DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

NOTE 7. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We use derivative instruments primarily to manage exposures arising in the normal course of business. Our principal exposures are commodity market risk and benchmark interest rate risk. We may also manage foreign exchange rate exposures using derivatives. Our use of derivatives for these risks is integrated into the economic management of our anticipated revenues, anticipated expenses, assets and liabilities. Derivatives may be effective in mitigating these risks (1) thatcould lead to declines in anticipated revenues or increases in anticipated expenses, or (2) that our asset values may fall or our liabilities increase. Accordingly,our derivative activity summarized below generally represents an impact that is intended to offset associated revenues, expenses, assets or liabilities that are not presented below.

We record all derivatives at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We designate each derivative as (1) a cash flow hedge, (2) a fair value hedge, or (3) undesignated. Depending on the applicability of hedge accounting and, for the California Utilities and other operations subject to regulatory accounting, the requirement to pass impacts through to customers, the impact of derivative instruments may be offset in other comprehensive income (cash flow hedge), on the balance sheet (fair value hedges and regulatory offsets), or recognized in earnings. We classify cash flows from the settlements of derivative instruments as operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

In certain cases, we apply the normal purchase or sale exception to derivative accounting and have other commodity contracts that are not derivatives. These contracts are not recorded at fair value and are therefore excluded from the disclosures below.

HEDGE ACCOUNTING

We may designate a derivative as a cash flow hedging instrument if it effectively converts anticipated revenues or expenses to a fixed dollar amount. We may utilize cash flow hedge accounting for derivative commodity instruments and interest rate instruments. Designating cash flow hedges is dependent on the business context in which the instrument is being used, the effectiveness of the instrument in offsetting the risk that a given future revenue or expense item may vary, and other criteria.

We may designate an interest rate derivative as a fair value hedging instrument if it effectively converts our own debt from a fixed interest rate to a variable rate. The combination of the derivative and debt instruments results in fixing that portion of the fair value of the debt that is related to benchmark interest rates. Designating fair value hedges is dependent on the instrument being used, the effectiveness of the instrument in offsetting changes in the fair value of our debt instruments, and other criteria.

ENERGY DERIVATIVES

Our market risk is primarily related to natural gas and electricity price volatility and the specific physical locations where we transact. We use energy derivatives to manage these risks. The use of energy derivatives in our various businesses depends on the particular energy market, and the operating and regulatory environments applicable to the business.

• The California Utilities use natural gas energy derivatives, on their customers' behalf, with the objective of managing price risk and basis risks, and lowering natural gas costs. These derivatives include fixed price natural gas positions, options, and basis risk instruments, which are either exchange-traded or over-the-counter financial instruments. This activity is governed by risk management and transacting activity plans that have been filed with and approved by theCPUC. Natural gas derivative activities are recorded as commodity costs that are offset by regulatory account balances and are recovered in rates. Net commodity cost impacts on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are reflected in Cost of Electric Fuel and Purchased Power or in Cost of Natural Gas.
• SDG&E is allocated and may purchase congestion revenue rights (CRRs), which serve to reduce the regional electricity price volatility risk that may result from local transmission capacity constraints. Unrealized gains and losses do not impact earnings, as they are offset by regulatory account balances. Realized gains and losses associated with CRRs are recorded in Cost of Electric Fuel and Purchased Power, which is recoverable in rates, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
• Sempra Mexico uses natural gas derivatives and Sempra Natural Gas uses natural gas and electricity derivatives to market energy commodities and optimize the earnings of their natural gas power plants. Gains and losses associated with these undesignated derivatives are recognized in Energy-Related Businesses Revenues or in Cost of Natural Gas, Electric Fuel and Purchased Power on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
• Sempra Mexico and Sempra Natural Gas use natural gas derivatives to market energy commodities and optimize the earnings of our liquefied natural gas (LNG) business and Sempra Natural Gas' natural gas storage andtransportation assets and LNG assets. Certain of these derivatives are undesignated, and their impact on earnings is recorded in Energy-Related Businesses Revenues on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Certain of these derivatives may also be designated as cash flow hedges.Sempra Mexico also uses natural gas energy derivatives with the objective of managing price risk and lowering natural gas prices at its Mexican distribution operations. These derivatives, which are recorded as commodity costs that are offset by regulatory account balances and recovered in rates, are recognized in Cost of Natural Gas on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

• From time to time, our various businesses, including the California Utilities, may use other energy derivatives to hedge exposures such as the price of vehicle fuel.

