solar 2 grant. We received $164 million in cash for the remaining grant receivable for Mesquite Solar 1 in August 2013.

INVENTORIES

The components of inventories by segment are as follows:

INVENTORY BALANCES
(Dollars in millions)
  Natural GasLiquefied Natural GasMaterials and SuppliesTotal
  September 30, 2013December 31, 2012September 30, 2013December 31, 2012September 30, 2013December 31, 2012September 30, 2013December 31, 2012
SDG&E$ 5$ 3$$$ 73$ 79$ 78$ 82
SoCalGas  150  128    27  23  177  151
Sempra South American                
Utilities      43  34  43  34
Sempra Mexico    3  8  16  8  19  16
Sempra Renewables      2  3  2  3
Sempra Natural Gas  133  109  5  8  6  5  144  122
Sempra Energy                
Consolidated$ 288$ 240$ 8$ 16$ 167$ 152$ 463$ 408
  

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (VIE)

We consolidate a VIE if we are the primary beneficiary of the VIE. Our determination of whether we are the primary beneficiary is based upon qualitative and quantitative analyses, which assess

  • the purpose and design of the VIE;
  • the nature of the VIE's risks and the risks we absorb;
  • the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE; and

  • the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits that could be significant to the VIE.

SDG&E

Tolling Agreements

SDG&E has agreements under which it purchases power generated by facilities for which it supplies all of the natural gas to fuel the power plant (i.e., tolling agreements).  SDG&E's obligation to absorb natural gas costs may be a significant variable interest.  In addition, SDG&E has the power to direct the dispatch of electricity generated by these facilities. Based upon our analysis, the ability to direct the dispatch of electricity may have the most significant impact on the economic performance of the entity owning the generating facility because of the associated exposure to the cost of natural gas, which fuels the plants, and the value of electricity produced. To the extent that SDG&E (1) is obligated to purchase and provide fuel to operate the facility, (2) has the power to direct the dispatch, and (3) purchases all of the output from the facility for a substantial portion of the facility's useful life, SDG&E may be the primary beneficiary of the entity owning the generating facility. SDG&E determines if it is the primary beneficiary in these cases based on the operational characteristics of the facility, including its expected power generation output relative to its capacity to generate and the financial structure of the entity, among other factors. If we determine that SDG&E is the primary beneficiary, SDG&E and Sempra Energy consolidate the entity that owns the facility as a VIE, as we discuss below.

Otay Mesa VIE

SDG&E has an agreement to purchase power generated at the Otay Mesa Energy Center (OMEC), a 605-MW generating facility. In addition to tolling, the agreement provides SDG&E with the option to purchase the power plant at the end of the contract term in 2019, or upon earlier termination of the purchased-power agreement, at a predetermined price subject to adjustments based on performance of the facility. If SDG&E does not exercise its option, under certain circumstances, it may be required to purchase the power plant at a predetermined price, which we refer to as the put option.

The facility owner, Otay Mesa Energy Center LLC (OMEC LLC), is a VIE (Otay Mesa VIE), of which SDG&E is the primary beneficiary. SDG&E has no OMEC LLC voting rights and does not operate OMEC. In addition to the risks absorbed under the tolling agreement, SDG&E absorbs separately through the put option a significant portion of the risk that the value of Otay Mesa VIE could decline. SDG&E and Sempra Energy have consolidated Otay Mesa VIE since the second quarter of 2007. Otay Mesa VIE's equity of $79 million at September 30, 2013 and $76 million at December 31, 2012 is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in Other Noncontrolling Interests for Sempra Energy and in Noncontrolling Interest for SDG&E.

OMEC LLC has a loan outstanding of $337 million at September 30, 2013, the proceeds of which were used for the construction of OMEC. The loan is with third party lenders and is secured by OMEC's property, plant and equipment. SDG&E is not a party to the loan agreement and does not have any additional implicit or explicit financial responsibility to OMEC LLC. The loan fully matures in April 2019 and bears interest at rates varying with market rates. In addition, OMEC LLC has entered into interest rate swap agreements to moderate its exposure to interest rate changes. We provide additional information concerning the interest rate swaps in Note 7.

Other Variable Interest Entities

SDG&E's power procurement is subject to reliability requirements that may require SDG&E to enter into various power purchase arrangements which include variable interests. SDG&E evaluates the respective entities to determine if variable interests exist and, based on the qualitative and quantitative analyses described above, if SDG&E, and thereby Sempra Energy, is the primary beneficiary. SDG&E has determined that no contracts, other than the one relating to Otay Mesa VIE mentioned above, result in SDG&E being the primary beneficiary as of September 30, 2013. In addition to the tolling agreements described above, other variable interests involve various elements of fuel and power costs, including certain construction costs, tax credits, and other components of cash flow expected to be paid to or received by our counterparties. In most of these cases, the expectation of variability is not substantial, and SDG&E generally does not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the other VIEs. If our ongoing evaluation of these VIEs were to conclude that SDG&E becomes the primary beneficiary and consolidation by SDG&E becomes necessary, the effects are not expected to significantly affect the financial position, results of operations, or liquidity of SDG&E. In addition, SDG&E is not exposed to losses or gains as a result of these other VIEs, because all such variability would be recovered in rates.

