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Schedule Of Consolidated Debt (Long-Term Debt Financing Transactions) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
PSEG [Member] \| Variable Rate Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 500
PSE&G [Member] \| Medium Term Notes Three Point Zero Percent Due In Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 350
Stated interest rate of debt instrument		3.00%
PSE&G [Member] \| Medium Term Notes Four Point Zero Five Percent due Two Thousand Forty Five [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 250
Stated interest rate of debt instrument		4.05%
PSE&G [Member] \| Medium Term Notes Four Point One Five Percent Due In Two Thousand Forty Five [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt		$ 250
Stated interest rate of debt instrument		4.15%
PSE&G [Member] \| Medium Term Notes Two Point Seven Zero Percentage Due On Two Thousand Fifteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate of debt instrument		2.70%
Repayments of Long-term Debt		$ 300
PSE&G [Member] \| Transition Fundings Securitization Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt		251
PSE&G [Member] \| Transition Fundings Ii Securitization Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt		$ 8
PSE&G [Member] \| First And Refunding Mortgage Bonds Six Point Seven Five Percentage Due On Two Thousand Sixteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate of debt instrument		6.75%
Power [Member] \| Senior Notes Five Point Five Zero Percentage Due Two Thousand Fifteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 300
Stated interest rate of debt instrument		5.50%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| PSE&G [Member] \| First And Refunding Mortgage Bonds Six Point Seven Five Percentage Due On Two Thousand Sixteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 171