We summarize net energy derivative volumes as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 as follows:

Segment and Commodity		June 30, 2012	December 31, 2011
California Utilities:
SDG&E:
Natural gas		29 million MMBtu	35 million MMBtu	(1)
Congestion revenue rights		14 million MWh	19 million MWh	(2)
Energy-Related Businesses:
Sempra Natural Gas:
Electric power		4 million MWh	5 million MWh
Natural gas		21 million MMBtu	20 million MMBtu
Sempra Mexico - natural gas		1 million MMBtu	1 million MMBtu
(1)	Million British thermal units
(2)	Megawatt hours

In addition to the amounts noted above, we frequently use commodity derivatives to manage risks associated with the physical locations of our customers, assets and other contractual obligations, such as natural gas purchases and sales.

INTEREST RATE DERIVATIVES

We are exposed to interest rates primarily as a result of our current and expected use of financing. We periodically enter into interest rate derivative agreements intended to moderate our exposure to interest rates and to lower our overall costs of borrowing. We utilize interest rate swaps typically designated as fair value hedges, as a means to achieve our targeted level of variable rate debt as a percent of total debt. In addition, we may utilize interest rate swaps, which are typically designated as cash flow hedges, to lock in interest rates on outstanding debt or in anticipation of future financings.

Interest rate derivatives are utilized by the California Utilities as well as by other Sempra Energy subsidiaries. Although the California Utilities generally recover borrowing costs in rates over time, the use of interest rate derivatives is subject to certain regulatory constraints, and the impact of interest rate derivatives may not be recovered from customers as timely as described above with regard to natural gas derivatives. Accordingly, interest rate derivatives are generally accounted for as hedges at the California Utilities, as well as at the rest of Sempra Energy's subsidiaries. Separately, Otay Mesa VIE has entered into interest rate swap agreements to moderate its exposure to interest rate changes. This activity was designated as a cash flow hedge as of April 1, 2011.

The net notional amounts of our interest rate derivatives as of June 30, 2012and December 31, 2011were:

		June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
(Dollars in millions)		Notional Debt		Maturities	Notional Debt		Maturities
Sempra Energy Consolidated(1)		$	4-369	2013-2028	$	15-305	2013-2019
SDG&E(1)			285-350	2019		285-355	2019
(1)	Includes Otay Mesa VIE. All of SDG&E’s interest rate derivatives relate to Otay Mesa VIE.

FOREIGN CURRENCY DERIVATIVES

We are exposed to exchange rate movements primarily as a result of our Mexican subsidiaries, which have U.S. dollar denominated receivables and payables (monetary assets and liabilities) that give rise to Mexican currency exchange rate movements for Mexican income tax purposes. These subsidiaries also have deferred income tax assets and liabilities that are denominated in the Mexican peso, which must be translated into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. From time to time, we may utilize short-term foreign currency derivatives at our subsidiaries and at the consolidated level as a means to manage the risk of exposure to significant fluctuations in our income tax expense from these impacts.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

