Commitments And Contingent Liabilities (Basic Generation Service (BGS) And Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS)) (Detail) cf in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) cf $ / mwd $ / MWh MW
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of cubic feet in gas hedging permitted to be recovered by BPU | cf	115
Percentage of residential gas supply permitted to be recovered in gas hedging by BPU	80.00%
Percentage of annual residential gas supply requirements to be hedged	50.00%
Number of cubic feet to be hedged | cf	70
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
ZEC Charge per kwh | $	$ 0.004
Public Service Electric and Gas Company | Auction Year 2021
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Load (MW) | MW	2,900
Dollars Per Megawatt Hour | $ / MWh	64.80
Public Service Electric and Gas Company | Auction Year 2022
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Load (MW) | MW	2,800
Dollars Per Megawatt Hour | $ / MWh	76.30
Public Service Electric and Gas Company | Auction Year 2023
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Load (MW) | MW	2,800
$ per kWh | $ / mwd	330.72
Dollars Per Megawatt Hour | $ / MWh	93.11
Public Service Electric and Gas Company | Auction Year 2024
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Load (MW) | MW	2,900
$ per kWh | $ / mwd	378.21
Dollars Per Megawatt Hour | $ / MWh	80.88