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Mar. 31, 2015
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract] |
General | NOTE 1. GENERAL IMPACT OF SEASONALIZATION AT SEMPRA ENERGY AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPAN Y In the first quarter of 2015, Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) adopted a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision in the Triennial Cost Allocation Proceeding (TCAP) requiring SoCalGas to recognize annual authorized revenue for core natural gas customers using seasonal factors established in the TCAP, i nstead of recognizing such revenue ratably over the year as was previously required. This “seasonalization” resulted in $163 million higher operating revenues and $113 million higher earnings for Sempra Energy and SoCalGas in the first quarter of 2015 comp ared to the same period in 2014. While this seasonalization will cause variability in comparable revenue and earnings from quarter to quarter within the year, it will not impact full-year 2015 results nor have any impact on cash flow. Accordingly, substant ially all of SoCalGas’ annual earnings will be recognized in the first and fourth quarters of the year. We discuss the CPUC decision further in Note 10. PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION Sempra Energy Sempra Energy’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements i nclude the accounts of Sempra Energy, a California-based Fortune 500 energy-services holding company, and its consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entities (VIEs). Sempra Energy’s principal operating units are San Diego Gas & Electric Company (S DG&E) and SoCalGas, which are separate, reportable segments; Sempra International, which includes our Sempra South American Utilities and Sempra Mexico reportable segments; and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, which includes our Sempra Renewables and Sempra Natura l Gas reportable segments. We provide descriptions of each of our segments in Note 12. We refer to SDG&E and SoCalGas collectively as the California Utilities, which do not include the utilities in our Sempra International and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power opera ting units. Sempra Global is the holding company for most of our subsidiaries that are not subject to California utility regulation. All references in these Notes to “Sempra International,” “Sempra U.S. Gas & Power” and their respective reportable segments are not intended to refer to any legal entity with the same or similar name. Our Sempra Mexico segment includes the operating companies of our subsidiary, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), as well as certain holding companies and r isk management activity. We discuss IEnova further in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the Annual Report), which includes the combined reports for Sempra Energy, SDG&E and SoCalGas. Sempra Energy uses the equity method to account for investments in affiliated companies over which we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control. We discuss our investments in unconsolidated entities in Notes 3 and 4 herein and in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report. SDG&E SDG&E’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include its accounts and the accounts of a VIE of which SDG&E is the primary beneficiary, as we discuss in Note 5 under “Variable Interest Entities.” SDG&E’s common stock is wholly owned by Enova Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sempra Energy. SoCalGas SoCalGas’ Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include its accounts and the de minim is accounts of inactive subsidiaries. SoCalGas’ common stock is wholly owned by Pacific Enterprises, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sempra Energy. BASIS OF PRESENTATION This is a combined report of Sempra Energy, SDG&E and SoCalGas. We provide separate information for SDG&E and SoCalGas as required. References in this report to “we,” “our” and “Sempra Energy Consolidated” are to Sempra Energy and its consolidated entities, unless otherwise indicated by the context. We have eliminated intercompany accounts and transactions within the consolidated financial statements of each reporting entity. We have prepared the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and in accordance with the interim-period-reporting requirements of Form 10-Q. Results of operations for interim perio ds are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. We evaluated events and transactions that occurred after March 31, 2015 through the date the financial statements were issued and, in the opinion of management, the accompanying statements r eflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation. These adjustments are only of a normal, recurring nature. All December 31, 2014 balance sheet information in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements has been derived from our audited 2014 C onsolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the interim-period-reporting p rovisions of U.S. GAAP and the Securities and Exchange Commission. We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report. We follow the same accounting policies for interim reportin g purposes, except for the adoption of new accounting standards as we discuss in Note 2. You should read the information in this Quarterly Report in conjunction with the Annual Report. Regulated Operations Sempra South American Utilities has controlling in terests in two electric distribution utilities in South America. Sempra Natural Gas owns Mobile Gas Service Corporation (Mobile Gas) in southwest Alabama and Willmut Gas Company (Willmut Gas) in Mississippi, and Sempra Mexico owns Ecogas México, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Ecogas) in northern Mexico, all natural gas distribution utilities. The California Utilities, Sempra Natural Gas’ Mobile Gas and Willmut Gas, and Sempra Mexico’s Ecogas prepare their financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP provisions go verning regulated operations, as we discuss in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report

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