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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
Sep. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value $ 367 $ 535
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses (7) (19)
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value 98 27
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses (3) (2)
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value [1] 67 120
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses (5) [1] (10)
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value [1] 0 8
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [1] 0 (1)
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Government [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value [2] 237 276
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [2] (2) (6)
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value [2] 62 4
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [2] (2) 0
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Corporate [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value [3] 60 139
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [3] 0 (3)
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value [3] 36 15
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [3] (1) (1)
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Total Debt Securities [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value 297 415
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses (2) (9)
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value 98 19
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses (3) (1)
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Other Securities [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value 3 0
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 0 0
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value 0 0
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 0 0
Rabbi Trust [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value 39 106
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses (1) (4)
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value 7 4
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 0 0
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value [4] 0 0
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [4] 0 0
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value [4] 0 0
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [4] 0 0
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Government [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value [5] 25 60
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [5] 0 (2)
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value [5] 3 1
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [5] 0 0
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Corporate [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value [6] 14 46
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [6] (1) (2)
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value [6] 4 3
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses [6] 0 0
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Total Debt Securities [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value 39 106
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses (1) (4)
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Fair Value 7 4
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses $ 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 September 30, 2017.
[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 September 30, 2017.
[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 September 30, 2017.
[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 September 30, 2017.
[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 September 30, 2017.