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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) site	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Capital expendistures for environmental issues	$ 95	$ 76	$ 80
Accrued liability for environmental matters, discount	$ 9
Accrued liability for environmental matters, discount rate (as a percent)	1.50%
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	$ 57
Expected future payments for accruals, 2022	6
Expected future payments for accruals, 2023	13
Expected future payments for accruals, 2024	9
Expected future payments for accruals, 2025	4
Expected future payments for accruals, 2026	17
Expected future payments for accruals, thereafter	53
Minimum
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Potential monetary sanctions threshold	1
Sempra Energy
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Potential monetary sanctions threshold, actual amount	44
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, current	5
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, noncurrent	52
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Potential monetary sanctions threshold, actual amount	14
Capital expendistures for environmental issues	32	39	39
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	18
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, current	2
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, noncurrent	16
SoCalGas
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Potential monetary sanctions threshold, actual amount	16
Capital expendistures for environmental issues	63	$ 37	$ 41
Accrued liability for environmental matters, discount	$ 9
Accrued liability for environmental matters, discount rate (as a percent)	1.50%
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	$ 38
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, current	3
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, noncurrent	35
Other Sempra
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	1
Manufactured-gas sites
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	$ 34
Manufactured-gas sites \| San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Number of sites complete \| site	3
Number of sites in process \| site	0
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	$ 0
Manufactured-gas sites \| SoCalGas
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Number of sites complete \| site	39
Number of sites in process \| site	3
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	$ 34
Manufactured-gas sites \| Other Sempra
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	0
Waste Disposal Sites
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	$ 10
Waste Disposal Sites \| San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Number of sites complete \| site	2
Number of sites in process \| site	1
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	$ 6
Waste Disposal Sites \| SoCalGas
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Number of sites complete \| site	5
Number of sites in process \| site	2
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	$ 3
Waste Disposal Sites \| Other Sempra
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	1
Other hazardous waste sites
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	13
Other hazardous waste sites \| San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	12
Other hazardous waste sites \| SoCalGas
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	1
Other hazardous waste sites \| Other Sempra
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	0
SONGS Sites \| San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Environmental Issues [Line Items]
Estimated SONGS mitigation costs, recoverable in rates	97
SONGS mitigation costs incurred	53
SONGS mitigation costs remaining	$ 44