Asset Retirement Obligations (AROs) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Asset Retirement Obligations (AROs) [Abstract]

Impact Of The Revisions On Asset Retirement Obligation

	PSEG			Power			PSE&G			Other
	Millions
ARO Liability as of January 1, 2011	$	461		$	242		$	216		$	3
Liabilities Settled		(6	)		(1	)		(5	)		0
Liabilities Incurred		2			0			2			0
Accretion Expense		19			18			0			1
Accretion Expense Deferred and Recovered in Rate Base (A)		13			0			13			0
ARO Liability as of December 31, 2011	$	489		$	259		$	226		$	4

(A) Not reflected as expense in Consolidated Statements of Operations