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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND OTHER FINANCIAL DATA (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the sum of such amounts reported on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
RECONCILIATION OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
(Dollars in millions)
At December 31,
 20202019
Sempra Energy Consolidated:  
Cash and cash equivalents$960 $108 
Restricted cash, current22 31 
Restricted cash, noncurrent
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in discontinued operations— 75 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows$985 $217 
Schedule of Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss
TRADE AND OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE – ALLOWANCES FOR CREDIT LOSSES
(Dollars in millions)
 Years ended December 31,
 202020192018
Sempra Energy Consolidated:   
Allowances for credit losses at January 1$29 $21 $25 
Incremental allowance upon adoption of ASU 2016-13— — 
Provisions for expected credit losses124 22 10 
Write-offs(16)(14)(14)
Allowances for credit losses at December 31(1)
$138 $29 $21 
SDG&E:   
Allowances for credit losses at January 1$14 $11 $
Provisions for expected credit losses65 10 
Write-offs(10)(7)(7)
Allowances for credit losses at December 31(2)
$69 $14 $11 
SoCalGas:   
Allowances for credit losses at January 1$15 $10 $16 
Provisions for expected credit losses59 12 
Write-offs(6)(7)(7)
Allowances for credit losses at December 31(3)
$68 $15 $10 
(1)     Balances at December 31, 2020 and 2019 include $111 million and $7 million, respectively, in Accounts Receivable – Trade, Net and $27 million and $22 million, respectively, in Accounts Receivable – Other, Net.
(2)     Balances at December 31, 2020 and 2019 include $55 million and $4 million, respectively, in Accounts Receivable – Trade, Net and $14 million and $10 million, respectively, in Accounts Receivable – Other, Net.
(3)     Balances at December 31, 2020 and 2019 include $55 million and $3 million, respectively, in Accounts Receivable – Trade, Net and $13 million and $12 million, respectively, in Accounts Receivable – Other, Net.
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss We provide below the changes in allowances for credit losses for loans and other amounts due from unconsolidated affiliates.
AMOUNTS DUE FROM UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES – ALLOWANCES FOR CREDIT LOSSES
(Dollars in millions)
Sempra
Energy
Consolidated(1)
Allowances for credit losses at January 1, 2020$— 
Allowance established upon adoption of ASU 2016-13
Reduction to expected credit losses(3)
Allowances for credit losses at December 31, 2020$
(1)    Balance at December 31, 2020 includes negligible amounts and $3 million in Due from Unconsolidated Affiliates – Current and Due from Unconsolidated Affiliates – Noncurrent, respectively.
Schedule of Inventory
The components of inventories are as follows:
INVENTORY BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31
(Dollars in millions)
 Natural gasLNGMaterials and suppliesTotal
 2020 20192020 20192020 20192020 2019
Sempra Energy Consolidated$118 $110 $$$183 $158 $308 $277 
SDG&E— — — 104 93 104 94 
SoCalGas94 90 — — 59 46 153 136 
Wildfire Fund
The following table summarizes the location of balances related to the Wildfire Fund on Sempra Energy’s and SDG&E’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Operations.
WILDFIRE FUND
(Dollars in millions)
December 31,
Location20202019
Wildfire Fund asset:
Current
Other Current Assets(1)
$29 $29 
NoncurrentWildfire Fund363 392 
Wildfire Fund obligation:
CurrentOther Current Liabilities$13 $13 
NoncurrentDeferred Credits and Other 75 86 
Years ended December 31,
20202019
Amortization of Wildfire Fund assetOperation and Maintenance$29 $12 
Accretion of Wildfire Fund obligationOperation and Maintenance
(1)    Included in Prepaid Expenses for SDG&E.
The increases include separately authorized components for O&M and capital-related costs, as follows:
AUTHORIZED REVENUE REQUIREMENT INCREASES FOR 2020 AND 2021
(Dollars in millions)
2020 increase from 20192021 increase from 2020
Revenue increasePercent increaseRevenue increasePercent increase
SDG&E:
O&M$20 2.64 %$19 2.47 %
Capital-related costs114 9.74 83 6.47 
Total increase$134 6.74 $102 4.83 
SoCalGas:
O&M$36 2.64 %$34 2.40 %
Capital-related costs184 14.36 116 7.93 
Total increase$220 7.92 $150 5.00 
In December 2019, the CPUC approved the cost of capital and rate structures (shown in the table below) for SDG&E and SoCalGas that became effective on January 1, 2020 and will remain in effect through December 31, 2022. SDG&E did not propose a 2020 cost of preferred equity in this proceeding. In January 2020, SDG&E filed an advice letter to continue the cost of preferred equity for test year 2020 at 6.22%, which the CPUC approved in March 2020.
