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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS 2 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities |  | $ 665 | $ 655
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies |  | 98 | 109
Nuclear decomissioning trusts - Municipal debt securities |  | 152 | 129
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other debt securities |  | 209 | 207
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities |  | 459 | 445
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | [1] | 1,124 | 1,100
Interest rate instruments, assets |  | 43 | 48
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 36 | 33
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 115 | 122
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 1,318 | 1,303
Interest rate instruments, liabilities |  | 172 | 155
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 2 | 8
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 57 | 16
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 231 | 179
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities |  | 665 | 655
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies |  | 98 | 109
Nuclear decomissioning trusts - Municipal debt securities |  | 152 | 129
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other debt securities |  | 209 | 207
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities |  | 459 | 445
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | [1] | 1,124 | 1,100
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 1 |
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 113 | 119
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 1,238 | 1,219
Interest rate instruments, liabilities |  | 43 | 47
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 57 | 15
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 100 | 62
Southern California Gas Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 2 |
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 2 | 3
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 4 | 3
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  |  | 1
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 0 | 1
Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities |  | 665 | 655
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies |  | 50 | 62
Nuclear decomissioning trusts - Municipal debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities |  | 50 | 62
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | [1] | 715 | 717
Interest rate instruments, assets |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 6 | 28
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 | 0
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 721 | 745
Interest rate instruments, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 4 | 3
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 4 | 3
Level 1 | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities |  | 665 | 655
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies |  | 50 | 62
Nuclear decomissioning trusts - Municipal debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities |  | 50 | 62
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | [1] | 715 | 717
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 |
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 | 0
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 715 | 717
Interest rate instruments, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 1 | 1
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 1 | 1
Level 1 | Southern California Gas Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 |
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 | 0
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 1 | 2
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  |  | 0
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 1 | 2
Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies |  | 48 | 47
Nuclear decomissioning trusts - Municipal debt securities |  | 152 | 129
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other debt securities |  | 209 | 207
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities |  | 409 | 383
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | [1] | 409 | 383
Interest rate instruments, assets |  | 43 | 48
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 13 | 16
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 1 | 1
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 466 | 448
Interest rate instruments, liabilities |  | 172 | 155
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 4 | 9
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 54 | 52
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 230 | 216
Level 2 | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies |  | 48 | 47
Nuclear decomissioning trusts - Municipal debt securities |  | 152 | 129
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other debt securities |  | 209 | 207
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities |  | 409 | 383
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | [1] | 409 | 383
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 |
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 | 0
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 409 | 383
Interest rate instruments, liabilities |  | 43 | 47
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 54 | 51
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 97 | 98
Level 2 | Southern California Gas Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 |
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 1 | 1
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 1 | 1
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  |  | 1
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 0 | 1
Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decomissioning trusts - Municipal debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | [1] | 0 | 0
Interest rate instruments, assets |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 87 | 107
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 87 | 107
Interest rate instruments, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 45 | 0
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 45 | 0
Level 3 | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decomissioning trusts - Municipal debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | [1] | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 |
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 87 | 107
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 87 | 107
Interest rate instruments, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 45 | 0
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 45 | 0
Level 3 | Southern California Gas Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 |
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets |  | 0 | 0
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities |  |  | 0
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis |  | 0 | 0
Collateral Netted [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities | [2] | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | [2] | 0 | 0
Nuclear decomissioning trusts - Municipal debt securities | [2] | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other debt securities | [2] | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities | [2] | 0 | 0
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | [1],[2] | 0 | 0
Interest rate instruments, assets | [2] | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets | [2] | 17 | (11)
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets | [2] | 27 | 14
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis | [2] | 44 | 3
Interest rate instruments, liabilities | [2] | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities | [2] | (6) | (4)
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities | [2] | (42) | (36)
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis | [2] | (48) | (40)
Collateral Netted [Member] | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities | [2] | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | [2] | 0 | 0
Nuclear decomissioning trusts - Municipal debt securities | [2] | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other debt securities | [2] | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities | [2] | 0 | 0
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | [1],[2] | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets | [2] | 1 |
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets | [2] | 26 | 12
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis | [2] | 27 | 12
Interest rate instruments, liabilities | [2] | 0 | 0
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities | [2] | (1) | (1)
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities | [2] | (42) | (36)
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis | [2] | (43) | (37)
Collateral Netted [Member] | Southern California Gas Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, assets | [2] | 2 |
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, assets | [2] | 1 | 2
Total fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis | [2] | 3 | 2
Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery, liabilities | [2] | (1) | (2)
Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery, liabilities | [2] |  | 0
Total fair value of liabilities measured on a recurring basis | [2] | $ (1) | $ (2)
[1] | Excludes cash balances and cash equivalents.
[2] | Includes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements and with cash collateral, as well as cash collateral not offset.

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