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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 570,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 904,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Restricted cash 11,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 24,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Trade accounts receivable 1,242,000,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 1,308,000,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Other accounts and notes receivable, net 152,000,000us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent 214,000,000us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
Due from affiliates 38,000,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateCurrent 4,000,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateCurrent
Income taxes receivable 45,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 85,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Deferred income taxes, net current assets 305,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 301,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Inventories 396,000,000us-gaap_InventoryNet 287,000,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
Regulatory balancing accounts - undercollected 746,000,000sre_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsUndercollected 556,000,000sre_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsUndercollected
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives, current assets 93,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent 106,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
Asset held for sale, power plant 293,000,000us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 0us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Other current assets 293,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 208,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets 4,184,000,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 3,997,000,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Investments And Other Assets [Abstract]    
Restricted cash, noncurrent 29,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent 25,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
Due from affiliaties 188,000,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateNoncurrent 14,000,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateNoncurrent
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent 3,031,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 2,548,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Nuclear decommissioning trusts 1,131,000,000us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments 1,034,000,000us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
Other investments 2,848,000,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures 1,575,000,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
Goodwill 931,000,000us-gaap_Goodwill 1,024,000,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets 415,000,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 426,000,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Assets held in trust 512,000,000us-gaap_AssetsHeldInTrustNoncurrent 506,000,000us-gaap_AssetsHeldInTrustNoncurrent
Sundry 561,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 635,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total investments and other assets 9,646,000,000sre_TotalInvestmentsAndOtherAssets 7,787,000,000sre_TotalInvestmentsAndOtherAssets
Property, plant and equipment:    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 35,407,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 34,407,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (9,505,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (8,947,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property, plant and equipment, net 25,902,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 25,460,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Total assets 39,732,000,000us-gaap_Assets 37,244,000,000us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:    
Short-term debt 1,733,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 545,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Accounts payable - trade 1,198,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent 1,088,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
Accounts payable - other 155,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent 127,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
Due to affiliaties 2,000,000us-gaap_DueToAffiliateCurrent 0us-gaap_DueToAffiliateCurrent
Dividends and interest payable 282,000,000us-gaap_InterestAndDividendsPayableCurrent 271,000,000us-gaap_InterestAndDividendsPayableCurrent
Regulatory balancing accounts - overcollected 0sre_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsOvercollected 91,000,000sre_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsOvercollected
Accrued compensation and benefits 373,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 376,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt 469,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 1,147,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives, current liabilities 55,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent 55,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Customer deposits 153,000,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent 154,000,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
Other current liabilities 649,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 515,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities 5,069,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 4,369,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt 12,167,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 11,253,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities [Abstract]    
Customer advances for construction 144,000,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction 155,000,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent 1,064,000,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 667,000,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes, net noncurrent liabilities 3,003,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 2,804,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred investment tax credits 37,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit 42,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
Regulatory liabilities arising from removal obligations 2,741,000,000sre_RegulatoryLiabilitiesArisingFromRemovalObligations 2,623,000,000sre_RegulatoryLiabilitiesArisingFromRemovalObligations
Asset retirement obligations 2,048,000,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent 2,084,000,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives, noncurrent liabilities 255,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent 228,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred credits and other 1,104,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,169,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 10,396,000,000sre_TotalDeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities 9,772,000,000sre_TotalDeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
Equity:    
Common stock 2,484,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue 2,409,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Retained earnings 9,339,000,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 8,827,000,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (497,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax [1] (228,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax [1]
Total shareholders' equity 11,326,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 11,008,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Preferred stock of subsidiaries 20,000,000sre_PreferredStockOfSubsidiaries 20,000,000sre_PreferredStockOfSubsidiaries
Other noncontrolling interests 754,000,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest 822,000,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity 12,100,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 11,850,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total liabilities and equity 39,732,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 37,244,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member]    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 8,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
27,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Restricted cash 8,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
6,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Trade accounts receivable 285,000,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
266,000,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Other accounts and notes receivable, net 35,000,000us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
28,000,000us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Due from affiliates 1,000,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
1,000,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Income taxes receivable 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
32,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Deferred income taxes, net current assets 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
103,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Inventories 73,000,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
86,000,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory balancing accounts - undercollected 711,000,000sre_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsUndercollected
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
556,000,000sre_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsUndercollected
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory Assets, Current 54,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
29,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives, current assets 44,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
61,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Other current assets 125,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
75,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Total current assets 1,344,000,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
1,270,000,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Investments And Other Assets [Abstract]    
Restricted cash, noncurrent 11,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
25,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Deferred taxes recoverable in rates 824,000,000sre_DeferredIncomeTaxesRecoverableInRates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
788,000,000sre_DeferredIncomeTaxesRecoverableInRates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent 1,086,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
1,160,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Nuclear decommissioning trusts 1,131,000,000us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
1,034,000,000us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Sundry 282,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
254,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Total investments and other assets 3,334,000,000sre_TotalInvestmentsAndOtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
3,261,000,000sre_TotalInvestmentsAndOtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Property, plant and equipment:    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 15,478,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
14,346,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (3,860,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
(3,500,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 11,618,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
10,846,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Total assets 16,296,000,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
15,377,000,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Current liabilities:    
Short-term debt 246,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
