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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Recurring Fair Value Measures Table
RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASURES SEMPRA ENERGY CONSOLIDATED
(Dollars in millions)
 Fair value at December 31, 2020
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Nuclear decommissioning trusts:
    
Equity securities
$358 $$— $364 
Debt securities:
    
Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies
41 24 — 65 
Municipal bonds
— 326 — 326 
Other securities
— 270 — 270 
Total debt securities
41 620 — 661 
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts(1)
399 626 — 1,025 
Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments
— 25 — 25 
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery
— — 
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(2)
21 — — 21 
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
121 128 
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(2)
19 30 
Support Agreement, net of related guarantee fees— — 
Total$445 $661 $134 $1,240 
Liabilities:    
Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments
$— $186 $— $186 
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery
— 16 — 16 
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
— 52 58 
Support Agreement, net of related guarantee fees— — 
Total$— $208 $56 $264 
 Fair value at December 31, 2019
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Nuclear decommissioning trusts:
    
Equity securities
$503 $$— $509 
Debt securities:
    
Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies
46 11 — 57 
Municipal bonds
— 282 — 282 
Other securities
— 226 — 226 
Total debt securities
46 519 — 565 
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts(1)
549 525 — 1,074 
Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments
— 24 — 24 
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery
— 11 — 11 
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(2)
43 — — 43 
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
95 108 
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(2)
11 25 
Total$608 $576 $101 $1,285 
Liabilities:    
Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments
$— $157 $— $157 
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery
— 17 — 17 
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
14 67 85 
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(2)
(14)— — (14)
Total$— $178 $67 $245 
(1)    Excludes cash, cash equivalents and receivables (payables), net.
(2)    Includes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements and with cash collateral, as well as cash collateral not offset.
RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASURES SDG&E
(Dollars in millions)
 Fair value at December 31, 2020
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Nuclear decommissioning trusts:
    
Equity securities
$358 $$— $364 
Debt securities:
    
Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies
41 24 — 65 
Municipal bonds
— 326 — 326 
Other securities
— 270 — 270 
Total debt securities
41 620 — 661 
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts(1)
399 626 — 1,025 
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
— 121 126 
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(2)
18 — 24 
Total$422 $626 $127 $1,175 
Liabilities:    
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
$— $— $52 $52 
Total$— $— $52 $52 
 Fair value at December 31, 2019
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Nuclear decommissioning trusts:
    
Equity securities
$503 $$— $509 
Debt securities:
    
Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies
46 11 — 57 
Municipal bonds
— 282 — 282 
Other securities
— 226 — 226 
Total debt securities
46 519 — 565 
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts(1)
549 525 — 1,074 
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
95 99 
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(2)
10 — 16 
Total$560 $528 $101 $1,189 
Liabilities:    
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
$14 $— $67 $81 
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(2)
(14)— — (14)
Total$— $— $67 $67 
(1)    Excludes cash, cash equivalents and receivables (payables), net.
(2)    Includes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements and with cash collateral, as well as cash collateral not offset.
RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASURES SOCALGAS
(Dollars in millions)
Fair value at December 31, 2020
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
$$$— $
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(1)
— 
Total$$$— $
Liabilities:    
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
$— $$— $
Total$— $$— $
 Fair value at December 31, 2019
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
$$$— $
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral(1)
— 
Total$$13 $— $18 
Liabilities:    
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery
$— $$— $
Total$— $$— $
(1)    Includes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements and with cash collateral, as well as cash collateral not offset.
Recurring Fair Value Measures Level 3 Rollforward Table
The table below sets forth reconciliations of changes in the fair value of CRRs and long-term, fixed-price electricity positions classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for Sempra Energy Consolidated and SDG&E.
LEVEL 3 RECONCILIATIONS(1)
(Dollars in millions)
 Years ended December 31,
 202020192018
Balance at January 1$28 $179 $(28)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses)19 (184)209 
Allocated transmission instruments10 
Settlements16 27 (12)
Balance at December 31$69 $28 $179 
Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to
instruments still held at December 31
$34 $(139)$183 
(1)     Excludes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements.
The table below sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of Sempra Energy’s Support Agreement for the benefit of CFIN classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for Sempra Energy Consolidated.
LEVEL 3 RECONCILIATION
(Dollars in millions)
 Year ended
December 31, 2020
Balance at January 1$— 
Realized and unrealized gains(1)
Settlements(3)
Balance at December 31(2)
$
Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to instruments still held at December 31$
(1)    Net gains are included in Interest Income and net losses are included in Interest Expense on the Sempra Energy Consolidated Statement of Operations.
(2)    Includes $7 million in Other Current Assets offset by $4 million in Deferred Credits and Other on the Sempra Energy Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Schedule of Auction Price Inputs For the CRRs settling from January 1 to December 31, the auction price inputs, at a given location, were in the following ranges for the years indicated below:
CONGESTION REVENUE RIGHTS AUCTION PRICE INPUTS
Settlement yearPrice per MWhMedian price per MWh
2021$(1.81)to$14.11 $(0.12)
2020(3.77)to6.03 (1.58)
2019(8.57)to35.21 (2.94)
The fair value of the net electricity positions classified as Level 3 is derived from a discounted cash flow model using market electricity forward price inputs. The range and weighted-average price of these inputs at December 31 were as follows:
LONG-TERM, FIXED-PRICE ELECTRICITY POSITIONS PRICE INPUTS
Settlement yearPrice per MWhWeighted-average price per MWh
2020$19.60 to$78.10 $39.71 
201921.00 to61.15 37.92 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Table The following table provides the carrying amounts and fair values of certain other financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
(Dollars in millions)
December 31, 2020
CarryingFair value
amountLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Long-term amounts due from unconsolidated affiliates(1)
$786 $— $817 $— $817 
Long-term amounts due to unconsolidated affiliates
275 — 266 — 266 
Total long-term debt(2)
22,259 — 25,478 — 25,478 
SDG&E:
Total long-term debt(3)
$6,253 $— $7,384 $— $7,384 
SoCalGas:
Total long-term debt(4)
$4,759 $— $5,655 $— $5,655 
 December 31, 2019
 CarryingFair value
 amountLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Sempra Energy Consolidated:     
Long-term amounts due from unconsolidated affiliates
$742 $— $759 $— $759 
Long-term amounts due to unconsolidated affiliates
195 — 184 — 184 
Total long-term debt(2)
21,247 — 22,638 26 22,664 
SDG&E:     
Total long-term debt(3)
$5,140 $— $5,662 $— $5,662 
SoCalGas:     
Total long-term debt(4)
$3,809 $— $4,189 $— $4,189 
(1)    Before allowances for credit losses of $3 million. Includes $3 million of accrued interest receivable in Due From Unconsolidated Affiliate – Current.
(2)    Before reductions of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $268 million and $225 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and excluding finance lease obligations of $1,330 million and $1,289 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(3)    Before reductions of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $52 million and $48 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and excluding finance lease obligations of $1,276 million and $1,270 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(4)    Before reductions of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $40 million and $34 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and excluding finance lease obligations of $54 million and $19 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring Table
The table below summarizes significant inputs impacting our non-recurring fair value measures. Additional discussions about the related transactions are provided in Note 5, and as applicable, in Note 6.
NON-RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASURES – SEMPRA ENERGY CONSOLIDATED
 Measurement dateEstimated
fair
value (in millions)
Valuation technique
Fair
value
hierarchy
% of
fair value
measurement
Inputs used to
develop
measurement
Range of
inputs (weighted average)
Non-utility natural gas storage assetsDecember 31, 2018$337 Market approachLevel 2100%Assets’ sales prices100%
Non-utility natural gas storage assetsJune 25, 2018$190 Discounted cash flowsLevel 3100%Storage rates per dekatherm per month
$0.06 - $0.22 $(0.10)
(1)
Discount rate
10%
(2)
Certain of our U.S. wind equity method investmentsJune 25, 2018$145 Discounted cash flowsLevel 3100%
Contracted and observable merchant prices per MWh
$29 - $92
(1)
Discount rate
8% - 10% (8.7%)
(2)
(1)    Generally, significant increases (decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.
(2)    An increase in the discount rate would result in a decrease in fair value.