Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 28, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Entity Central Index Key	0000827052
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		325,811,206
Southern California Edison
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000092103
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		434,888,104