Sempra Energy's other operating units also enter into arrangements which could include variable interests. We evaluate these arrangements and applicable entities based upon the qualitative and quantitative analyses described above. Certain of these entities are service companies that are VIEs. As the primary beneficiary of these service companies, we consolidate them. In all other cases, we have determined that these contracts are not variable interests in a VIE and therefore are not subject to the U.S. GAAP requirements concerning the consolidation of VIEs.

The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations of Sempra Energy and SDG&E include the following amounts associated with Otay Mesa VIE. The amounts are net of eliminations of transactions between SDG&E and Otay Mesa VIE. The financial statements of other consolidated VIEs are not material to the financial statements of Sempra Energy. The captions on the table below generally correspond to SDG&E's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH OTAY MESA VIE
(Dollars in millions)
 Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
 2013201220132012
         
Operating revenues         
Electric$ (4)$$$
Natural gas     
Total operating revenues  (4)   
Operating expenses        
Cost of electric fuel and purchased power  (27)  (26)  (65)  (66)
Operation and maintenance  7  4  33  15
Depreciation and amortization  7  7  20  19
Total operating expenses  (13)  (15)  (12)  (32)
Operating income  9  15  12  32
Other loss, net     (1)
Interest expense  (4)  (3)  (11)  (8)
Income before income taxes/Net income  5  12  1  23
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest  (5)  (12)  (1)  (23)
Earnings$$$$

We provide additional information regarding Otay Mesa VIE in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report.

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

We discuss asset retirement obligations in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report.

The changes in asset retirement obligations are as follows:

 

CHANGES IN ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
(Dollars in millions)
  Sempra Energy      
  Consolidated SDG&E SoCalGas
  20132012 20132012 20132012
Balance at January 1(1)$ 2,056$ 1,925 $ 741$ 698 $ 1,253$ 1,175
Accretion expense  74  69   35  31   37  36
Liabilities incurred  4  15      
Payments  (1)  (1)      
Revisions, GRC-related(2)  (135)  (8)   (30)    (105) 
Revisions, other(3)  181    207    
Balance at September 30(1)$ 2,179$ 2,000 $ 953$ 729 $ 1,185$ 1,211
(1)The current portions of the obligations are included in Other Current Liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2)The decreases in asset retirement obligations in 2013 at SDG&E and SoCalGas are due to revised estimates related to the 2012 General Rate Case (GRC) that received final approval in May 2013. At SDG&E, these revisions included increases in asset service lives ranging from 2 percent to 7 percent, and lower estimated cost of removal. At SoCalGas, the decrease includes increases in asset service lives ranging from 4 percent to 6 percent, partially offset by a higher estimated cost of removal.
(3)The increase in asset retirement obligations in 2013 at SDG&E is due to revised estimates recorded in the third quarter of 2013 related to the early decommissioning of SONGS Units 2 and 3 (see Note 9).

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The following three tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost:

NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST – SEMPRA ENERGY CONSOLIDATED
(Dollars in millions)
 Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
 Three months ended September 30,Three months ended September 30,
 2013201220132012
Service cost$ 28$ 23$ 8$ 4
Interest cost  35  40  10  11
Expected return on assets  (39)  (38)  (15)  (13)
Amortization of:        
Prior service cost (credit)  1   (1) 
Actuarial loss  11  12   2
Settlement  1  1  
Regulatory adjustment  (14)  9  3  3
Total net periodic benefit cost$ 23$ 47$ 5$ 7
 Nine months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
 2013201220132012
Service cost$ 82$ 68$ 21$ 19
Interest cost  111  122  33  39
Expected return on assets  (121)  (116)  (44)  (40)
Amortization of:        
Prior service cost (credit)  3  2  (3)  (2)
Actuarial loss  41  35  5  9
Settlement  1  8  
Regulatory adjustment  (65)  (9)  7  8
Total net periodic benefit cost$ 52$ 110$ 19$ 33

NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST – SDG&E
(Dollars in millions)
 Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
 Three months ended September 30,Three months ended September 30,
 2013201220132012
Service cost$ 8$ 7$ 2$ 1
Interest cost  9  11  2  2
Expected return on assets  (13)  (11)  (3)  (1)
Amortization of:        
Prior service cost     1  1
Actuarial loss  3  4  
Settlement  1  (1)  
Regulatory adjustment  3  7  1  1
Total net periodic benefit cost$ 11$ 17$ 3$ 4
 Nine months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
 2013201220132012
Service cost$ 24$ 21$ 6$ 5
Interest cost  30  34  6  6
Expected return on assets  (39)  (35)  (7)  (5)
Amortization of:        
Prior service cost   1  1  3  3
Actuarial loss  10  11  
Settlement  1  1  
Regulatory adjustment  (3)  7  1  2
Total net periodic benefit cost$ 24$ 40$ 9$ 11

NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST – SOCALGAS
(Dollars in millions)
 Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
 Three months ended September 30,Three months ended September 30,
 2013201220132012
Service cost$ 17$ 13$ 5$ 2
Interest cost  22  24  8  9
Expected return on assets  (24)  (23)  (12)  (10)
Amortization of:        
Prior service credit    (2)  (1)
Actuarial loss  6  6   1
Regulatory adjustment  (17)  2  2  2
Total net periodic benefit cost$ 4$ 22$ 1$ 3
 Nine months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
 2013201220132012
Service cost$ 50$ 40$ 13$ 12
Interest cost  68  74  26  31
Expected return on assets  (73)  (72)  (36)  (33)
Amortization of:        
Prior service cost (credit)  1  1  (6)  (5)
Actuarial loss  23  17  4  8
Settlement   1  
Regulatory adjustment  (62)  (16)  6  6
Total net periodic benefit cost$ 7$ 45$ 7$ 19

