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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES - SEMPRA INFRASTRUCTURE (Details)			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 21, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2023 USD ($) lender	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) bank	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 9,900,000,000
IEnova \| ECA LNG JV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in consolidated entity			83.40%
Subsidiary of TOTAL SE \| ECA LNG JV
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in consolidated entity			16.60%
SI Partners
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,000,000,000
Loan Agreement To Finance Natural Gas Liquefaction Export Facility \| Sempra LNG
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument			5 years
Number of banks in syndicate \| bank			7
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)			7.86%	7.54%
Loan Agreement To Finance Natural Gas Liquefaction Export Facility \| Sempra Infrastructure
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,300,000,000
Debt outstanding			634,000,000	$ 575,000,000
Loan Agreement To Finance The Cost Of Development And Construction Of The PA LNG Phase 1 Project \| SI Partners and ConocoPhillips
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equity funding provided		$ 2,800,000,000
Loan Agreement To Finance The Cost Of Development And Construction Of The PA LNG Phase 1 Project \| SI Partners \| Port Arthur LNG
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)		70.00%
Loan Agreement To Finance The Cost Of Development And Construction Of The PA LNG Phase 1 Project \| ConocoPhillips \| Port Arthur LNG
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)		30.00%
Loan Agreement To Finance The Cost Of Development And Construction Of The PA LNG Phase 1 Project \| Loans Payable \| Port Arthur LNG
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument		20 years
Number of banks in syndicate \| lender		21
Debt outstanding			$ 215,000,000
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)			5.44%
Debt amount			$ 6,800,000,000
Upfront equity funding amount	$ 4,700,000,000
Debt issuance costs	$ 200,000,000
Commitment fee	30.00%
Loan Agreement To Finance The Cost Of Development And Construction Of The PA LNG Phase 1 Project \| Loans Payable \| Port Arthur LNG \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum amount of the projected amount of term loans		60.00%
Loan Agreement To Finance The Cost Of Development And Construction Of The PA LNG Phase 1 Project \| Loans Payable \| Port Arthur LNG \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Interest Rate, Before Completion of Phase 1
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Variable percentage rate		2.00%
Loan Agreement To Finance The Cost Of Development And Construction Of The PA LNG Phase 1 Project \| Loans Payable \| Port Arthur LNG \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Interest Rate, After Completion of Phase 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable percentage rate		2.25%