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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt and Credit Agreements (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt and Credit Agreements (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt			$ 12,221,000,000		$ 11,156,000,000
Short-term debt			908,000,000		1,307,000,000
Multi-year revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment			1,250,000,000.00
Short-term debt			$ 573,000,000		$ 538,000,000
Weighted average interest rate			1.37%		0.97%
Southern California Edison
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt			$ 11,005,000,000		$ 10,333,000,000
Short-term debt			329,000,000		$ 769,000,000
Southern California Edison \| First and refunding mortgage bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			1,000,000,000
Southern California Edison \| Term Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt		$ 300,000,000
London Interbank Offered Rate		65.00%
Southern California Edison \| Pollution-control bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt		$ 135,000,000
Stated interest rate		2.625%
Southern California Edison \| 4.00% First and refunding mortgage bonds due 2047 \| First and refunding mortgage bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt		$ 700,000,000
Stated interest rate		4.00%
Southern California Edison \| Reissued 4.00% first and refunding mortgage bonds due 2047 \| First and refunding mortgage bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			300,000,000
Southern California Edison \| 2.125% Senior notes due 2020 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt		$ 400,000,000
Stated interest rate		2.125%
Southern California Edison \| 2.40% Senior notes due 2022 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt				$ 400,000,000
Stated interest rate				2.40%
Southern California Edison \| 3.75% Senior notes \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			$ 400,000,000
Stated interest rate			3.75%
Southern California Edison \| Multi-year revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment			$ 2,750,000,000.00
Southern California Edison \| Multi-year revolving credit facility \| Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate					0.90%
Outstanding borrowings					$ 769,000,000
Southern California Edison \| Multi-year revolving credit facility \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit			$ 267,000,000
Letters of credit expiration period			12 months
Southern California Edison \| Multi-year revolving credit facility \| Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt			$ 329,000,000
Weighted average interest rate			1.29%
Indirect subsidiaries \| Nonrecourse Ground Mount Solar Project, Equity Investment Financing [Member] \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt	$ 100,000,000
Initial allocation of taxable losses and tax credits	99.00%
Allocation of taxable income and losses after initial period	67.00%
Allocation of cash flow	15.60%
Term of agreement	20 years