Benefit Plan Contributions

The following table shows our year-to-date contributions to pension and other postretirement benefit plans and the amounts we expect to contribute in 2013:

 Sempra Energy  
(Dollars in millions)ConsolidatedSDG&ESoCalGas
Contributions through September 30, 2013:      
Pension plans$ 48$ 26$ 8
Other postretirement benefit plans  19  9  7
Total expected contributions in 2013:      
Pension plans$ 132$ 53$ 59
Other postretirement benefit plans  23  12  7

RABBI TRUST

In support of its Supplemental Executive Retirement, Cash Balance Restoration and Deferred Compensation Plans, Sempra Energy maintains dedicated assets, including a Rabbi Trust and investments in life insurance contracts, which totaled $486 million and $510 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table provides the per share computations for our earnings for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. Basic earnings per common share (EPS) is calculated by dividing earnings attributable to common shares by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS includes the potential dilution of common stock equivalent shares that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.

EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATIONS
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts; shares in thousands)
  Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
  20132012 20132012
Numerator:         
Earnings/Income attributable to common shares$ 296$ 268 $ 719$ 566
           
Denominator:         
Weighted-average common shares          
 outstanding for basic EPS  244,140  241,689   243,682  241,133
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted          
 stock awards and restricted stock units  5,119  4,113   5,041  3,880
Weighted-average common shares          
 outstanding for diluted EPS  249,259  245,802   248,723  245,013
           
Earnings per share:         
Basic$1.21$1.11 $ 2.95$ 2.35
Diluted$1.19$1.09 $ 2.89$ 2.31

The dilution from common stock options is based on the treasury stock method. Under this method, proceeds based on the exercise price plus unearned compensation and windfall tax benefits recognized, minus tax shortfalls recognized, are assumed to be used to repurchase shares on the open market at the average market price for the period. The windfall tax benefits are tax deductions we would receive upon the assumed exercise of stock options in excess of the deferred income taxes we recorded related to the compensation expense on the stock options. Tax shortfalls occur when the assumed tax deductions are less than recorded deferred income taxes. The calculation excludes options for which the exercise price on common stock was greater than the average market price during the period (out-of-the-money options). We had no such antidilutive stock options outstanding during either the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2013. We had no such antidilutive stock options outstanding during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 40,000 such options outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we had no stock options outstanding that were antidilutive because of the unearned compensation and windfall tax benefits included in the assumed proceeds under the treasury stock method.

The dilution from unvested restricted stock awards (RSAs) and restricted stock units (RSUs) is also based on the treasury stock method. Proceeds equal to the unearned compensation and windfall tax benefits recognized, minus tax shortfalls recognized, related to the awards and units are assumed to be used to repurchase shares on the open market at the average market price for the period. The windfall tax benefits recognized or tax shortfalls recognized are the difference between tax deductions we would receive upon the assumed vesting of RSAs or RSUs and the deferred income taxes we recorded related to the compensation expense on such awards and units. There were no antidilutive RSUs from the application of unearned compensation in the treasury stock method for either the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2013. There were 3,387 such antidilutive RSUs for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 1,881 such antidilutive RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. There were no such antidilutive RSAs for either the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2013. There were no such antidilutive RSAs for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 14,319 such antidilutive RSAs for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Each performance-based RSU represents the right to receive between zero and 1.5 shares of Sempra Energy common stock based on Sempra Energy's four-year cumulative total shareholder return compared to the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Utilities Index, as follows:

Four-Year Cumulative Total Shareholder Return Ranking versus S&P 500 Utilities Index(1)Number of Sempra Energy Common Shares Received for Each Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit(2)
75th Percentile or Above1.5
50th Percentile 1
35th Percentile or Below
(1)If Sempra Energy ranks at or above the 50th percentile compared to the S&P 500 Index, participants will receive a minimum of 1.0 share for each RSU.
(2)Participants also receive additional shares for dividend equivalents on shares subject to RSUs, which are reinvested to purchase additional units that become subject to the same vesting conditions as the RSUs to which the dividends relate.

 

RSAs and those RSUs which are solely service-based have a maximum potential of 100 percent vesting and have the same dividend equivalent rights as performance-based RSUs. We include our performance-based RSUs in potential dilutive shares at zero to 150 percent to the extent that they currently meet the performance requirements for vesting, subject to the application of the treasury stock method. Due to market fluctuations of both Sempra Energy stock and the comparative index, dilutive performance-based RSUs may vary widely from period-to-period. We include our RSAs, which are solely service-based, and those RSUs that are solely service-based in potential dilutive shares at 100 percent.

RSUs and RSAs may be excluded from potential dilutive shares by the application of unearned compensation in the treasury stock method, as we discuss above, or because performance goals are currently not met. The maximum excluded RSAs and RSUs, assuming performance goals were met at maximum levels, were 712,941 and 889,420 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and 2,349,338 and 2,523,343 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

SDG&E PREFERRED STOCK

In September 2013, SDG&E announced that it would redeem all six series of its outstanding shares of contingently redeemable preferred stock at prices ranging from $20.25 to $26.00 per share plus accrued dividends of $1 million. The redemption was completed in October 2013, and accordingly, we recorded the redemption value of $82 million, including a $3 million early call premium, as a current liability at September 30, 2013, included in Other Current Liabilities and Preferred Stock Pending Redemption on Sempra Energy's and SDG&E's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively. The early call premium is presented as Call Premium on Preferred Stock of Subsidiary on Sempra Energy's and Call Premium on Preferred Stock on SDG&E's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. We provide more detail concerning SDG&E's preferred stock in Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report.

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

We discuss our share-based compensation plans in Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report. We recorded share-based compensation expense, net of income taxes, of $6 million and $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $17 million and $18 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Pursuant to our share-based compensation plans, we granted 651,193 performance-based RSUs, 105,680 service-based RSUs and 4,617 RSAs during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily in January.

In April 2013, the IEnova board of directors approved the IEnova 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The purpose of this plan is to align the interests of employees and directors of IEnova with its shareholders. All awards issued from this plan and any related dividend equivalents will settle in cash based on the fair market value of the awards, based on IEnova's common stock value, upon vesting. In 2013, 1,014,899 RSUs have been issued from this plan.

CAPITALIZED FINANCING COSTS

Capitalized financing costs include capitalized interest costs and, primarily at the California Utilities, an allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) related to both debt and equity financing of construction projects. The following table shows capitalized financing costs for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

CAPITALIZED FINANCING COSTS    
(Dollars in millions)    
 Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
 2013201220132012
Sempra Energy Consolidated:        
AFUDC related to debt$ 6$ 5$ 17$ 32
AFUDC related to equity  14  13  44  80
Other capitalized financing costs  9  13  22  40
Total Sempra Energy Consolidated$ 29$ 31$ 83$ 152
SDG&E:        
AFUDC related to debt$ 4$ 3$ 12$ 26
AFUDC related to equity  10  6  30  61
Total SDG&E$ 14$ 9$ 42$ 87
SoCalGas:        
AFUDC related to debt$ 2$ 2$ 5$ 6
AFUDC related to equity  4  7  14  19
Total SoCalGas$ 6$ 9$ 19$ 25

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following tables present the changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by component and amounts reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to net income, excluding amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests:

CHANGES IN COMPONENTS OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (1)
(Dollars in millions)
  Three months ended September 30, 2013
  Foreign     Total
  CurrencyUnamortizedUnamortized Accumulated Other
  TranslationNetPrior ServiceFinancialComprehensive
  AdjustmentsActuarial LossCreditInstrumentsIncome (Loss)
Sempra Energy Consolidated:          
Balance as of June 30, 2013$ (96)$ (98)$ 1$ (26)$ (219)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before           
reclassifications  5    (6)  (1)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other          
comprehensive income   3   2  5
Net other comprehensive income (loss)  5  3   (4)  4
Balance as of September 30, 2013$ (91)$ (95)$ 1$ (30)$ (215)
SDG&E:          
Balance as of June 30, 2013$$ (11)$ 1$$ (10)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other          
comprehensive income   1    1
Net other comprehensive income   1    1
Balance as of September 30, 2013$$ (10)$ 1$$ (9)
(1)All amounts are net of income tax, if subject to tax, and exclude noncontrolling interests.

CHANGES IN COMPONENTS OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (1)
(Dollars in millions)
  Nine months ended September 30, 2013
  Foreign     Total
  CurrencyUnamortizedUnamortized Accumulated Other
  TranslationNetPrior ServiceFinancialComprehensive
  AdjustmentsActuarial LossCreditInstrumentsIncome (Loss)
Sempra Energy Consolidated:          
Balance as of December 31, 2012$ (240)$ (102)$ 1$ (35)$ (376)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before           
reclassifications  (121)    1  (120)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other          
comprehensive income  270(2) 7   4  281
Net other comprehensive income  149  7   5  161
Balance as of September 30, 2013$ (91)$ (95)$ 1$ (30)$ (215)
SDG&E:          
Balance as of December 31, 2012$$ (12)$ 1$$ (11)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other          
comprehensive income   2    2
Net other comprehensive income   2    2
Balance as of September 30, 2013$$ (10)$ 1$$ (9)
SoCalGas:          
Balance as of December 31, 2012$$ (4)$ 1$ (15)$ (18)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other          
comprehensive income     1  1
Net other comprehensive income     1  1
Balance as of September 30, 2013$$ (4)$ 1$ (14)$ (17)
(1)All amounts are net of income tax, if subject to tax, and exclude noncontrolling interests.
(2)Represents cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment related to the impairment of our Argentine investments in 2006, which is substantially offset by an accrued liability established at that time. We provide additional information about these investments in Note 4.

RECLASSIFICATIONS FROM ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Dollars in millions)
Three months ended September 30, 2013
 Amount reclassified 
Details about accumulatedfrom accumulated otherAffected line item
other comprehensive income (loss) componentscomprehensive income (loss)on Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Sempra Energy Consolidated:        
Financial instruments:        
Interest rate instruments $ 3 Interest Expense
Interest rate instruments   3 Equity Losses, Before Income Tax
Total before income tax  6  
      (2) Income Tax
Net of income tax  4  
      (2) Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
    $ 2     
           
Amortization of defined benefit pension         
and postretirement benefits items:        
 Actuarial gain $ 5 (1)
      (2) Income Tax
Net of income tax$ 3  
SDG&E:        
Financial instruments:        
Interest rate instruments $ 2 Interest Expense
      (2) Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
 $     
           
Amortization of defined benefit pension         
and postretirement benefits items:        
 Actuarial gain $ 2 (1)
      (1) Income Tax
Net of income tax$ 1  
(1)Amounts are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see "Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits" above).

