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REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Regulatory Assets We show the details of regulatory assets and liabilities in the following table.
REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
SDG&E:
 
 
 
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives
$
(144
)
 
$
(150
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(171
)
 
(236
)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
190

 
186

Removal obligations
(1,946
)
 
(1,848
)
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
6

 
7

Environmental costs
27

 
28

Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation
121

 
120

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – electric
60

 
(8
)
Gas transportation
13

 
45

Safety and reliability
77

 
70

Public purpose programs
(80
)
 
(62
)
Other balancing accounts
67

 
145

Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(199
)
 
(177
)
Total SDG&E
(1,979
)
 
(1,880
)
SoCalGas:
 

 
 

Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
479

 
470

Employee benefit costs
49

 
49

Removal obligations
(804
)
 
(833
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(248
)
 
(336
)
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
6

 
7

Environmental costs
32

 
28

Workers’ compensation
9

 
9

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – gas, including transportation
16

 
196

Safety and reliability
348

 
332

Public purpose programs
(289
)
 
(325
)
Other balancing accounts
(143
)
 
(68
)
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(160
)
 
(130
)
Total SoCalGas
(705
)
 
(601
)
Sempra Mexico:
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates
81

 
81

Other regulatory assets
9

 
6

Total Sempra Energy Consolidated
$
(2,594
)
 
$
(2,394
)
(1) 
At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for SDG&E was $84 million and $78 million, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $405 million and $185 million, respectively. 
(2)  
Includes regulatory assets earning a rate of return.
Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities We show the details of regulatory assets and liabilities in the following table.
REGULATORY ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(Dollars in millions)
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
SDG&E:
 
 
 
Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives
$
(144
)
 
$
(150
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(171
)
 
(236
)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
190

 
186

Removal obligations
(1,946
)
 
(1,848
)
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
6

 
7

Environmental costs
27

 
28

Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation
121

 
120

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – electric
60

 
(8
)
Gas transportation
13

 
45

Safety and reliability
77

 
70

Public purpose programs
(80
)
 
(62
)
Other balancing accounts
67

 
145

Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(199
)
 
(177
)
Total SDG&E
(1,979
)
 
(1,880
)
SoCalGas:
 

 
 

Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
479

 
470

Employee benefit costs
49

 
49

Removal obligations
(804
)
 
(833
)
Deferred income taxes refundable in rates
(248
)
 
(336
)
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
6

 
7

Environmental costs
32

 
28

Workers’ compensation
9

 
9

Regulatory balancing accounts(1)
 
 
 
Commodity – gas, including transportation
16

 
196

Safety and reliability
348

 
332

Public purpose programs
(289
)
 
(325
)
Other balancing accounts
(143
)
 
(68
)
Other regulatory liabilities, net(2)
(160
)
 
(130
)
Total SoCalGas
(705
)
 
(601
)
Sempra Mexico:
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes recoverable in rates
81

 
81

Other regulatory assets
9

 
6

Total Sempra Energy Consolidated
$
(2,594
)
 
$
(2,394
)
(1) 
At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the noncurrent portion of regulatory balancing accounts – net undercollected for SDG&E was $84 million and $78 million, respectively, and for SoCalGas was $405 million and $185 million, respectively. 
(2)  
Includes regulatory assets earning a rate of return.