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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	May 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2079 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Par value of each note	$ 25		$ 25
Southern California Gas Company [Member] \| First Mortgage Bonds, Due June 2050 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate of debt	3.95%		3.95%
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member] \| Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2079 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount	$ 758,000,000		$ 758,000,000
Stated rate of debt	5.75%		5.75%
Net proceeds of debt			$ 735,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross	$ 23,000,000		23,000,000
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member] \| On Or After October 1, 2024 [Member] \| Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2079 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price	100.00%
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member] \| Before October 1, 2024, Amended Tax Regulations [Member] \| Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2079 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price	100.00%
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member] \| Before October 1, 2024, Equity Credit Methodology Update [Member] \| Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2079 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price	102.00%
Bonds [Member] \| San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] \| First Mortgage Bonds Due June 2049 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount		$ 400,000,000
Stated rate of debt		4.10%
Net proceeds of debt		$ 396,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross	$ 4,000,000		4,000,000
Bonds [Member] \| Southern California Gas Company [Member] \| First Mortgage Bonds, Due June 2050 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount	350,000,000		350,000,000
Net proceeds of debt	346,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross	$ 4,000,000		$ 4,000,000