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Other Investments (Textual) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Other Investments [Line Items]      
Proceeds from sale of securities $ 10,079,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDecommissioningFund $ 5,617,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDecommissioningFund $ 2,122,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDecommissioningFund
Southern California Edison      
Other Investments [Line Items]      
Contributions received for decommissioning trusts 5,000,000eix_DecommissioningTrustContributionsReceived
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22,000,000eix_DecommissioningTrustContributionsReceived
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= eix_SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCompanyMember
23,000,000eix_DecommissioningTrustContributionsReceived
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= eix_SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCompanyMember
Period of reviewing contributions from decommissioning trusts (in years) 3 years    
Proceeds from sale of securities 10,079,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDecommissioningFund
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= eix_SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCompanyMember
5,617,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDecommissioningFund
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= eix_SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCompanyMember
2,122,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDecommissioningFund
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= eix_SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCompanyMember
Unrealized holding gains, net of losses 1,800,000,000eix_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLossAccumulatedInInvestments
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= eix_SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCompanyMember
1,700,000,000eix_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLossAccumulatedInInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= eix_SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCompanyMember
 
Decommissioning Trust, Deferred Income Taxes 441,000,000eix_DecommissioningTrustDeferredIncomeTaxes
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= eix_SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCompanyMember
   
Decommissioning Fund Investments, Fair Value, Net of Deferred Income Tax $ 4,400,000,000eix_DecommissioningFundInvestmentsFairValueNetofDeferredIncomeTax
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= eix_SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCompanyMember