DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule Of Commodity Derivative Volumes [Abstract]

Schedule Of Commodity Derivative Volumes

NET ENERGY DERIVATIVE VOLUMES
		December 31,
Segment and Commodity		2015		2014
California Utilities:
SDG&E:
	Natural gas	70 million MMBtu	(1)	55 million MMBtu
	Electricity	1 million MWh	(2)	―
	Congestion revenue rights	36 million MWh		27 million MWh
SoCalGas – natural gas		1 million MMBtu		1 million MMBtu
Energy-Related Businesses:
Sempra Natural Gas – natural gas		43 million MMBtu		29 million MMBtu
(1)	Million British thermal units
(2)	Megawatt hours

Schedule Of Notional Amounts Of Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]

Schedule Of Notional Amounts of Interest Rate Derivatives Table

INTEREST RATE DERIVATIVES
(Dollars in millions)
		December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
		Notional debt		Maturities	Notional debt		Maturities
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
	Cash flow hedges(1)	$	384	2016-2028	$	399	2015-2028
	Fair value hedges		300	2016		300	2016
SDG&E:
	Cash flow hedge(1)		315	2016-2019		325	2015-2019
(1)	Includes Otay Mesa VIE. All of SDG&E’s interest rate derivatives relate to Otay Mesa VIE.

Schedule Of Derivative Instruments In Statement Of Financial Position Fair Value [Abstract]

Schedule Of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
		December 31, 2015
									Deferred
									credits
			Current				Current		and other
			assets:				liabilities:		liabilities:
			Fixed-price		Investments		Fixed-price		Fixed-price
			contracts		and other		contracts		contracts
			and other		assets:		and other		and other
			derivatives(1)		Sundry		derivatives(2)		derivatives
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments(3)		$	4	$	1	$	(15)	$	(156)
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery			13		―		―		―
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery			245		32		(239)		(21)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(232)		(20)		232		20
Associated offsetting cash collateral			(6)		―		4		―
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery			28		49		(61)		(64)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(2)		(2)		2		2
Associated offsetting cash collateral			―		―		28		26
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet			50		60		(49)		(193)
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
not subject to rate recovery			2		―		―		―
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery			28		―		―		―
Total(4)		$	80	$	60	$	(49)	$	(193)
SDG&E:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate instruments(3)		$	―	$	―	$	(14)	$	(23)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery			―		―		(1)		―
Associated offsetting cash collateral			―		―		1		―
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery			27		49		(60)		(64)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(2)		(2)		2		2
Associated offsetting cash collateral			―		―		28		26
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet			25		47		(44)		(59)
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
not subject to rate recovery			1		―		―		―
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery			27		―		―		―
Total(4)		$	53	$	47	$	(44)	$	(59)
SoCalGas:
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery		$	―	$	―	$	(1)	$	―
Associated offsetting cash collateral			―		―		1		―
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery			1		―		(1)		―
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet			1		―		(1)		―
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery			1		―		―		―
Total		$	2	$	―	$	(1)	$	―
(1)	Included in Current Assets: Other for SoCalGas.
(2)	Included in Current Liabilities: Other for SoCalGas.
(3)	Includes Otay Mesa VIE. All of SDG&E’s amounts relate to Otay Mesa VIE.
(4)	Normal purchase contracts previously measured at fair value are excluded.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
		December 31, 2014
									Deferred
									credits
			Current				Current		and other
			assets:				liabilities:		liabilities:
			Fixed-price		Investments		Fixed-price		Fixed-price
			contracts		and other		contracts		contracts
			and other		assets:		and other		and other
			derivatives(1)		Sundry		derivatives(2)		derivatives
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments(3)		$	10	$	3	$	(17)	$	(109)
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery			25		―		―		―
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate instruments			8		27		(7)		(22)
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery			143		32		(135)		(29)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(129)		(27)		129		27
Associated offsetting cash collateral			(11)		―		―		―
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery			36		76		(36)		(20)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(3)		(1)		3		1
Associated offsetting cash collateral			―		―		23		13
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet			79		110		(40)		(139)
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery			14		―		―		―
Total(4)		$	93	$	110	$	(40)	$	(139)
SDG&E:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate instruments(3)		$	―	$	―	$	(16)	$	(31)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery			32		76		(32)		(20)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			―		(1)		―		1
Associated offsetting cash collateral			―		―		23		13
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet			32		75		(25)		(37)
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery			12		―		―		―
Total(4)		$	44	$	75	$	(25)	$	(37)
SoCalGas:
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery		$	4	$	―	$	(4)	$	―
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(3)		―		3		―
Net amounts presented on the balance sheet			1		―		(1)		―
Additional cash collateral for commodity contracts
subject to rate recovery			2		―		―		―
Total		$	3	$	―	$	(1)	$	―
(1)	Included in Current Assets: Other for SoCalGas.
(2)	Included in Current Liabilities: Other for SoCalGas.
(3)	Includes Otay Mesa VIE. All of SDG&E’s amounts relate to Otay Mesa VIE.
(4)	Normal purchase contracts previously measured at fair value are excluded.

