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Fair Value Inputs, Range of Inputs

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Fair value portion of investments in an entity not consolidated. Includes, but is not limited to, investments in an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership, an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group, an entity which the company has significant influence, but does not have control and subsidiaries that are not required to be consolidated and are accounted for using the equity or cost method.

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The charge against earnings resulting from the write down of long lived assets other than goodwill due to the difference between the carrying value and lower fair value.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - NONRECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASURES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other impairment losses	$ 1		$ 132	$ 72	$ 154
TdM [Member] \| Sempra Mexico [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other impairment losses		$ 71		71
Market Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| TdM [Member] \| Sempra Mexico [Member] \| Nonrecurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	$ 70	$ 62		$ 70
% of fair value measurement		100.00%
Range of inputs		100.00%