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- REGULATORY ACCOUNTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Sempra Mexico [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | $ 83 | $ 83
Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) Sempra Energy Consolidated [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (2,294) | (2,189)
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory balancing accounts - net undercollected, Noncurrent | 72 | 63
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 103 | 96
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Deferred income taxes (refundable) recoverable in rates [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (305) | (281)
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 170 | 153
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Removal obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (1,827) | (1,846)
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Unamortized loss on reacquired debt [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 8 | 9
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Environmental costs [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 29 | 29
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Sunrise Powerlink fire mitigation [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 120 | 119
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Commodity – electric [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 112 | 82
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Gas transportation [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 19 | 22
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Safety and reliability [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 52 | 48
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Public purpose programs [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (83) | (70)
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Other balancing accounts [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 149 | 233
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Other regulatory (liabilities) assets [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (89) | (70)
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) SDGE [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (1,542) | (1,476)
Southern California Gas Company [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory balancing accounts - net undercollected, Noncurrent | 141 | 118
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Deferred income taxes (refundable) recoverable in rates [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (395) | (437)
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 529 | 513
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Employee benefit costs [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 45 | 45
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Removal obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (910) | (924)
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Unamortized loss on reacquired debt [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 7 | 8
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Environmental costs [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 21 | 22
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Workers’ compensation [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 12 | 12
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Commodity - gas including transportation |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 168 | 151
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Safety and reliability [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | 275 | 266
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Public purpose programs [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (353) | (274)
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Other balancing accounts [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (149) | (114)
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Other regulatory (liabilities) assets [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | (85) | (64)
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) SoCalGas [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Line Items] |  |
Net regulatory assets (liabilities) | $ (835) | $ (796)

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