59,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Accounts payable - trade 441,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
420,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Due to affiliaties 21,000,000us-gaap_DueToAffiliateCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
39,000,000us-gaap_DueToAffiliateCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Income taxes payable 30,000,000us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
0us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Deferred income taxes, net current liabilities 53,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Dividends and interest payable 40,000,000us-gaap_InterestAndDividendsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
39,000,000us-gaap_InterestAndDividendsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Accrued compensation and benefits 124,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
113,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Current portion of long-term debt 365,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
29,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives, current liabilities 40,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
38,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
AssetRetirementObligationCurrent 120,000,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
51,000,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Customer deposits 71,000,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
71,000,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Other current liabilities 237,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
220,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Total current liabilities 1,788,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
1,079,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Long-term debt 4,319,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
4,525,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities [Abstract]    
Customer advances for construction 41,000,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
34,000,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent 216,000,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
132,000,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Deferred income taxes, net noncurrent liabilities 2,121,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
2,021,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Deferred investment tax credits 22,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
24,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory liabilities arising from removal obligations 1,557,000,000sre_RegulatoryLiabilitiesArisingFromRemovalObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
1,403,000,000sre_RegulatoryLiabilitiesArisingFromRemovalObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Asset retirement obligations 754,000,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
861,000,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives, noncurrent liabilities 153,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
175,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Deferred credits and other 333,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
404,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 5,197,000,000sre_TotalDeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
5,054,000,000sre_TotalDeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Equity:    
Common stock 1,338,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
1,338,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Retained earnings 3,606,000,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
3,299,000,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (12,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
[1] (9,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
[1]
Total shareholders' equity 4,932,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
4,628,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Other noncontrolling interests 60,000,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
91,000,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Total equity 4,992,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
4,719,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Total liabilities and equity 16,296,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
15,377,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember
Southern California Gas Company [Member]    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 85,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
27,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Trade accounts receivable 586,000,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
595,000,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Other accounts and notes receivable, net 51,000,000us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
97,000,000us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Due from affiliates 4,000,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
21,000,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Income taxes receivable 5,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
25,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Inventories 181,000,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
69,000,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Regulatory balancing accounts - undercollected 35,000,000sre_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsUndercollected
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
0sre_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsUndercollected
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Regulatory Assets, Current 5,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
5,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Other current assets 36,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
34,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Total current assets 988,000,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
873,000,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Investments And Other Assets [Abstract]    
Regulatory assets arising from pension obligations 617,000,000sre_RegulatoryAssetsArisingFromPensionObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
326,000,000sre_RegulatoryAssetsArisingFromPensionObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent 472,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
262,000,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Other post retirement benefit assets, net of plan liabilities 4,000,000sre_OtherPostRetirementBenefitAssetsNetOfPlanLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
95,000,000sre_OtherPostRetirementBenefitAssetsNetOfPlanLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Sundry 136,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
124,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Total investments and other assets 1,229,000,000sre_TotalInvestmentsAndOtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
807,000,000sre_TotalInvestmentsAndOtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Property, plant and equipment:    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 12,886,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
11,831,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (4,642,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
(4,364,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 8,244,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
7,467,000,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Total assets 10,461,000,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
9,147,000,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Current liabilities:    
Short-term debt 50,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
42,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Accounts payable - trade 532,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
346,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Accounts payable - other 88,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
79,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Due to affiliaties 13,000,000us-gaap_DueToAffiliateCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
16,000,000us-gaap_DueToAffiliateCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Deferred income taxes, net current liabilities 53,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
45,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Regulatory balancing accounts - overcollected 0sre_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsOvercollected
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
91,000,000sre_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsOvercollected
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Accrued compensation and benefits 129,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
141,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Current portion of long-term debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
252,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Customer deposits 75,000,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
75,000,000us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Other current liabilities 149,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
125,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Total current liabilities 1,089,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
1,212,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Long-term debt 1,906,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
1,159,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities [Abstract]    
Customer advances for construction 102,000,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
108,000,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Pension obligation, net of plan assets 633,000,000sre_PensionObligationNetOfPlanAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
339,000,000sre_PensionObligationNetOfPlanAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Deferred income taxes, net noncurrent liabilities 1,212,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
993,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Deferred investment tax credits 16,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
18,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Regulatory liabilities arising from removal obligations 1,167,000,000sre_RegulatoryLiabilitiesArisingFromRemovalObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
1,205,000,000sre_RegulatoryLiabilitiesArisingFromRemovalObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Asset retirement obligations 1,255,000,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
1,182,000,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Deferred credits and other 300,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
382,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 4,685,000,000sre_TotalDeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
4,227,000,000sre_TotalDeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Equity:    
Preferred stock 22,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
22,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Common stock 866,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
866,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Retained earnings 1,911,000,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
1,679,000,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (18,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
[1] (18,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
[1]
Total shareholders' equity 2,781,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
2,549,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Total equity 2,781,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
2,549,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
Total liabilities and equity $ 10,461,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
$ 9,147,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember
[1]
All amounts are net of income tax, if subject to tax, and exclude noncontrolling interests.