CPUC AUTHORIZED COST OF CAPITAL AND RATE STRUCTURE
SDG&ESoCalGas
Authorized weightingReturn on
rate base
Weighted
return on
rate base
Authorized weightingReturn on
rate base
Weighted
return on
rate base
45.25 %4.59 %2.08 %Long-Term Debt45.60 %4.23 %1.93 %
2.75 6.22 0.17 Preferred Equity2.40 6.00 0.14 
52.00 10.20 5.30 Common Equity52.00 10.05 5.23 
100.00 %7.55 %100.00 %7.30 %
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT BY MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORY
(Dollars in millions)
 December 31,Depreciation rates for years ended
December 31,
 20202019202020192018
SDG&E:     
Natural gas operations$2,805 $2,534 2.51 %2.47 %2.44 %
Electric distribution8,592 7,985 3.90 3.94 3.91 
Electric transmission(1)
7,156 6,577 3.10 2.79 2.76 
Electric generation2,440 2,415 4.56 4.50 4.12 
Other electric1,743 1,492 6.92 6.61 6.43 
Construction work in progress(1)
1,700 1,501 
NA
NA
NA
Total SDG&E24,436 22,504   
SoCalGas:     
Natural gas operations19,961 18,370 3.63 3.60 3.60 
Other non-utility45 34 3.80 5.08 5.39 
Construction work in progress1,174 958 
NA
NA
NA
Total SoCalGas21,180 19,362    
Other operating units and parent(2):
  Estimated useful livesWeighted-average useful life
Land and land rights283 278 
16 to 50 years(3)
31
Machinery and equipment:    
Generating plants1,288 1,154 
11 to 25 years
22
LNG terminals1,138 1,134 
43 years
43
Pipelines and storage3,482 3,596 
5 to 50 years
44
Other359 180 
1 to 50 years
14
Construction work in progress1,514 895 NANA
Other248 226 
4 to 50 years
23
 8,312 7,463   
Total Sempra Energy Consolidated$53,928 $49,329   
(1)    At December 31, 2020, includes $505 million in electric transmission assets and $9 million in construction work in progress related to SDG&E’s 88% interest in the Southwest Powerlink transmission line, jointly owned by SDG&E with other utilities. SDG&E, and each of the other owners, holds its undivided interest as a tenant in common in the property. Each owner is responsible for its share of the project and participates in decisions concerning operations and capital expenditures. SDG&E’s share of operating expenses is included in Sempra Energy’s and SDG&E’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(2)    Includes $191 million and $178 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, of utility plant, primarily pipelines and other distribution assets at Ecogas.
(3)    Estimated useful lives are for land rights.
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE
(Dollars in millions)
 Years ended December 31,
 202020192018
Sempra Energy Consolidated$1,646 $1,551 $1,470 
SDG&E797 757 686 
SoCalGas649 598 553 
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
(Dollars in millions)
 December 31,
 20202019
SDG&E:  
Accumulated depreciation:  
Natural gas operations$870 $832 
Electric transmission, distribution and generation(1)
5,145 4,705 
Total SDG&E6,015 5,537 
SoCalGas:  
Accumulated depreciation:
Natural gas operations6,422 6,023 
Other non-utility15 15 
Total SoCalGas6,437 6,038 
Other operating units and parent and other:  
Accumulated depreciation other(2)
1,473 1,302 
Total Sempra Energy Consolidated$13,925 $12,877 
(1)    Includes $277 million at December 31, 2020 related to SDG&E’s 88% interest in the Southwest Powerlink transmission line, jointly owned by SDG&E and other utilities.
(2)    Includes $51 million and $49 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, of accumulated depreciation for utility plant at Ecogas.
Schedule Of Capitalized Financing Costs
The table below summarizes capitalized interest and AFUDC.
CAPITALIZED FINANCING COSTS
(Dollars in millions)
 Years ended December 31,
 202020192018
Sempra Energy Consolidated$202 $183 $193 
SDG&E104 75 82 
SoCalGas55 47 48 
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets
Other Intangible Assets included on the Sempra Energy Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS   
(Dollars in millions)   
 Amortization period
(years)
December 31,
 20202019
Renewable energy transmission and consumption permit19$154 $154 
O&M agreement2366 66 
Other
10 years to indefinite
30 30 
  250 250 
Less accumulated amortization:   
Renewable energy transmission and consumption permit(32)(24)
O&M agreement(9)(6)
Other (7)(7)
  (48)(37)
  $202 $213 
Schedule Of Asset Retirement Obligations
The changes in AROs are as follows:
CHANGES IN ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
(Dollars in millions)
 Sempra Energy
Consolidated
SDG&ESoCalGas
 202020192020201920202019
Balance as of January 1(1)
$3,083 $2,972 $866 $874 $2,177 $2,063 
Accretion expense127 123 39 39 86 81 
Liabilities incurred— — — — 
Deconsolidation — (2)— (2)— — 
Payments(63)(46)(60)(44)(2)(2)
Revisions140 34 31 (1)107 35 
Balance at December 31(1)
$3,289 $3,083 $876 $866 $2,368 $2,177 
(1)    Current portion of the ARO for Sempra Energy Consolidated is included in Other Current Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Schedule Of Changes In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income By Component The following tables present the changes in AOCI by component and amounts reclassified out of AOCI to net income, excluding amounts attributable to NCI:
CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) BY COMPONENT(1)
(Dollars in millions)
 Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments
Financial
instruments
Pension
and other
postretirement
benefits
Total
accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
Sempra Energy Consolidated(2):
Balance as of December 31, 2017$(420)$(122)$(84)$(626)
Adoption of ASU 2017-12— (3)— (3)
OCI before reclassifications(144)40 (52)(156)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI— 18 21 
Net OCI(144)43 (34)(135)
Balance as of December 31, 2018(564)(82)(118)(764)
Adoption of ASU 2018-02— (25)(17)(42)
OCI before reclassifications(3)
(43)(116)(18)(177)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(3)
— 36 44 
Net OCI(43)(108)18 (133)
Balance as of December 31, 2019(607)(215)(117)(939)
OCI before reclassifications(3)
(102)(163)(26)(291)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(3)
645 47 38 730 
Net OCI(4)
543 (116)12 439 
Balance as of December 31, 2020$(64)$(331)$(105)$(500)
SDG&E:
Balance as of December 31, 2017$(8)$(8)
OCI before reclassifications(6)(6)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
Net OCI(2)(2)
Balance as of December 31, 2018(10)(10)
Adoption of ASU 2018-02(2)(2)
OCI before reclassifications(5)(5)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
Net OCI(4)(4)
Balance as of December 31, 2019(16)(16)
OCI before reclassifications(3)
(4)(4)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(3)
10 10 
Net OCI
Balance as of December 31, 2020$(10)$(10)
SoCalGas:
Balance as of December 31, 2017$(13)$(8)$(21)
OCI before reclassifications— (1)(1)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
Net OCI— 
Balance as of December 31, 2018(12)(8)(20)
Adoption of ASU 2018-02(2)(2)(4)
OCI before reclassifications(3)
— (4)(4)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(3)
Net OCI— 
Balance as of December 31, 2019(13)(10)(23)
OCI before reclassifications(3)
— (10)(10)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI— 
Net OCI— (8)(8)
Balance as of December 31, 2020$(13)$(18)$(31)
(1)    All amounts are net of income tax, if subject to tax, and exclude NCI.
(2)    Includes discontinued operations.
(3)    Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits and Total AOCI include $6 million in transfers of liabilities from SDG&E to SoCalGas and $3 million in transfers of liabilities from SDG&E to Sempra Energy in 2020 and $4 million in transfers of liabilities from SoCalGas to Sempra Energy in 2019 related to the nonqualified pension plans.
(4)    Total AOCI includes $4 million of foreign currency translation adjustments and $3 million of financial instruments associated with purchases of NCI, which we discuss below in “Other Noncontrolling Interests – Sempra Mexico,” and which does not impact the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Schedule Of Reclassifications Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Dollars in millions)
Details about accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss) components
Amounts reclassified from accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
Affected line item on
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 Years ended December 31, 
 202020192018 
Sempra Energy Consolidated:    
Foreign currency translation adjustments$645 $— $— 
Income from Discontinued Operations,
Net of Income Tax
Financial instruments:    
Interest rate instruments$— $10 $(Loss) Gain on Sale of Assets
Interest rate instruments(1)
10 Interest Expense
Interest rate instruments46 Equity Earnings
Foreign exchange instruments(1)(1)Revenues: Energy-Related Businesses
Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments— (1)Interest Expense
11 (9)(2)Other (Expense) Income, Net
Foreign exchange instruments— (2)Equity Earnings
Total before income tax67 11 13  
(19)(2)(4)Income Tax (Expense) Benefit
Net of income tax48  
(1)(1)(6)Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
$47 $$ 
Pension and other postretirement benefits(2):
   
Amortization of actuarial loss$$12 $11 Other (Expense) Income, Net
Amortization of actuarial loss
Income from Discontinued Operations,
Net of Income Tax
Amortization of prior service costOther (Expense) Income, Net
Settlement charges22 28 12 Other (Expense) Income, Net
Total before income tax40 44 26 
(2)— — 
Income from Discontinued Operations,
Net of Income Tax
 (9)(12)(8)Income Tax (Expense) Benefit
Net of income tax$29 $32 $18  
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax$721 $40 $21  
SDG&E:    
Financial instruments:    
Interest rate instruments(1)
$— $$Interest Expense
 — (3)(7)Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
 $— $— $—  
Pension and other postretirement benefits(2):
    
Amortization of actuarial loss$$— $Other Income, Net
Amortization of prior service cost— Other Income, Net
Settlement charges— — Other Income, Net
Total before income tax
 (1)— (1)Income Tax Expense
Net of income tax$$$ 
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax$1 $1 $4  
SoCalGas:    
Financial instruments:    
Interest rate instruments$— $$Interest Expense
Pension and other postretirement benefits(2):
    
Amortization of actuarial loss$$$— Other (Expense) Income, Net
Amortization of prior service cost— Other (Expense) Income, Net
Total before income tax
 — (1)— Income Tax Expense
Net of income tax$$— $ 
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax$2 $1 $2  
(1)    Amounts in 2019 and 2018 include Otay Mesa VIE. All of SDG&E’s interest rate derivative activity relates to Otay Mesa VIE.
(2)    Amounts are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see “Net Periodic Benefit Cost” in Note 9).
Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interests
OTHER NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
(Dollars in millions)
 Percent ownership held by noncontrolling interests Equity (deficit) held by
noncontrolling interests
 December 31,December 31,
 2020201920202019
Sempra Mexico:    
IEnova29.8 %33.4 %$1,487 $1,608 
IEnova subsidiaries(1)
17.5 
10.0 - 46.3
15 
Sempra LNG:    
Liberty Gas Storage, LLC— 24.6 — (13)
ECA LNG Phase 129.0 16.7 46 12 
Parent and other:
PXiSE Energy Solutions, LLC20.0 20.0 
Discontinued Operations:
Chilquinta Energía subsidiaries(1)
— 
19.7 - 43.4
— 23 
Luz del Sur— 16.4 — 205 
Tecsur— 9.8 — 
Total Sempra Energy  $1,541 $1,856 
(1)    IEnova and Chilquinta Energía have subsidiaries with NCI held by others. Percentage range reflects the highest and lowest ownership percentages among these subsidiaries.
Schedule of Related Party Transactions
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
We summarize amounts due from and to unconsolidated affiliates at Sempra Energy Consolidated, SDG&E and SoCalGas in the following table.
