Schedule Of Consolidated Capital Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Class of Stock Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule Of Consolidated Capital Stock

	As of December 31,
	Outstanding Shares		Book Value
	2015	2014	2015		2014
			Millions
PSEG Common Stock (no par value) (A)
Authorized 1,000,000,000 shares	505,282,421	505,836,592	$	4,244	$	4,241

(A) PSEG did not issue any new shares under the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRASPP) or the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) in 2015 or 2014. Total authorized and unissued shares of common stock available for issuance through PSEG’s DRASPP, ESPP and various employee benefit plans amounted to approximately 7 million shares as of December 31, 2015.