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CALIFORNIA UTILITIES' REGULATORY MATTERS - SCHEDULE OF REGULATORY AMOUNTS 1 (Details) (Year 2016 [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified
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3 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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| San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] |
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| General Rate Case [Line Items] |
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| General Rate Case, Revenue Requirement, Revised Request |
$ 1,905sre_GeneralRateCaseRevenueRequirementRevisedRequest / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
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| General Rate Case, Revenue Requirement Increase, Original Request |
133us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesRequestedRateIncreaseDecreaseAmount / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
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| General Rate Case, Revenue Requirement Increase, Revised Request |
111us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesRequestedRateIncreaseDecreaseAmendedAmount / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
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111us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesRequestedRateIncreaseDecreaseAmendedAmount / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
| General Rate Case, Revenue Requirement Percentage Increase, Revised Request |
6.00%us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesRequestedRateIncreaseDecreaseAmendedPercentage / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
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| General Rate Case, Revised Request Decrease Compared To Original |
6sre_GeneralRateCaseRevisedRequestComparedToOriginal / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
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| General Rate Case, Proposed Revenue Requirement Increase (Decrease) |
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63sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
61sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
(62)sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
| General Rate Case, Proposed Revenue Requirement Percentage Increase (Decrease) |
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3.50%sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementPercentageIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
3.50%sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementPercentageIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
(3.50%)sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementPercentageIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
| General Rate Case, Adjustment To Decrease Estimated Revenue Requirement |
16sre_GeneralRateCaseAdjustment / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SanDiegoGasAndElectricCompanyMember |
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| Southern California Gas Company [Member] |
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| General Rate Case [Line Items] |
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| General Rate Case, Revenue Requirement, Revised Request |
2,342sre_GeneralRateCaseRevenueRequirementRevisedRequest / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
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| General Rate Case, Revenue Requirement Increase, Original Request |
256us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesRequestedRateIncreaseDecreaseAmount / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
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| General Rate Case, Revenue Requirement Increase, Revised Request |
246us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesRequestedRateIncreaseDecreaseAmendedAmount / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
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246us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesRequestedRateIncreaseDecreaseAmendedAmount / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
| General Rate Case, Revenue Requirement Percentage Increase, Revised Request |
12.00%us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesRequestedRateIncreaseDecreaseAmendedPercentage / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
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| General Rate Case, Revised Request Decrease Compared To Original |
10sre_GeneralRateCaseRevisedRequestComparedToOriginal / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
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| General Rate Case, Proposed Revenue Requirement Increase (Decrease) |
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$ 78sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
$ 76sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
$ 70sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
| General Rate Case, Proposed Revenue Requirement Percentage Increase (Decrease) |
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3.50%sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementPercentageIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
3.50%sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementPercentageIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |
3.30%sre_GeneralRateCaseProposedRevenueRequirementPercentageIncreaseDecrease / sre_GrcYearAxis = sre_Year2016Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = sre_SouthernCaliforniaGasCompanyMember |