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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Carrying Amount |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [1],[2] | $ 13,569 | $ 12,347
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiaries Fair Value Disclosure |  | 20 | 20
Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount |  | 21 | 21
Capital Lease Obligations |  | 351 | 310
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount |  | 320 | 325
Carrying Amount | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [2],[3] | 4,747 | 4,461
Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount |  | 10 | 11
Capital Lease Obligations |  | 231 | 234
Debt Instrument Carrying Amount |  | 320 | 325
Carrying Amount | Southern California Gas Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [4] | 2,512 | 1,913
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiaries Fair Value Disclosure |  | 22 | 22
Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount |  | 7 | 8
Capital Lease Obligations |  | 2 | 1
Fair Value |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [1],[2] | 14,497 | 13,699
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiaries Fair Value Disclosure |  | 23 | 23
Fair Value | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [1],[2] | 0 | 0
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiaries Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [1],[2] | 13,772 | 12,782
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiaries Fair Value Disclosure |  | 23 | 23
Fair Value | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [1],[2] | 725 | 917
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiaries Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [2],[3] | 5,092 | 4,988
Fair Value | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [2],[3] | 0 | 0
Fair Value | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [2],[3] | 4,772 | 4,563
Fair Value | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [2],[3] | 320 | 425
Fair Value | Southern California Gas Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [4] | 2,608 | 2,124
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiaries Fair Value Disclosure |  | 24 | 25
Fair Value | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [4] | 0 | 0
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiaries Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [4] | 2,608 | 2,124
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiaries Fair Value Disclosure |  | 24 | 25
Fair Value | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments, Total long-term debt | [4] | 0 | 0
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiaries Fair Value Disclosure |  | $ 0 | $ 0
[1] | Before reductions for unamortized discount (net of premium) of $21 million at both June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and excluding build-to-suit and capital leases of $351 million and $310 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. We discuss our long-term debt in Note 6 above and in Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report.
[2] | Level 3 instruments include $320 million and $325 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to Otay Mesa VIE.
[3] | Before reductions for unamortized discount of $10 million and $11 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and excluding capital leases of $231 million and $234 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
[4] | Before reductions for unamortized discount of $7 million and $8 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and excluding capital leases of $2 million and $1 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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