Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 20, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
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-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		325,811,206
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 25,500,000,000
Southern California Edison Company
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-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		434,888,104
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 0