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OTHER FINANCIAL DATA - INVENTORY (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Inventory [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Energy Related Inventory, Natural Gas in Storage |  | $ 77 | $ 149 |
Energy Related Inventory, Liquefied Natural Gas |  | 9 | 6 |
Energy Related Inventory, Materials And Supplies |  | 145 | 143 |
Inventory, Total |  | 231 | 298 | [1]
S D G E Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Energy Related Inventory, Natural Gas in Storage |  | 3 | 6 |
Energy Related Inventory, Liquefied Natural Gas |  | 0 | 0 |
Energy Related Inventory, Materials And Supplies |  | 69 | 69 |
Inventory, Total |  | 72 | 75 |
So Cal Gas Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Energy Related Inventory, Natural Gas in Storage | [2] | 0 | 49 |
Energy Related Inventory, Liquefied Natural Gas | [2] | 0 | 0 |
Energy Related Inventory, Materials And Supplies | [2] | 33 | 30 |
Inventory, Total | [2] | 33 | 79 |
Sempra South American Utilities Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Energy Related Inventory, Natural Gas in Storage |  | 0 | 0 |
Energy Related Inventory, Liquefied Natural Gas |  | 0 | 0 |
Energy Related Inventory, Materials And Supplies |  | 37 | 30 |
Inventory, Total |  | 37 | 30 |
Sempra Mexico Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Energy Related Inventory, Natural Gas in Storage |  | 0 | 0 |
Energy Related Inventory, Liquefied Natural Gas |  | 6 | 3 |
Energy Related Inventory, Materials And Supplies |  | 2 | 10 |
Inventory, Total |  | 8 | 13 |
Sempra Natural Gas Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Energy Related Inventory, Natural Gas in Storage |  | 74 | 94 |
Energy Related Inventory, Liquefied Natural Gas |  | 3 | 3 |
Energy Related Inventory, Materials And Supplies |  | 1 | 1 |
Inventory, Total |  | 78 | 98 |
Sempra Renewables Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Energy Related Inventory, Natural Gas in Storage |  | 0 | 0 |
Energy Related Inventory, Liquefied Natural Gas |  | 0 | 0 |
Energy Related Inventory, Materials And Supplies |  | 3 | 3 |
Inventory, Total |  | $ 3 | $ 3 |
[1] | Derived from audited financial statements.
[2] | At both March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, SoCalGas' natural gas inventory for core customers is net of the estimated inventory loss related to the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, which we discuss in Note 11.

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