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Earnings Per Share (EPS) And Dividends (Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share Computation) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure Earnings Per Share E P S And Dividends Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share Computation [Abstract]    
Net Income $ 586us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 386us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic 506pseg_WeightedAverageCommonSharesOutstandingBeforeVariousEffectsBasic 506pseg_WeightedAverageCommonSharesOutstandingBeforeVariousEffectsBasic
Effect of Stock Based Compensation Awards, Basic 0pseg_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangementsBasic 0pseg_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangementsBasic
Total Shares, Basic 506us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 506us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Net Income, Basic $ 1.16us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.76us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Diluted 506pseg_WeightedAverageCommonSharesOutstandingBeforeVariousEffectsDiluted 506pseg_WeightedAverageCommonSharesOutstandingBeforeVariousEffectsDiluted
Effect of Stock Based Compensation Awards, Diluted 2us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements 2us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements
Total Shares, Diluted 508us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 508us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Net Income, Diluted $ 1.15us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.76us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted