Available-For-Sale Securities (Value Of Securities That Have Been In An Unrealized Loss Position For Less Than And Greater Than 12 Months) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months		$ 535	$ 618
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months		(19)	(22)
Fair Value, Greater Than 12 Months		27	56
Gross Unrealized Losses, Greater Than 12 Months		(2)	(4)
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months	[1]	120	151
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	[1]	(10)	(13)
Fair Value, Greater Than 12 Months	[1]	8	1
Gross Unrealized Losses, Greater Than 12 Months	[1]	(1)	0
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Government Obligations [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months	[2]	276	245
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	[2]	(6)	(2)
Fair Value, Greater Than 12 Months	[2]	4	19
Gross Unrealized Losses, Greater Than 12 Months	[2]	0	(1)
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Other Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months	[3]	139	222
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	[3]	(3)	(7)
Fair Value, Greater Than 12 Months	[3]	15	36
Gross Unrealized Losses, Greater Than 12 Months	[3]	(1)	(3)
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Total Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months		415	467
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months		(9)	(9)
Fair Value, Greater Than 12 Months		19	55
Gross Unrealized Losses, Greater Than 12 Months		(1)	(4)
Rabbi Trust [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months		106	99
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months		(4)	(2)
Fair Value, Greater Than 12 Months		4	11
Gross Unrealized Losses, Greater Than 12 Months		0	0
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months	[4]	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	[4]	0	0
Fair Value, Greater Than 12 Months	[4]	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses, Greater Than 12 Months	[4]	0	0
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Government Obligations [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months	[5]	60	53
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	[5]	(2)	(1)
Fair Value, Greater Than 12 Months	[5]	1	2
Gross Unrealized Losses, Greater Than 12 Months	[5]	0	0
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Other Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months	[6]	46	46
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	[6]	(2)	(1)
Fair Value, Greater Than 12 Months	[6]	3	9
Gross Unrealized Losses, Greater Than 12 Months	[6]	0	0
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Total Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months		106	99
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months		(4)	(2)
Fair Value, Greater Than 12 Months		4	11
Gross Unrealized Losses, Greater Than 12 Months		$ 0	$ 0

[1] Equity Securities—Investments in marketable equity securities within the NDT Fund are primarily in common stocks within a broad range of industries and sectors. The unrealized losses are distributed over a broad range of securities with limited impairment durations. Power does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2016.

[2] Debt Securities (Government)—Unrealized losses on Power’s NDT investments in U.S. Treasury obligations and Federal Agency mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate changes. These investments are guaranteed by the U.S. government or an agency of the U.S. government. Power also has investments in municipal bonds that are primarily in investment grade securities. It is not expected that these securities will settle for less than their amortized cost. Since Power does not intend to sell these securities nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell, Power does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2016.

[3] Debt Securities (Corporate)—Power’s investments in corporate bonds are primarily in investment grade securities. It is not expected that these securities would settle for less than their amortized cost. Since Power does not intend to sell these securities nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell, Power does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2016.

[4] Equity Securities—Investments in marketable equity securities within the Rabbi Trust Fund are through a mutual fund which invests primarily in common stocks within a broad range of industries and sectors.

[5] Debt Securities (Government)—Unrealized losses on PSEG’s Rabbi Trust investments in U.S. Treasury obligations and Federal Agency mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate changes. These investments are guaranteed by the U.S. government or an agency of the U.S. government. PSEG also has investments in municipal bonds that are primarily in investment grade securities. It is not expected that these securities will settle for less than their amortized cost. Since PSEG does not intend to sell these securities nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell, PSEG does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2016.

[6] Debt Securities (Corporate)—PSEG’s investments in corporate bonds are primarily in investment grade securities. It is not expected that these securities would settle for less than their amortized cost. Since PSEG does not intend to sell these securities nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell, PSEG does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2016.