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Available-For-Sale Securities (Schedule Of Accounts Receivable And Accounts Payable) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Rabbi Trust [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Accounts Receivable $ 1us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
/ pseg_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTypeOfTrustAxis
= pseg_RabbiTrustMember
$ 1us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
/ pseg_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTypeOfTrustAxis
= pseg_RabbiTrustMember
Accounts Payable 0us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ pseg_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTypeOfTrustAxis
= pseg_RabbiTrustMember
2us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ pseg_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTypeOfTrustAxis
= pseg_RabbiTrustMember
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Accounts Receivable 10us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
/ pseg_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTypeOfTrustAxis
= pseg_NuclearDecommissioningTrustNdtFundsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pseg_PowerMember
39us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
/ pseg_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTypeOfTrustAxis
= pseg_NuclearDecommissioningTrustNdtFundsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pseg_PowerMember
Accounts Payable $ 2us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ pseg_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTypeOfTrustAxis
= pseg_NuclearDecommissioningTrustNdtFundsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pseg_PowerMember
$ 36us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ pseg_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTypeOfTrustAxis
= pseg_NuclearDecommissioningTrustNdtFundsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pseg_PowerMember