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ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - ACQUISITION ACTIVITY (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				3 Months Ended
	Dec. 18, 2018	Oct. 18, 2018	Mar. 09, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired percentage interest			80.25%
Compania Transmisora del Norte Grande S.A. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration	$ 208
Consideration	226
Cash acquired	$ 18
Sempra Texas Holdings Corp [Member] \| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired percentage interest			80.03%
Sempra Texas Holdings Corp [Member] \| Sempra Texas Intermediate Holding Company LLC [Member] \| Oncor Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in consolidated entity			100.00%
Sempra Texas Holdings Corp [Member] \| Texas Transmission Investment LLC [Member] \| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage held by noncontrolling owners			19.75%
Sempra Texas Holdings Corp [Member] \| Oncor Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration			$ 9,450
Adjustment for dividends			$ 31
Sempra Texas Holdings Corp [Member] \| Oncor Holdings [Member] \| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in consolidated entity			80.25%
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC Additional Acquisition [Member] \| Sempra Texas Intermediate Holding Company LLC [Member] \| Oncor Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration			$ 26
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC Additional Acquisition [Member] \| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC. [Member] \| Oncor Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired percentage interest			0.22%
Compania Transmisora del Norte Grande S.A. [Member] \| Sempra South American Utilities [Member] \| Compania Transmisora del Norte Grande S.A. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired percentage interest	100.00%
InfraREIT Acquisition [Member] \| Sempra Texas Utility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration		$ 1,275
Acquisition price per share acquired		$ 21
Management agreement termination fee paid		$ 40
Debt assumed				$ 946
InfraREIT Acquisition [Member] \| Sempra Texas Utility [Member] \| InfraREIT [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired percentage interest		100.00%
InfraREIT Acquisition [Member] \| Sempra Texas Utility [Member] \| InfraREIT Partners [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired percentage interest		100.00%
Sharyland Holdings, LP [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Commitment to invest		$ 1,025
Sharyland Holdings, LP [Member] \| Sempra Texas Utility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired percentage interest		50.00%
Consideration		$ 98
Sharyland Holdings, LP [Member] \| Sempra Texas Utility [Member] \| Sharyland Utilities [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in consolidated entity		50.00%
Acquired percentage interest		100.00%