Schedule Of Consolidated Capital Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Class of Stock Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule Of Consolidated Capital Stock

	As of December 31,
	Outstanding Shares		Book Value
	2012	2011	2012		2011
			Millions
PSEG Common Stock (no par value) (A)
Authorized 1,000,000,000 shares	505,892,472	505,945,286	$	4,226	$	4,222

(A) PSEG did not issue any new shares under the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRASPP) and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) in 2012 or 2011. Total authorized and unissued shares of common stock available for issuance through PSEG’s DRASPP, ESPP and various employee benefit plans amounted to 7 million shares as of December 31, 2012.