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Commitments and Contingencies (Wildfire Insurance) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2019
SCE
Commitments and Contingencies
Wildfire insurance coverage				$ 1,000.0	$ 1,000.0
Self insurance				100.0	100.0
Coverage net				937.0
Co-insurance					63.0
Regulatory assets		$ 10,968.0				$ 10,678.0
Wildfire insurance expense				450.0	437.0
SCE \| Commercial insurance carriers
Commitments and Contingencies
Coverage net				835.0	875.0
Wildfire insurance expense				357.0	413.0
SCE \| Edison Insurance Services-EIS
Commitments and Contingencies
Coverage net				$ 102.0	$ 28.0
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in accrued estimated losses		90.0	$ 416.0
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| SCE
Commitments and Contingencies
Wildfire insurance coverage		1,000.0
Self insurance		10.0
Restoration capital expenditures							$ 60.0
Denied rate increase	$ 8.0
Potential impairment		176.0
Regulatory assets		63.0
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| SCE \| Aggregate
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in accrued estimated losses		8,800.0
Litigation settlement		7,900.0
Insurance recoveries		2,000.0
2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events \| SCE \| SED Settlement \| Aggregate
Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation settlement		120.0
November 2018 Wildfires \| SCE
Commitments and Contingencies
Wildfire insurance coverage		1,000.0
Self insurance		10.0
Thomas and Rye wildfires \| SCE
Commitments and Contingencies
Denied rate increase	$ 6.0
Post-2018 Wildfires
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in accrued estimated losses		6.0	105.0
Insurance recoveries			$ 96.0
Post-2018 Wildfires \| SCE
Commitments and Contingencies
Regulatory assets		166.0
Post-2018 Wildfires \| SCE \| Aggregate
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in accrued estimated losses		702.0
Insurance recoveries		$ 473.0