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Rate Filings (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
PSE And G [Member]
Regulatory Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Request for RAC Recovery	$ 54

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Regulatory Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

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Request for RAC Recovery

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Namespace Prefix:	pseg_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: