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DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT (Details)	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES - LONG-TERM DEBT (Details)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) bank	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($) bank	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
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Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 9,535,000,000							$ 9,535,000,000
Sempra Energy \| Three Point Three Percent Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount		$ 750,000,000					$ 750,000,000
Stated rate of debt (as a percent)		3.30%					3.30%
Proceeds from debt issuance		$ 745,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		5,000,000					$ 5,000,000
Sempra Energy \| Three Point Seven Zero Percent Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount		$ 500,000,000					$ 500,000,000
Stated rate of debt (as a percent)		3.70%					3.70%
Proceeds from debt issuance		$ 494,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		6,000,000					$ 6,000,000
San Diego Gas and Electric Company
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	1,500,000,000							1,500,000,000
San Diego Gas and Electric Company \| Term Loan Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount			$ 400,000,000
Proceeds from debt issuance						$ 200,000,000	200,000,000
Term of debt instrument			2 years
Spread on variable rate (as a percent)			0.625%
San Diego Gas and Electric Company \| Three Point Zero Percent First Mortgage Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount		$ 500,000,000					$ 500,000,000
Stated rate of debt (as a percent)		3.00%					3.00%
Proceeds from debt issuance		$ 494,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		6,000,000					$ 6,000,000
San Diego Gas and Electric Company \| Three Point Seven Zero Percent First Mortgage Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount		$ 500,000,000					$ 500,000,000
Stated rate of debt (as a percent)		3.70%					3.70%
Proceeds from debt issuance		$ 492,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		8,000,000					$ 8,000,000
Southern California Gas Company
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	750,000,000							750,000,000
Southern California Gas Company \| Two Point Nine Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount		$ 700,000,000					$ 700,000,000
Stated rate of debt (as a percent)		2.95%					2.95%
Proceeds from debt issuance		$ 691,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 9,000,000					$ 9,000,000
SI Partners
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Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000,000							$ 1,000,000,000
SI Partners \| Senior Notes 3.25% Due 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount				$ 400,000,000
Stated rate of debt (as a percent)				3.25%
Proceeds from debt issuance				$ 390,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs				$ 10,000,000
Sempra LNG \| Loan Agreement To Finance Natural Gas Liquefaction Export Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument					5 years
Number of banks in syndicate \| bank					9					9
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	6.54%							6.54%			2.93%
Sempra LNG \| Loan Agreement To Finance Natural Gas Liquefaction Export Facility, Number Of Banks Replaced In Amendment
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Maximum borrowing capacity									$ 1,300,000,000	$ 203,000,000
Debt outstanding	$ 64,000,000							$ 64,000,000
Number of banks in lending group replaced										2
Number of banks in syndicate after amendment \| bank										7
Subsidiary of TOTAL SE \| ECA LNG JV
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Ownership percentage in consolidated entity					16.60%			16.60%
Sempra Infrastructure \| ECA LNG JV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in consolidated entity					41.70%
Sempra Infrastructure \| Loan Agreement To Finance Natural Gas Liquefaction Export Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 1,500,000,000
Debt outstanding	455,000,000							$ 455,000,000			$ 341,000,000
Sempra Infrastructure \| Variable Rate Loan Payable Maturing 2026 \| IEnova
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Repayment of outstanding principal	141,000,000
Write off of unamortized debt issuance costs	2,000,000
Write off of unamortized debt issuance costs, after tax	$ 1,000,000
IEnova \| ECA LNG JV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in consolidated entity					41.70%			83.40%