The following tables provide the fair values of derivative instruments, without consideration of margin deposits held or posted,on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS ON THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
		June 30, 2012
									Deferred
									credits
			Current				Current		and other
			assets:				liabilities:		liabilities:
			Fixed-price		Investments		Fixed-price		Fixed-price
			contracts		and other		contracts		contracts
			and other		assets:		and other		and other
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments			derivatives(1)		Sundry		derivatives(2)		derivatives
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate instruments(3)		$	6	$	12	$	(21)	$	(67)
SDG&E:
Interest rate instruments(3)		$	―	$	―	$	(16)	$	(67)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate instruments		$	8	$	43	$	(8)	$	(37)
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery			130		17		(130)		(39)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(108)		(14)		108		14
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery			11		7		(56)		(15)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(5)		(1)		5		1
Total		$	36	$	52	$	(81)	$	(76)
SDG&E:
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery		$	10	$	7	$	(54)	$	(15)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(4)		(1)		4		1
Total		$	6	$	6	$	(50)	$	(14)
SoCalGas:
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery		$	1	$	―	$	(3)	$	―
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(1)		―		1		―
Total		$	―	$	―	$	(2)	$	―
(1)	Included in Current Assets: Other for SoCalGas.
(2)	Included in Current Liabilities: Other for SoCalGas.
(3)	Includes Otay Mesa VIE. All of SDG&E’s amounts relate to Otay Mesa VIE.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS ON THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
		December 31, 2011
									Deferred
									credits
			Current				Current		and other
			assets:				liabilities:		liabilities:
			Fixed-price		Investments		Fixed-price		Fixed-price
			contracts		and other		contracts		contracts
			and other		assets:		and other		and other
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments			derivatives(1)		Sundry		derivatives(2)		derivatives
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate instruments(3)		$	5	$	11	$	(17)	$	(65)
SDG&E:
Interest rate instruments(3)		$	―	$	―	$	(16)	$	(65)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate instruments		$	8	$	41	$	(7)	$	(36)
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery			156		72		(148)		(94)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(120)		(68)		120		68
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery			28		8		(62)		(24)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(10)		(2)		10		2
Total		$	62	$	51	$	(87)	$	(84)
SDG&E:
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery		$	22	$	8	$	(55)	$	(24)
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(5)		(2)		5		2
Total		$	17	$	6	$	(50)	$	(22)
SoCalGas:
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery		$	6	$	―	$	(7)	$	―
Associated offsetting commodity contracts			(5)		―		5		―
Total		$	1	$	―	$	(2)	$	―
(1)	Included in Current Assets: Other for SoCalGas.
(2)	Included in Current Liabilities: Other for SoCalGas.
(3)	Includes Otay Mesa VIE. All of SDG&E’s amounts relate to Otay Mesa VIE.

The effects of derivative instruments designated as hedges on theCondensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and on Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) for the three months andsix months endedJune 30were:

FAIR VALUE HEDGE IMPACT ON THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions)
			Gain on derivatives recognized in earnings				Gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in earnings
			Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
		Location	2012		2011		2012		2011
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate instruments		Interest Expense	$	2	$	2	$	4	$	5
Interest rate instruments		Other Income, Net		―		8		2		3
Total(1)			$	2	$	10	$	6	$	8
SoCalGas:
Interest rate instrument		Interest Expense	$	―	$	―	$	―	$	1
Interest rate instrument		Other Income, Net		―		―		―		(3)
Total(1)			$	―	$	―	$	―	$	(2)
(1)	There has been no hedge ineffectiveness on these swaps. Changes in the fair values of the interest rate swap agreements are exactly offset by changes in the fair value of the underlying long-term debt.

CASH FLOW HEDGE IMPACT ON THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions)
		Pretax loss recognized					Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI
		in OCI (effective portion)					into earnings (effective portion)
		Three months ended June,					Three months ended June 30,
		2012		2011		Location	2012		2011
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate instruments(1)		$	(18)	$	(11)	Interest Expense	$	(1)	$	(2)
						Equity Earnings,
Interest rate instruments			(7)		(8)	Net of Income Tax		2		―
Total		$	(25)	$	(19)		$	1	$	(2)
SDG&E:
Interest rate instruments(1)		$	(10)	$	(11)	Interest Expense	$	(1)	$	(1)
SoCalGas:
Interest rate instruments		$	―	$	―	Interest Expense	$	―	$	(1)
		Six months ended June,					Six months ended June 30,
		2012		2011		Location	2012		2011
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate instruments(1)		$	(15)	$	(11)	Interest Expense	$	(2)	$	(4)
						Equity Earnings,
Interest rate instruments			(6)		(7)	Net of Income Tax		―		(1)
Total		$	(21)	$	(18)		$	(2)	$	(5)
SDG&E:
Interest rate instruments(1)		$	(10)	$	(11)	Interest Expense	$	(1)	$	(2)
SoCalGas:
Interest rate instruments		$	―	$	―	Interest Expense	$	(1)	$	(2)
(1)	Amounts include Otay Mesa VIE. All of SDG&E’s interest rate derivative activity relates to Otay Mesa VIE. There has been a negligible amount of ineffectiveness related to these swaps.

Sempra Energy expects that losses of $12 million, which are net of income tax benefit, that are currently recorded in AOCI related to cash flow hedges will be reclassified into earnings during the next twelve months as the hedged items affect earnings. Actual amounts ultimately reclassified into earnings depend on the interest rates in effect when derivative contracts that are currently outstanding mature.

SDG&E and SoCalGas expect that losses of $6million and $1 million, respectively, which are net of income tax benefit, that are currently recorded in AOCI related to cash flow hedges will be reclassified into earnings during the next twelve months as the hedged items affect earnings.

For all forecasted transactions, the maximum term over which we are hedging exposure to the variability of cash flows at June 30, 2012 is 82 months for both Sempra Energy and SDG&E. The maximum term of hedged interest rate variability related to debt at Sempra Renewables' equity method investees is 19 years.

We recorded negligible hedge ineffectiveness in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012.

The effects of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and six monthsended June 30were:

UNDESIGNATED DERIVATIVE IMPACT ON THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions)
		Gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in earnings
		Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	Location	2012		2011		2012		2011
Sempra Energy Consolidated:
Interest rate and foreign exchange
instruments	Other Income, Net	$	(1)	$	2	$	10	$	12
Commodity contracts not subject	Revenues: Energy-Related
to rate recovery	Businesses		(9)		8		2		14
Commodity contracts not subject	Cost of Natural Gas, Electric
to rate recovery	Fuel and Purchased Power		―		―		―		1
Commodity contracts not subject
to rate recovery	Operation and Maintenance		(1)		(1)		―		1
Commodity contracts subject	Cost of Electric Fuel
to rate recovery	and Purchased Power		12		―		(9)		9
Commodity contracts subject
to rate recovery	Cost of Natural Gas		(1)		1		(1)		1
Total		$	―	$	10	$	2	$	38
SDG&E:
Commodity contracts not subject
to rate recovery	Operation and Maintenance	$	―	$	―	$	―	$	1
Commodity contracts subject	Cost of Electric Fuel
to rate recovery	and Purchased Power		12		―		(9)		9
Total		$	12	$	―	$	(9)	$	10
SoCalGas:
Commodity contracts not subject
to rate recovery	Operation and Maintenance	$	(1)	$	―	$	―	$	1
Commodity contracts subject
to rate recovery	Cost of Natural Gas		(1)		1		(1)		1
Total		$	(2)	$	1	$	(1)	$	2

CONTINGENT FEATURES

For Sempra Energy and SDG&E, certain of our derivative instruments contain credit limits which vary depending upon our credit ratings. Generally, these provisions, if applicable, may reduce our credit limit if a specified credit rating agency reduces our ratings. In certain cases, if our credit ratings were to fall below investment grade, the counterparty to these derivative liability instruments could request immediate payment or demand immediate and ongoing full collateralization. 

For Sempra Energy and SDG&E, the total fair value of this group of derivative instruments in a net liability position at June 30, 2012 is $23 million and $11 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2012, if the credit ratings of Sempra Energy and SDG&E were reduced below investment grade, $23 million and $11 million, respectively, of additional assets could be required to be posted as collateral for these derivative contracts.

For Sempra Energy, SDG&Eand SoCalGas, some of our derivative contracts contain a provision that would permit the counterparty, in certain circumstances, to request adequate assurance of our performance under the contracts. Such additional assurance, if needed, is not material and is not included in the amounts above.