RECLASSIFICATIONS FROM ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Dollars in millions)
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
 Amount reclassified 
Details about accumulatedfrom accumulated otherAffected line item
other comprehensive income (loss) componentscomprehensive income (loss)on Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Sempra Energy Consolidated:        
Foreign currency translation $270 Equity Earnings, Net of Income Tax(1)
           
Financial instruments:        
Interest rate instruments $ 9 Interest Expense
Interest rate instruments   7 Equity Losses, Before Income Tax
Commodity contracts not subject to    Cost of Natural Gas, Electric Fuel and Purchased
 rate recovery   (5)  Power
Total before income tax  11  
      (1) Income Tax
Net of income tax  10  
      (6) Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
    $ 4     
           
Amortization of defined benefit pension         
and postretirement benefits items:        
 Actuarial gain $ 12 (2)
      (5) Income Tax
Net of income tax$ 7  
SDG&E:        
Financial instruments:        
Interest rate instruments $ 6 Interest Expense
      (6) Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    $     
           
Amortization of defined benefit pension         
and postretirement benefits items:        
 Actuarial gain $ 3 (2)
      (1) Income Tax
Net of income tax$ 2  
SoCalGas:        
Financial instruments:        
Interest rate instruments $ 1 Interest Expense
      Income Tax
Net of income tax$ 1     
(1)Represents cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment related to the impairment of our Argentine investments in 2006, which is substantially offset by an accrued liability established at that time. We provide additional information about these investments in Note 4.
(2)Amounts are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see "Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits" above).

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, Other Comprehensive Income, excluding amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, at SoCalGas was negligible and reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to Net Income were also negligible for SoCalGas.

The amounts for comprehensive income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income are net of income tax expense (benefit) as follows:

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT) ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Dollars in millions)
   Three months ended September 30,
   2013 2012
   Share-Non-  Share-Non- 
   holders'controllingTotal holders'controllingTotal
   Equity(1)InterestsEquity Equity(1)InterestsEquity
Sempra Energy Consolidated:             
 Other comprehensive income before              
  reclassifications:             
   Financial instruments$ (2)$$ (2) $ (3)$$ (3)
                
 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other              
  comprehensive income:             
   Pension and other postretirement benefits$ 2$$ 2 $ (7)$$ (7)
   Financial instruments  2   2   2   2
SDG&E:             
 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other              
  comprehensive income:             
   Pension and other postretirement benefits$ 1$$ 1 $$$
SoCalGas:             
 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other              
  comprehensive income:             
   Financial instruments$$$ $ 1$$ 1
   Nine months ended September 30,
   2013 2012
   Share-Non-  Share-Non- 
   holders'controllingTotal holders'controllingTotal
   Equity(1)InterestsEquity Equity(1)InterestsEquity
Sempra Energy Consolidated:             
 Other comprehensive income before              
  reclassifications:             
   Financial instruments$ 3$$ 3 $ (8)$$ (8)
                
 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other              
  comprehensive income:             
   Pension and other postretirement benefits$ 5$$ 5 $ (4)$$ (4)
   Financial instruments  1   1   3   3
SDG&E:             
 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other              
  comprehensive income:             
   Pension and other postretirement benefits$ 1$$ 1 $$$
SoCalGas:             
 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other              
  comprehensive income:             
   Financial instruments$$$ $ 1$$ 1
(1)Shareholders' equity of Sempra Energy Consolidated, SDG&E or SoCalGas as indicated in left margin.

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

The following two tables provide a reconciliation of Sempra Energy's and SDG&E's shareholders' equity and noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
(Dollars in millions)
   Sempra     
   Energy Non-  
   Shareholders’ controlling Total
   Equity Interests Equity
Balance at December 31, 2012$ 10,282$ 401$ 10,683
Comprehensive income  888  33  921
Preferred dividends of subsidiaries  (5)   (5)
Share-based compensation expense  30   30
Common stock dividends declared  (460)   (460)
Issuance of common stock  57   57
Repurchase of common stock  (45)   (45)
Tax benefit related to share-based compensation  30   30
Sale of noncontrolling interests, net of offering costs  135  439  574
Distributions to noncontrolling interests   (28)  (28)
Call premium on preferred stock of subsidiary  (3)   (3)
Balance at September 30, 2013$ 10,909$ 845$ 11,754
Balance at December 31, 2011$ 9,775$ 403$ 10,178
Comprehensive income  671  42  713
Preferred dividends of subsidiaries  (5)   (5)
Share-based compensation expense  33   33
Common stock dividends declared  (435)   (435)
Issuance of common stock  50   50
Repurchase of common stock  (16)   (16)
Common stock released from ESOP(1)  9   9
Equity contributed by noncontrolling interest   5  5
Distributions to noncontrolling interests   (36)  (36)
Balance at September 30, 2012$ 10,082$ 414$ 10,496
(1)Employee Stock Ownership Plan

SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
(Dollars in millions)
  SDG&E Non-  
  Shareholder’s controlling Total
  Equity Interest Equity
Balance at December 31, 2012$ 4,222$ 76$ 4,298
Comprehensive income  294  15  309
Preferred stock dividends declared  (4)   (4)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest   (12)  (12)
Call premium on preferred stock  (3)   (3)
Balance at September 30, 2013$ 4,509$ 79$ 4,588
Balance at December 31, 2011$ 3,739$ 102$ 3,841
Comprehensive income  378  10  388
Preferred stock dividends declared  (4)   (4)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest   (22)  (22)
Balance at September 30, 2012$ 4,113$ 90$ 4,203

Ownership interests that are held by owners other than Sempra Energy and SDG&E in subsidiaries or entities consolidated by them are accounted for and reported as noncontrolling interests. As a result, noncontrolling interests are reported as a separate component of equity on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Earnings or losses attributable to noncontrolling interests are separately identified on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and comprehensive income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests is separately identified on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Sale of Noncontrolling Interests

On March 21, 2013, Sempra Energy's subsidiary, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova) priced a private offering in the U.S. and outside of Mexico and a concurrent initial public offering in Mexico of new shares of Class II, Single Series common stock at $2.75 per share in U.S. dollars or 34.00 Mexican pesos. The initial purchasers in the private offering and the underwriters in the Mexican public offering were granted a 30-day option to purchase additional common shares at the initial offering price, less the underwriting discount, to cover overallotments. These options were exercised before the settlement date of the offerings, which was March 27, 2013. After the initial offerings and the exercise of the overallotment options, the aggregate shares of common stock sold in the offerings totaled 218,110,500, representing approximately 18.9 percent of IEnova's outstanding ownership interest.

The net proceeds of the offerings, including the additional option shares, were approximately $574 million in U.S. dollars or 7.1 billion Mexican pesos. IEnova expects to use the net proceeds of the offerings primarily for general corporate purposes, and for the funding of its current investments and ongoing expansion plans. All U.S. dollar equivalents presented here were based on an exchange rate of 12.3841 Mexican pesos to 1.00 U.S. dollar as of March 21, 2013, the pricing date for the offerings. Net proceeds are after reduction for underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. Following completion of the initial offerings and overallotment options, we beneficially owned 81.1 percent of IEnova and its subsidiaries. Consistent with applicable accounting guidance, changes in noncontrolling interests that do not result in a change of control are accounted for as equity transactions. When there are changes in noncontrolling interests of a subsidiary that do not result in a change of control, any difference between carrying value and fair value related to the change in ownership is recorded as an adjustment to shareholders' equity. As a result of the offerings and overallotment options, we recorded an increase in Sempra Energy's shareholders' equity of $135 million for the sale of IEnova shares to noncontrolling interests.

IEnova is a separate legal entity, formerly known as Sempra México, S.A. de C.V., comprised primarily of Sempra Energy's operations in Mexico. IEnova is included within our Sempra Mexico reportable segment, but is not the same in its entirety as the reportable segment. In addition to the IEnova operating companies, the Sempra Mexico segment includes, among other things, certain holding companies and risk management activity. Also, IEnova's financial results are reported in Mexico under IFRS, as required by the Mexican Stock Exchange (the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V.) where the new shares are now traded under the symbol IENOVA.

The private offering was exempt from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and shares in the private offering were offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to persons outside of the United States, in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The shares were not registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable securities laws.

Preferred Stock

The preferred stock of SoCalGas is presented at Sempra Energy as a noncontrolling interest at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The preferred stock of SDG&E was contingently redeemable preferred stock and was fully redeemed in October 2013, as we discuss in SDG&E Preferred Stock” above. At Sempra Energy, the preferred stock dividends of both SDG&E and SoCalGas are charges against income related to noncontrolling interests. We provide additional information concerning preferred stock in Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report. 

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we reported the following other noncontrolling ownership interests held by others (not including preferred shareholders) recorded in Other Noncontrolling Interests in Total Equity on Sempra Energy's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
(Dollars in millions)  
  Percent Ownership Held by Others  September 30, 2013 December 31, 2012
SDG&E:      
Otay Mesa VIE100%$ 79$ 76
Sempra South American Utilities:      
Chilquinta Energía subsidiaries(1)24.4 – 43.4   27  29
Luz del Sur20.2   222  236
Tecsur9.8   3  4
Sempra Mexico:      
IEnova, S.A.B. de C.V.18.9   457 
Sempra Natural Gas:      
Bay Gas Storage, Ltd.9.1   21  20
Liberty Gas Storage, LLC25.0   15  15
Southern Gas Transmission Company49.0   1  1
Total Sempra Energy  $ 825$ 381
(1)Chilquinta Energía has four subsidiaries with noncontrolling interests held by others. Percentage range reflects the highest and lowest ownership percentages amongst these subsidiaries.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Sempra Energy, SDG&E and SoCalGas provide certain services to each other and are charged an allocable share of the cost of such services. Amounts due to/from affiliates are as follows:

AMOUNTS DUE TO AND FROM AFFILIATES AT SDG&E AND SOCALGAS
(Dollars in millions)
  September 30, December 31,
 2013 2012
SDG&E     
Current:     
Due from SoCalGas$ $ 37
Due from various affiliates  1   2
 $ 1 $ 39
       
Due to Sempra Energy$ 11 $ 19
Due to SoCalGas  2  
 $ 13 $ 19
       
Income taxes due (to) from Sempra Energy(1)$ (2) $ 12
      
SoCalGas     
Current:     
Due from Sempra Energy$ 12 $ 24
Due from SDG&E  2  
  $ 14 $ 24
      
Due to SDG&E$ $ 37
Due to affiliate  20  
 $ 20 $ 37
       
Income taxes due from Sempra Energy(1)$ 130 $ 99
(1)SDG&E and SoCalGas are included in the consolidated income tax return of Sempra Energy and are allocated income tax expense from Sempra Energy in an amount equal to that which would result from the companies’ having always filed a separate return.

