Trust Investments (Fair Value Of Rabbi Trust) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Schedule of Trust Investments [Line Items]
Total Rabbi Trust Investments	$ 182	$ 242
Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member]
Schedule of Trust Investments [Line Items]
Total Rabbi Trust Investments	32	43
Rabbi Trust [Member]
Schedule of Trust Investments [Line Items]
Total Rabbi Trust Investments	182	242
Rabbi Trust [Member] \| Public Service Electric and Gas Company [Member]
Schedule of Trust Investments [Line Items]
Total Rabbi Trust Investments	32	43
Rabbi Trust [Member] \| Other Entities [Member]
Schedule of Trust Investments [Line Items]
Total Rabbi Trust Investments	$ 150	$ 199

The amount of cash, securities, or other assets held by a third-party trustee pursuant to the terms of an agreement which assets are available to be used by beneficiaries to that agreement only within the specific terms thereof and which agreement is expected to terminate more than one year from the balance sheet date (or operating cycle, if longer) at which time the assets held-in-trust will be released or forfeited.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120395691&loc=d3e23780-122690

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant