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GENERAL INFORMATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL DATA - SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 06, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 11, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2022 shares	Dec. 21, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2021 $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2021	Jan. 15, 2021 shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale					$ 1,418	$ 1,418	$ 5
Shares issued (in shares) \| shares				12,306,777
Series A Preferred Stock
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Shares converted \| shares												17,250,000
Preferred stock, conversion ratio												0.7989
Common stock
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Shares converted \| shares												13,781,025
Accelerated share repurchase program, prepaid amount		$ 250	$ 200
Share repurchase program, number of shares repurchased (in shares) \| shares		1,471,957	1,472,756
Common stock repurchased, average price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 169.84	$ 135.80
Infraestructura Energética Nova
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock acquired (in shares) \| shares				381,015,194
Common stock exchange ratio				0.0323
SI Partners \| Sempra Infrastructure
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale	$ 709
Sale of noncontrolling interest, change in equity	709
Sale of noncontrolling interest, transaction costs	12
Sale of noncontrolling interest, deferred income tax liability	301
Sale of noncontrolling interest, transaction costs reimbursed	$ 10
SI Partners \| Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of noncontrolling interest (as a percent)									10.00%
Sale of noncontrolling interest, aggregate purchase price									$ 1,700
SI Partners \| Sempra Energy
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership percentage									70.00%
SI Partners \| KKR
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership percentage									20.00%
SI Partners \| Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership percentage									10.00%
IEnova
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)	99.90%			96.40%							70.20%
Decrease in equity				$ 1,400
Increase in stockholders' equity				1,400
Transaction costs				$ 12
Amount held in trust for purchasing shares (in shares) \| shares					1,212,981	1,212,981
Share price (in pesos per share) \| $ / shares										$ 78.97
IEnova \| Subsequent Event
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Amount held in trust for purchasing shares (in shares) \| shares								851,211
Infraestructura Energética Nova \| KKR
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, percent of funding	20.00%
Infraestructura Energética Nova \| Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, percent of funding	10.00%