Revenues from unconsolidated affiliates at SDG&E and SoCalGas are as follows:

REVENUES FROM UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES AT SDG&E AND SOCALGAS    
(Dollars in millions)    
      
 Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
 20132012 2013 2012
SDG&E$ 3$ 2$ 8$ 6
SoCalGas  17  17  48  48

OTHER INCOME, NET

Other Income, Net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of the following:

OTHER INCOME, NET    
(Dollars in millions)    
  Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
  20132012 2013 2012
Sempra Energy Consolidated:        
Allowance for equity funds used during construction$ 14$ 13$ 44$ 80
Investment (losses) gains(1)  (6)  17  16  27
Gains on interest rate and foreign exchange instruments, net  4  1  17  11
Regulatory interest, net(2)  1   3  1
Sundry, net  3  13  (1)  18
Total$ 16$ 44$ 79$ 137
SDG&E:        
Allowance for equity funds used during construction$ 10$ 6$ 30$ 61
Regulatory interest, net(2)  1   3  1
Sundry, net  (1)  (1)  (3)  (3)
Total$ 10$ 5$ 30$ 59
SoCalGas:        
Allowance for equity funds used during construction$ 4$ 7$ 14$ 19
Sundry, net  (2)  (1)  (5)  (5)
Total $ 2$ 6$ 9$ 14
(1)Represents investment (losses) gains on dedicated assets in support of our executive retirement and deferred compensation plans. These amounts are partially offset by corresponding changes in compensation expense related to the plans. 
(2)Interest on regulatory balancing accounts.        

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATES
(Dollars in millions)
   Three months ended September 30,
  2013 2012
     Effective     Effective 
   Income Tax  Income  Income Tax   Income 
   Expense Tax Rate  Expense Tax Rate 
Sempra Energy Consolidated$ 117  27%$ 49  15%
SDG&E  84  38   38  17 
SoCalGas  38  27   37  34 
   Nine months ended September 30,
  2013 2012
     Effective     Effective 
   Income Tax  Income  Income Tax   Income 
   Expense Tax Rate  Expense Tax Rate 
Sempra Energy Consolidated$ 327  30%$ 48  8%
SDG&E  147  33   151  27 
SoCalGas  107  29   105  35 

Changes in Income Tax Expense and Effective Income Tax Rates

Sempra Energy Consolidated

The increase in income tax expense in the three months ended September 30, 2013 was due to higher pretax income and a higher effective tax rate. The change in the effective income tax rate was primarily due to:

  • $33 million income tax benefit at SDG&E in 2012 resulting from a favorable change made in the third quarter in the income tax treatment of certain repairs expenditures that are capitalized for book purposes, including $22 million recorded in 2012 for 2011 and $11 million recorded for the first two quarters of 2012; and
  • lower exclusions from taxable income of the equity portion of AFUDC; offset by
  • income tax benefit in 2013 resulting from a favorable change made in the fourth quarter of 2012 in the income tax treatment of certain repairs expenditures at SoCalGas that are capitalized for financial statement purposes;
  • income tax benefit in 2013 from favorable adjustments to prior years' income tax items; and

  • lower income tax expense from Mexican currency translation and inflation adjustments.

    The increase in income tax expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to significantly higher pretax income in 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 and a higher effective income tax rate. The higher pretax income was primarily due to the write-down of our investment in Rockies Express in 2012 and the favorable impact of the application of the 2012 GRC in 2013, offset by the loss from the early retirement of SONGS in 2013. The income tax benefits for both the loss from the early retirement of SONGS and the write-down of our investment in Rockies Express were recorded at relevant U.S. federal and state statutory income tax rates. The higher effective income tax rate in 2013 was mainly due to:

  • $54 million income tax benefit in 2012 primarily associated with our decision in the second quarter of 2012 to hold life insurance contracts kept in support of certain benefit plans to term. Previously, we took the position that we might cash in or sell these contracts before maturity, which required that we record deferred income taxes on unrealized gains on investments held within the insurance contracts;
  • $63 million income tax expense in 2013 resulting from a corporate reorganization in connection with the IEnova stock offerings. We discuss the stock offerings further in Note 5;
  • lower deferred income tax benefits related to renewable energy projects, offset by higher renewable energy income tax credits; and
  • $22 million income tax benefit at SDG&E recorded in 2012 for 2011 resulting from a favorable change made in the third quarter in the income tax treatment of certain repairs expenditures that are capitalized for book purposes; offset by
  • income tax benefit in 2013 resulting from changes made in the fourth quarter of 2012 in the income tax treatment of certain repairs expenditures at SoCalGas that are capitalized for financial statement purposes, as we discuss above; and

  • lower income tax expense from Mexican currency translation and inflation adjustments.

