Pension and OPEB (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

	Pension Benefits						OPEB						Pension Benefits						OPEB
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,						September 30,						September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015			2016			2015			2016			2015
	Millions
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs
Service Cost	$	28		$	30		$	5		$	5		$	82		$	92		$	13		$	16
Interest Cost	50			59			15			16			151			176			44			50
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(98		)	(103		)	(8		)	(7		)	(295		)	(310		)	(23		)	(22		)
Amortization of Net
Prior Service Cost (Credit)	(5		)	(5		)	(4		)	(4		)	(14		)	(14		)	(11		)	(11		)
Actuarial Loss	39			38			10			11			118			112			30			32
Total Benefit Costs	$	14		$	19		$	18		$	21		$	42		$	56		$	53		$	65

Schedule Of Pension And OPEB Costs

Pension and OPEB costs for PSE&G, Power and PSEG’s other subsidiaries, except for Servco, are detailed as follows:

	Pension Benefits				OPEB				Pension Benefits				OPEB
	Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,				September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015		2016		2015		2016		2015
	Millions
PSE&G	$	8	$	10	$	11	$	13	$	22	$	30	$	33	$	41
Power	3		5		6		7		11		16		17		20
Other	3		4		1		1		9		10		3		4
Total Benefit Costs	$	14	$	19	$	18	$	21	$	42	$	56	$	53	$	65