Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Of Debt) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, Carrying Amount		$ 9,238	$ 9,144
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value		10,045	10,149
Power - Recourse Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, Carrying Amount	[1]	2,544	2,543
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	[1]	2,856	2,930
PSE And G [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, Carrying Amount	[1]	6,612	6,312
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	[1]	7,102	6,912
Transition Funding (PSE&G) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, Carrying Amount	[1]	68	251
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	[1]	69	261
Transition Funding II (PSE&G) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, Carrying Amount	[1]	0	8
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	[1]	0	8
Energy Holdings Project Level, Non-Recourse Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, Carrying Amount	[2]	7	16
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	[2]	7	16
PSEG [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, Carrying Amount	[3]	7	14
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	[3]	$ 11	$ 22

[1] The debt fair valuation is based on the present value of each bond’s future cash flows. The discount rates used in the present value analysis are based on an estimate of new issue bond yields across the treasury curve. When a bond has embedded options, an interest rate model is used to reflect the impact of interest rate volatility into the analysis (primarily Level 2 measurements).

[2] Non-recourse project debt is valued as equivalent to the amortized cost and is classified as a Level 3 measurement.

[3] Fair value represents net offsets to debt resulting from adjustments from interest rate swaps entered into to hedge certain debt at Power. Carrying amount represents such fair value reduced by the unamortized premium resulting from a debt exchange entered into between Power and Energy Holdings.