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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Revenue |  | $ 2,622,000,000 | $ 2,682,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Total Consolidated Revenues |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Expense |  | $ 143,000,000 | $ 134,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Income |  | 6,000,000 | 7,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Depreciation and Amortization |  | $ 328,000,000 | $ 303,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | $ 142,000,000 | $ 163,000,000 |  |
Equity Earnings (Losses) Recorded Before Tax |  | (22,000,000) | 19,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Equity Earnings (Losses) Recorded Net of Tax |  | 17,000,000 | 15,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Earnings (Losses) |  | $ 319,000,000 | $ 437,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Earnings (Losses) |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Expenditures for property plant and equipment |  | $ 971,000,000 | $ 780,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Expenditures for Property, Plant & Equipment |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Assets |  | $ 41,835,000,000 |  | $ 41,150,000,000 | [1]
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Assets |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Equity investments In Joint Ventures |  | $ 2,727,000,000 |  | $ 2,905,000,000 |
S D G E Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Revenue |  | $ 991,000,000 | $ 966,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Total Consolidated Revenues |  | 38.00% | 36.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Expense |  | $ 48,000,000 | $ 52,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Depreciation |  | $ 159,000,000 | $ 145,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Depreciation |  | 49.00% | 48.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | $ 72,000,000 | $ 88,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Earnings (Losses) |  | $ 129,000,000 | $ 147,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Earnings (Losses) |  | 40.00% | 34.00% |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Expenditures for property plant and equipment |  | $ 329,000,000 | $ 355,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Expenditures for Property, Plant & Equipment |  | 34.00% | 46.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Assets |  | $ 16,625,000,000 |  | $ 16,515,000,000 |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Assets |  | 40.00% |  | 40.00% |
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenues |  | $ 3,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 |  |
So Cal Gas Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Revenue |  | $ 1,033,000,000 | $ 1,048,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Total Consolidated Revenues |  | 40.00% | 39.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Expense |  | $ 22,000,000 | $ 19,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Depreciation |  | $ 122,000,000 | $ 113,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Depreciation |  | 37.00% | 37.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | $ 87,000,000 | $ 95,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Earnings (Losses) | [2] | $ 195,000,000 | $ 214,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Earnings (Losses) |  | 61.00% | 49.00% |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Expenditures for property plant and equipment |  | $ 340,000,000 | $ 315,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Expenditures for Property, Plant & Equipment |  | 35.00% | 40.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Assets |  | $ 12,427,000,000 |  | $ 12,104,000,000 |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Assets |  | 30.00% |  | 29.00% |
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenues |  | $ 17,000,000 | $ 19,000,000 |  |
Sempra South American Utilities Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Revenue |  | $ 400,000,000 | $ 389,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Total Consolidated Revenues |  | 15.00% | 15.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Expense |  | $ 9,000,000 | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Income |  | 5,000,000 | 4,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Depreciation and Amortization |  | $ 13,000,000 | $ 13,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization |  | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | $ 14,000,000 | $ 16,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Equity Earnings (Losses) Recorded Net of Tax |  | 2,000,000 | (1,000,000) |  |
Segment reporting information, Earnings (Losses) |  | $ 38,000,000 | $ 41,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Earnings (Losses) |  | 12.00% | 9.00% |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Expenditures for property plant and equipment |  | $ 43,000,000 | $ 31,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Expenditures for Property, Plant & Equipment |  | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Assets |  | $ 3,434,000,000 |  | $ 3,235,000,000 |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Assets |  | 8.00% |  | 8.00% |
Equity investments In Joint Ventures |  | $ (2,000,000) |  | $ (4,000,000) |
Sempra Mexico Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Revenue |  | $ 138,000,000 | $ 163,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Total Consolidated Revenues |  | 5.00% | 6.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Expense |  | $ 4,000,000 | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Income |  | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Depreciation and Amortization |  | $ 17,000,000 | $ 17,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization |  | 5.00% | 6.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | $ 41,000,000 | $ 8,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Equity Earnings (Losses) Recorded Net of Tax |  | 15,000,000 | 16,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Earnings (Losses) |  | $ 17,000,000 | $ 47,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Earnings (Losses) |  | 5.00% | 11.00% |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Expenditures for property plant and equipment |  | $ 40,000,000 | $ 55,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Expenditures for Property, Plant & Equipment |  | 4.00% | 7.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Assets |  | $ 3,843,000,000 |  | $ 3,783,000,000 |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Assets |  | 9.00% |  | 9.00% |
Equity investments In Joint Ventures |  | $ 522,000,000 |  | $ 519,000,000 |
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenues |  | 27,000,000 | $ 25,000,000 |  |
Sempra Renewables Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Revenue |  | $ 7,000,000 | $ 8,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Total Consolidated Revenues |  | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Expense |  | $ 0 | $ 1,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Income |  | 1,000,000 | 0 |  |
Segment reporting information, Depreciation and Amortization |  | $ 1,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization |  | 0.00% | 1.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | $ (12,000,000) | $ (17,000,000) |  |
Equity Earnings (Losses) Recorded Before Tax |  | 7,000,000 | 2,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Earnings (Losses) |  | $ 13,000,000 | $ 13,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Earnings (Losses) |  | 4.00% | 3.00% |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Expenditures for property plant and equipment |  | $ 181,000,000 | $ 3,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Expenditures for Property, Plant & Equipment |  | 19.00% | 1.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Assets |  | $ 1,454,000,000 |  | $ 1,441,000,000 |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Assets |  | 3.00% |  | 4.00% |
Equity investments In Joint Ventures |  | $ 823,000,000 |  | $ 855,000,000 |
Sempra Natural Gas Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Revenue |  | $ 130,000,000 | $ 197,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Total Consolidated Revenues |  | 5.00% | 7.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Expense |  | $ 12,000,000 | $ 21,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Income |  | 16,000,000 | 19,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Depreciation and Amortization |  | $ 13,000,000 | $ 12,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization |  | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | $ (25,000,000) | $ 2,000,000 |  |
Equity Earnings (Losses) Recorded Before Tax |  | (29,000,000) | 17,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Earnings (Losses) |  | $ (36,000,000) | $ 2,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Earnings (Losses) |  | (11.00%) | 0.00% |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Expenditures for property plant and equipment |  | $ 35,000,000 | $ 10,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Expenditures for Property, Plant & Equipment |  | 4.00% | 1.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Assets |  | $ 5,395,000,000 |  | $ 5,566,000,000 |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Assets |  | 13.00% |  | 13.00% |
Equity investments In Joint Ventures |  | $ 1,308,000,000 |  | $ 1,460,000,000 |
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenues |  | 30,000,000 | $ 43,000,000 |  |
Intercompany Eliminations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Expense |  | (24,000,000) | (32,000,000) |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Income |  | (18,000,000) | (18,000,000) |  |
Intersegment Revenues Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Revenue | [3] | $ (77,000,000) | $ (89,000,000) |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Total Consolidated Revenues |  | (3.00%) | (3.00%) |  |
Intersegment Receivables Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Assets |  | $ (2,084,000,000) |  | $ (2,228,000,000) |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Assets |  | (5.00%) |  | (5.00%) |
All Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Interest Expense |  | $ 72,000,000 | $ 63,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Depreciation and Amortization |  | $ 3,000,000 | $ 1,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization |  | 1.00% | 0.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | $ (35,000,000) | $ (29,000,000) |  |
Segment reporting information, Earnings (Losses) |  | $ (37,000,000) | $ (27,000,000) |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Earnings (Losses) |  | (11.00%) | (6.00%) |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information, Expenditures for property plant and equipment |  | $ 3,000,000 | $ 11,000,000 |  |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Expenditures for Property, Plant & Equipment |  | 0.00% | 1.00% |  |
Segment reporting information, Assets |  | $ 741,000,000 |  | $ 734,000,000 |
Segment reporting information, Percentage of Consolidated Assets |  | 2.00% |  | 2.00% |
Equity investments In Joint Ventures |  | $ 76,000,000 |  | $ 75,000,000 |
[1] | Derived from audited financial statements.
[2] | After preferred dividends.
[3] | Revenues for reportable segments include intersegment revenues of $3 million, $17 million, $27 million and $30 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and $2 million, $19 million, $25 million and $43 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 for SDG&E, SoCalGas, Sempra Mexico and Sempra Natural Gas, respectively.

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