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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities | NOTE 4. INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES We provide additional information concerning our equity method investments in Notes 3 and 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report. SEMPRA RENEWABLES In addition to Sempra Renewables’ investment in the California solar partnership discussed in Note 3 above, during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, Sempra Renewables invested cash of $18 million and $45 million, respectively, in its other joint ventures. SEMPRA NATU RAL GAS During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Sempra Natural Gas invested $3 million of cash in its joint venture, Cameron LNG Holdings, LLC (Cameron LNG Holdings or Cameron LNG JV), accrued $7 million for a project capital call due and subsequently p aid in July 2015, and capitalized $24 million of interest related to this equity method investment that has not commenced planned principal operations. I n Apri l 2015, Sempra Natural Gas invested $113 million of cash in its equity method inves tment, Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, a partnership that operates the Rockies Express pipeline, to repay project debt that matured in early 2015.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49116238&loc=d3e32847-111569 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49116238&loc=d3e32787-111569 + Details
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