Schedule Of Consolidated Capital Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Schedule Of Consolidated Capital Stock [Abstract]

Schedule Of Consolidated Capital Stock

	As of December 31,
	Outstanding Shares				Book Value
	2011		2010		2011		2010
					Millions
PSEG Common Stock (no par value) (A)
Authorized 1,000,000,000 shares		505,945,286		505,974,223	$	4,222	$	4,214

(A) PSEG did not issue any new shares under the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRASPP) and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) in 2011 or 2010. Total authorized and unissued shares of common stock available for issuance through PSEG's DRASPP, ESPP and various employee benefit plans amounted to 7.0 million shares as of December 31, 2011.