    Sempra Energy, SDG&E and SoCalGas record income taxes for interim periods utilizing a forecasted effective tax rate anticipated for the full year, as required by U.S. GAAP. The income tax effect of items that can be reliably forecasted are factored into the forecasted effective tax rate and their impact is recognized proportionately over the year. The forecasted items, anticipated on a full year basis, may include, among others, self-developed software expenditures, repairs to certain utility plant fixed assets, renewable energy income tax credits, deferred income tax benefits related to renewable energy projects, exclusions from taxable income of the equity portion of AFUDC, and depreciation on a certain portion of utility plant assets. Items that are unusual and infrequent in nature that cannot be reliably forecasted (e.g., adjustments related to prior years' income tax items, Mexican currency translation and inflation adjustments, and deferred income tax benefit associated with the impairment of a book investment, etc.) are recorded in the interim period in which they actually occur, which can result in variability to income tax expense.

    SDG&E

    The increase in SDG&E's income tax expense in the three months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to a higher effective tax rate. The change in the effective tax rate was primarily due to:

  • $33 million income tax benefit in 2012 resulting from a favorable change made in the third quarter in the income tax treatment of certain repairs expenditures that are capitalized for book purposes, including $22 million recorded in 2012 for 2011 and $11 million recorded for the first two quarters of 2012;
  • higher unfavorable adjustments to prior years' income tax items in 2013;
  • higher reversal through book depreciation in 2013 of previously recognized tax benefits for a certain portion of utility fixed assets; and

  • lower favorable impact of exclusions from taxable income of the equity portion of AFUDC.

    The decrease in SDG&E's income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 was primarily due to significantly lower pretax income (due to the early retirement of SONGS) offset by a higher effective income tax rate. The income tax benefit for the loss from the early retirement of SONGS was recorded at relevant U.S. federal and state statutory income tax rates in the second quarter of 2013. The higher effective income tax rate in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to:

  • $22 million income tax benefit recorded in 2012 for 2011 resulting from a favorable change made in the third quarter in the income tax treatment of certain repairs expenditures that are capitalized for book purposes; and
  • higher reversal through book depreciation in 2013 of previously recognized tax benefits for a certain portion of utility fixed assets; offset by

  • higher deductions for self-developed software expenditures in 2013.

    The results for Sempra Energy Consolidated and SDG&E include Otay Mesa VIE, which is not included in Sempra Energy's federal or state income tax returns but is consolidated for financial statement purposes, and therefore, Sempra Energy Consolidated's and SDG&E's effective income tax rates are impacted by the VIE's stand-alone effective income tax rate. We discuss Otay Mesa VIE above in “Variable Interest Entities.”

    SoCalGas

    The increase in SoCalGas' income tax expense in the three months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to higher pretax income offset by a lower effective income tax rate. The lower effective income tax rate in the three months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to:

  • income tax benefit in 2013 resulting from a favorable change, not made until the fourth quarter of 2012, in the income tax treatment of certain repairs expenditures for gas assets that are capitalized for financial statement purposes; and
  • income tax benefit in 2013 due to favorable adjustments to prior years' income tax items; offset by

  • higher reversal through book depreciation in 2013 of previously recognized tax benefits for a certain portion of utility fixed assets.

    The increase in SoCalGas' income tax expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to higher pretax income offset by a lower effective income tax rate. The lower effective income tax rate in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to:

  • income tax benefit in 2013 resulting from a favorable change, not made until the fourth quarter of 2012, in the income tax treatment of certain repairs expenditures for gas assets that are capitalized for financial statement purposes; and

  • income tax benefit in 2013 due to favorable adjustments to prior years' income tax items.

On September 13, 2013, the IRS and U.S. Department of the Treasury released final tangible property regulations on the capitalization and expensing rules applicable to expenditures for the acquisition and production of tangible property. A company must conform its tax accounting methods and elect any safe harbors under the final regulations no later than January 1, 2014, however, if a change in the company's tax accounting methods is required to conform to the final regulations, the company must adjust its deferred tax balances in the current period for any tax adjustments required to bring all prior periods into compliance with the final regulations. We have evaluated our capitalization and expensing policies under the final tangible property regulations and believe that these final regulations will not have a material impact on our financial statements. Accordingly, we have not made any adjustment to our deferred tax balances at September 30, 2013 resulting from the IRS' issuance of final tangible property regulations during the period.

 

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requires flow-through rate-making treatment for the current income tax benefit or expense arising from certain property-related and other temporary differences between the treatment for financial reporting and income tax, which will reverse over time. Under the regulatory accounting treatment required for these flow-through temporary differences, deferred income taxes are not recorded to deferred income tax expense, but rather to a regulatory asset or liability. As a result, changes in the relative size of these items compared to pretax income, from period to period, can cause variations in the effective income tax rate. The following items are subject to flow-through treatment:

  • repairs expenditures related to a certain portion of utility plant fixed assets
  • the equity portion of AFUDC
  • a portion of the cost of removal of utility plant assets
  • self-developed software expenditures

  • depreciation on a certain portion of utility plant fixed assets

We provide additional information about our accounting for income taxes in Notes 1 and 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report.