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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Investments [Abstract] |
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities | NOTE 4. INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES We provide additional information concerning our equity method investments above in Note 3 above and in Notes 3 and 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report. SEMPRA RENEWABLES Sempra Renewables invested cash of $15 million and $17 million in its joint ventures during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. SEMPRA NATURAL GAS Sempra Natural Gas capitalized $12 million of interest during both the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and invested cash of $3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015 at Cameron LNG Holdings, LLC (Cameron LNG JV). In March 2016, Sempra Natural Gas entered into an agreement to sell its 25-percent interest in Rockies Exp ress, which we discuss in Note 3. GUARANTEES We discuss guarantees that we have provided, which have a maximum aggregate amount of $4.5 billion, in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report. These guarantees have an aggr egate carrying value of $67 million at March 31, 2016.

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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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