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Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision, after Tax

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Loss Contingency, Estimated Recovery from Electric Rates

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Fine to be paid to the state.

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Shareholder-funded safety measures costs.

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Agreement to waive the right to seek cost recovery of third-party uninsured claims payments.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts expected to be recovered under the terms of insurance contracts.

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Amount charged against operating income increasing loss contingency liability, after adjustments to reduce previously estimated charges.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Wildfires litigation) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 $ / claim	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / claim	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) plaintiff	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in accrued estimated losses					$ 880.0			$ 1,265.0		$ 1,296.0	$ 1,265.0
Expected revenue from FERC customers					50.0			67.0		76.0	67.0
Total pre-tax charge					830.0			1,198.0		1,220.0	1,198.0
Total after-tax charge					598.0			894.0		879.0	894.0
Payments										1,583.0
Charge for wildfire-related claims					1,447.0					1,447.0		$ 1,734.0
Regulatory Assets					163.0					163.0
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| Settled Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Charge for wildfire-related claims					237.0					237.0
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| Settled Litigation \| SED Settlement
Commitments and Contingencies
Charge for wildfire-related claims					175.0					175.0
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Charge for wildfire-related claims					1,200.0					1,200.0
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| Aggregate
Commitments and Contingencies
Payments										7,300.0
Post-2018 Wildfires
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in accrued estimated losses					415.0			5.0		565.0	7.0
Expected revenue from FERC customers					162.0					162.0
Total pre-tax charge					9.0			5.0		20.0	7.0
Total after-tax charge					6.0			4.0		14.0	5.0
Payments										5.0
Charge for wildfire-related claims					683.0					683.0		123.0
SCE
Commitments and Contingencies
Regulatory Assets					9,530.0					9,530.0		9,438.0
SCE \| 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events
Commitments and Contingencies
Regulatory Assets					163.0					$ 163.0
SCE \| 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| SED Settlement
Commitments and Contingencies
Charge for wildfire-related claims	$ 550.0
Third-party uninsured claims cost recovery waiver	375.0
Fine to State	110.0
Shareholder-funded safety measures costs	$ 65.0
SCE \| 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| Local Public Entity Settlements
Commitments and Contingencies
Payments									$ 360.0
SCE \| 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| TKM Subrogation Settlement
Commitments and Contingencies
Payments			$ 1,200.0
Payment agreement for each dollar of claim \| $ / claim			0.555
SCE \| 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| Individual Plaintiff Settlements
Commitments and Contingencies
Payments					350.0	$ 400.0	$ 700.0					$ 1,700.0	$ 300.0
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff										8,500
SCE \| 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| Aggregate
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in accrued estimated losses										$ 8,800.0
SCE \| November 2018 Wildfires \| Woolsey Subrogation Settlement
Commitments and Contingencies
Payments				$ 2,200.0
Payment agreement for each dollar of claim \| $ / claim		0.67
SCE \| Post-2018 Wildfires
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in accrued estimated losses					415.0			5.0		565.0	7.0
Expected revenue from FERC customers					162.0					162.0
Total pre-tax charge								5.0		11.0	7.0
Total after-tax charge								$ 4.0		8.0	$ 5.0
SCE \| Post-2018 Wildfires \| Wildfire expense memorandum account
Commitments and Contingencies
Expected revenue from FERC customers										(152.0)
SCE \| Post-2018 Wildfires \| FERC balancing accounts
Commitments and Contingencies
Expected revenue from FERC customers										(10.0)
SCE \| Post-2018 Wildfires \| Aggregate
Commitments and Contingencies
Expected revenue from FERC customers										166.0
Total after-tax charge										40.0
Charge for wildfire-related claims					689.0					689.0
Expected insurance recoveries					$ 467.0					$ 467.0