Schedule Of Derivative Instruments Gain Loss In Statement Of Financial Performance [Abstract]

Schedule Of Fair Value Hedge Impact on the Consolidated Statements of Operations

FAIR VALUE HEDGE IMPACTS
(Dollars in millions)
			Pretax gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in earnings
			Years ended December 31,
		Location	2015		2014		2013
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate instruments		Interest Expense	$	6	$	8	$	8
Interest rate instruments		Other Income, Net		(5)		(3)		(7)
Total(1)			$	1	$	5	$	1
(1)	There was no hedge ineffectiveness in 2015 or 2013. There were gains of $9 million from hedge ineffectiveness in 2014. All other changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements are exactly offset by changes in the fair value of the underlying long-term debt and recorded in Other Income, Net.

Schedule Of Cash Flow Hedges Impact On Statements Of Operations [Abstract]

Schedule Of Cash Flow Hedge Impact on the Consolidated Statements Of Operations

CASH FLOW HEDGE IMPACTS
(Dollars in millions)
		Pretax (loss) gain							Pretax (loss) gain reclassified
		recognized in OCI							from AOCI into earnings
		(effective portion)							(effective portion)
		Years ended December 31,							Years ended December 31,
			2015		2014		2013	Location		2015		2014		2013
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate and foreign
exchange instruments(1)		$	(18)	$	(24)	$	1	Interest Expense	$	(18)	$	(21)	$	(11)
								Gain on Sale of Equity
Interest rate instruments			―		3		―	Interests and Assets		―		3		―
								Equity Earnings,
Interest rate instruments			(80)		(127)		15	Before Income Tax		(12)		(10)		(10)
								Equity Earnings,
Interest rate instruments			(20)		―		―	Net of Income Tax		(13)		―		―
Commodity contracts not								Revenues: Energy-Related
subject to rate recovery			12		19		(4)	Businesses		14		8		1
Total(2)		$	(106)	$	(129)	$	12		$	(29)	$	(20)	$	(20)
SDG&E:
Interest rate instruments(1)(3)		$	(6)	$	(9)	$	8	Interest Expense	$	(12)	$	(11)	$	(9)
SoCalGas:
Interest rate instrument(3)		$	―	$	―	$	―	Interest Expense	$	(1)	$	(1)	$	(1)
(1)	Amounts include Otay Mesa VIE. All of SDG&E’s interest rate derivative activity relates to Otay Mesa VIE.
(2)	There was $2 million, $1 million and $1 million of losses from ineffectiveness related to these cash flow hedges in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(3)	There was negligible hedge ineffectiveness related to these cash flow hedges at SDG&E and SoCalGas in 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Schedule Of Undesignated Derivative Instruments Impact On Statements Of Operations [Abstract]

Schedule Of Undesignated Derivative Impact on the Consolidated Statements of Operations

UNDESIGNATED DERIVATIVE IMPACTS
(Dollars in millions)
		Pretax (loss) gain on derivatives recognized in earnings
		Years ended December 31,
	Location	2015		2014		2013
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate and foreign
exchange instruments	Other Income, Net	$	(4)	$	(24)	$	17
Foreign exchange instruments	Equity Earnings,
	Net of Income Tax		(4)		(5)		(4)
Commodity contracts not subject	Revenues: Energy-Related
to rate recovery	Businesses		42		17		(1)
Commodity contracts not subject	Cost of Natural Gas, Electric
to rate recovery	Fuel and Purchased Power		―		3		―
Commodity contracts not subject
to rate recovery	Operation and Maintenance		(1)		(4)		1
Commodity contracts subject	Cost of Electric Fuel
to rate recovery	and Purchased Power		(126)		(10)		53
Commodity contracts subject
to rate recovery	Cost of Natural Gas		1		―		―
Total		$	(92)	$	(23)	$	66
SDG&E:
Commodity contracts not subject
to rate recovery	Operation and Maintenance	$	―	$	(1)	$	―
Commodity contracts subject	Cost of Electric Fuel
to rate recovery	and Purchased Power		(126)		(10)		53
Total		$	(126)	$	(11)	$	53
SoCalGas:
Commodity contracts not subject
to rate recovery	Operation and Maintenance	$	(1)	$	(2)	$	1
Commodity contracts subject
to rate recovery	Cost of Natural Gas		1		―		―
Total		$	―	$	(2)	$	1