SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Abstract]

Schedule Of Share-based Compensation Expense

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE ― SEMPRA ENERGY CONSOLIDATED
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
	Years ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Share-based compensation expense, before income taxes	$	46	$	38	$	40
Income tax benefit		(18)		(15)		(16)
Share-based compensation expense, net of income taxes	$	28	$	23	$	24
Net share-based compensation expense, per common share
Basic	$	0.11	$	0.09	$	0.10
Diluted	$	0.11	$	0.09	$	0.10

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE ― SDG&E AND SOCALGAS
(Dollars in millions)
	Years ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
SDG&E:
Compensation expense	$	8	$	8	$	8
Capitalized compensation cost		3		3		3
SoCalGas:
Compensation expense	$	8	$	8	$	7
Capitalized compensation cost		2		1		1

Schedule Of Non Qualified Stock Options [Abstract]

Schedule Of Non-qualified Stock Options

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS
					Weighted-
			Weighted-		average
	Shares		average		remaining		Aggregate
	under		exercise		contractual term		intrinsic value
	option		price		(in years)		(in millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 2013		1,459,145	$	53.18
Exercised		(699,783)	$	52.48
Forfeited/canceled		(1,950)	$	45.36
Outstanding at December 31, 2014		757,412	$	53.84		3.2	$	44
Vested or expected to vest, at December 31, 2014		757,412	$	53.84		3.2	$	44
Exercisable at December 31, 2014		757,412	$	53.84		3.2	$	44

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Awards And Units Valuation Assumptions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Awards And Units Valuation Assumptions

		2014		2013		2012
Risk-free rate of return		1.2	%	0.6	%	0.6	%
Annual dividend yield(1)		N/A		3.3		3.4
Stock price volatility		16		19		27
(1)	Annual dividend yield was not used in valuations performed in 2014.

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Awards [Abstract]

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Awards

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
			Weighted-
			average
			grant-date
	Shares		fair value
Nonvested at December 31, 2013		17,469	$	62.43
Vested		(8,231)	$	60.87
Nonvested at December 31, 2014		9,238	$	63.81
Vested or expected to vest, at December 31, 2014		9,238	$	63.81

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units [Abstract]

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
		Performance-based			Service-based
		restricted stock units			restricted stock units(2)
			Weighted-			Weighted-
			average			average
			grant-date			grant-date
		Units	fair value		Units	fair value
Nonvested at December 31, 2013		3,164,561	$	47.55	215,598	$	63.30
Granted		444,241	$	88.01	111,653	$	91.54
Vested		(720,600)	$	44.38	(21,268)	$	66.84
Forfeited		(13,260)	$	57.83	(2,746)	$	67.79
Nonvested at December 31, 2014(1)		2,874,942	$	54.55	303,237	$	73.41
Vested or expected to vest, at December 31, 2014		2,816,676	$	54.22	290,822	$	73.31
(1)	Each unit represents the right to receive one share of our common stock if applicable performance conditions are satisfied. For all performance-based restricted stock units, up to an additional 50 percent (100 percent for awards granted in 2014) of the shares represented by the units may be issued if Sempra Energy exceeds target performance conditions.
(2)	Includes restricted stock units issued in 2014 in connection with the creation of the Cameron LNG Holdings joint venture.