AMOUNTS DUE FROM (TO) UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
(Dollars in millions)
 December 31,
 20202019
Sempra Energy Consolidated:  
Total due from various unconsolidated affiliates – current$20 $32 
Sempra Mexico(1):
ESJ – Note due December 31, 2022, net of negligible allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2020(2)
$85 $— 
IMG JV – Note due March 15, 2022, net of allowance for credit losses of $3 at December 31, 2020(3)
695 742 
Total due from unconsolidated affiliates – noncurrent$780 $742 
Sempra Mexico – TAG Pipelines Norte, S. de R.L. de C.V. – Note due December 20, 2021(1)(4)
$(41)$— 
Various affiliates(4)(5)
Total due to unconsolidated affiliates – current$(45)$(5)
Sempra Mexico(1):
TAG Pipelines Norte, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Note due December 20, 2021(4)
$— $(39)
5.5% Note due January 9, 2024(5)
(68)— 
TAG JV – 5.74% Note due December 17, 2029(5)
(166)(156)
Total due to unconsolidated affiliates – noncurrent$(234)$(195)
SDG&E:  
Sempra Energy$(38)$(37)
SoCalGas(21)(10)
Various affiliates(5)(6)
Total due to unconsolidated affiliates – current$(64)$(53)
Income taxes due from Sempra Energy(6)
$— $130 
SoCalGas:  
SDG&E$21 $10 
Various affiliates
Total due from unconsolidated affiliates – current$22 $11 
Sempra Energy$(31)$(45)
Various affiliates— (2)
Total due to unconsolidated affiliates – current$(31)$(47)
Income taxes due (to) from Sempra Energy(6)
$(37)$152 
(1)    Amounts include principal balances plus accumulated interest outstanding.
(2)    U.S. dollar-denominated loan at a variable interest rate based on 1-month LIBOR plus 196 bps (2.11% at December 31, 2020). At December 31, 2020, $1 million of accrued interest receivable is included in Due from Unconsolidated Affiliates Current.
(3)    Mexican peso-denominated revolving line of credit for up to 14.2 billion Mexican pesos or approximately $712 million U.S. dollar-equivalent, at a variable interest rate based on the 91-day Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate plus 220 bps (6.66% at December 31, 2020), to finance construction of the natural gas marine pipeline. At December 31, 2020, $2 million of accrued interest receivable is included in Due from Unconsolidated Affiliates Current.
(4)    U.S. dollar-denominated loan at a variable interest rate based on 6-month LIBOR plus 290 bps (3.16% at December 31, 2020).
(5)    U.S. dollar-denominated loan at a fixed interest rate.
(6)    SDG&E and SoCalGas are included in the consolidated income tax return of Sempra Energy and their respective income tax expense is computed as an amount equal to that which would result from each company having always filed a separate return.
The following table summarizes income statement information from unconsolidated affiliates.
INCOME STATEMENT IMPACT FROM UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
(Dollars in millions)
 Years ended December 31,
 202020192018
Sempra Energy Consolidated
Revenue$37 $52 $64 
Cost of Sales45 50 46 
Interest Income56 74 62 
Interest Expense14 
SDG&E:
Revenue$$$
Cost of Sales79 74 73 
SoCalGas:
Revenue$88 $69 $64 
Cost of Sales— — 
Schedule Of Other Income (Expense) Other (Expense) Income, Net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of the following:
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, NET
(Dollars in millions)
 Years ended December 31,
 202020192018
Sempra Energy Consolidated:   
Allowance for equity funds used during construction$128 $94 $98 
Investment gains (losses)(1)
41 61 (6)
(Losses) gains on interest rate and foreign exchange instruments, net(67)34 
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains, net(2)
(25)21 (6)
Non-service component of net periodic benefit cost(102)(132)(35)
Fine related to Energy Efficiency Program Inquiry(6)— — 
Penalties related to billing practices OII— (8)— 
Interest on regulatory balancing accounts, net14 14 
Sundry, net(31)(7)(2)
Total$(48)$77 $58 
SDG&E:   
Allowance for equity funds used during construction$79 $56 $61 
Non-service component of net periodic benefit cost(20)(20)(6)
Fine related to Energy Efficiency Program Inquiry(6)— — 
Interest on regulatory balancing accounts, net13 
Sundry, net(10)(10)(3)
Total$52 $39 $56 
SoCalGas:   
Allowance for equity funds used during construction$41 $34 $36 
Non-service component of net periodic benefit cost(54)(72)(10)
Penalties related to billing practices OII— (8)— 
Interest on regulatory balancing accounts, net(2)
Sundry, net(20)(10)(9)
Total$(28)$(55)$15 
(1)    Represents investment gains (losses) on dedicated assets in support of our executive retirement and deferred compensation plans. These amounts are offset by corresponding changes in compensation expense related to the plans, recorded in O&M on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(2)    Includes losses of $42 million in 2020, gains of $30 million in 2019 and losses of $3 million in 2018 from translation to U.S. dollars of a Mexican peso-denominated loan to IMG JV, which are offset by corresponding amounts included in Equity Earnings on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.