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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
Regulatory Assets
SCE's regulatory assets included on the consolidated balance sheets are:
(in millions)
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Current:
 
 
 
Regulatory balancing accounts
$
1,101

 
$
484

Energy derivatives
64

 
54

Other
5

 

Total current
1,170

 
538

Long-term:
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes, net
3,361

 
2,957

Pensions and other postretirement benefits
506

 
369

Energy derivatives
721

 
816

Unamortized investments, net
275

 
332

San Onofre
1,386

 
1,325

Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
206

 
222

Regulatory balancing accounts
545

 
818

Other
329

 
402

Total long-term
7,329

 
7,241

Total regulatory assets
$
8,499

 
$
7,779


Regulatory Liabilities
SCE's regulatory liabilities included on the consolidated balance sheets are:
(in millions)
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Current:
 
 
 
Regulatory balancing accounts
$
750

 
$
724

Other
44

 
43

Total current
794

 
767

Long-term:
 
 
 
Costs of removal
2,833

 
2,780

Asset retirement obligations
1,769

 
1,071

Regulatory balancing accounts
1,085

 
1,132

San Onofre
677

 

Other
23

 
12

Total long-term
6,387

 
4,995

Total regulatory liabilities
$
7,181

 
$
5,762




Net Regulatory Balancing Accounts
The following table summarizes the significant components of regulatory balancing accounts included in the above tables of regulatory assets and liabilities:
(in millions)
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Asset (liability)
 
 
 
Energy resource recovery account
$
1,570

 
$
1,005

Four Corners memorandum account
6

 
145

New system generation balancing account
117

 
132

Public purpose programs and energy efficiency programs
(832
)
 
(1,037
)
Base rate recovery balancing account
(243
)
 
(247
)
Greenhouse gas auction revenue
(300
)
 
(385
)
FERC formula rates and FERC balancing accounts
(89
)
 
(59
)
FERC energy settlements
(195
)
 

Other
(223
)
 
(108
)
Net liability
$
(189
)
 
$
(554
)