Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Reconciliation of income tax expense

The table below provides a reconciliation of income tax expense computed at the federal statutory income tax rate to the income tax provision:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Edison International:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	744		$	665		$	1,414		$	863
Provision for income tax at federal statutory rate of 35%	260			233			495			302
Increase (decrease) in income tax from:
State tax, net of federal benefit	28			22			34			5
Property-related	(73		)	(57		)	(179		)	(121		)
Change related to uncertain tax positions	10			(5		)	(4		)	13
San Onofre OII settlement	—			—			(40		)	—
Other	(5		)	(16		)	(22		)	(26		)
Total income tax expense from continuing operations	$	220		$	177		$	284		$	173
Effective tax rate	29.6		%	26.6		%	20.1		%	20.0		%
SCE:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	755		$	685		$	1,466		$	913
Provision for income tax at federal statutory rate of 35%	264			240			513			319
Increase (decrease) in income tax from:
State tax, net of federal benefit	31			21			42			12
Property-related	(73		)	(57		)	(179		)	(121		)
Change related to uncertain tax positions	9			(6		)	(1		)	11
San Onofre OII settlement	—			—			(40		)	—
Other	(7		)	(15		)	(25		)	(25		)
Total income tax expense from continuing operations	$	224		$	183		$	310		$	196
Effective tax rate	29.7		%	26.7		%	21.1		%	21.5		%