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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASURES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract] |  |
Investments at NAV | $ 9 |
Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities | 491 | $ 496
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | 44 | 54
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Municipal bonds | 247 | 250
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other securities | 216 | 217
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities | 507 | 521
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | 998 | 1,017
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 1,211 | 1,188
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 304 | 384
Recurring [Member] | Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 46 | 7
Derivative liabilities | 134 | 217
Recurring [Member] | Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 12 | 17
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 21 | 2
Derivative liabilities | 10 | 6
Recurring [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 120 | 128
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 14 | 17
Derivative liabilities | 183 | 184
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | (23) | (23)
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities | 486 | 491
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | 35 | 45
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Municipal bonds | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other securities | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities | 35 | 45
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | 521 | 536
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 555 | 555
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 7 | 0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 4 | 5
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 21 | 2
Derivative liabilities | 7 | 0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 9 | 12
Derivative liabilities | 23 | 23
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | (23) | (23)
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities | 5 | 5
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | 9 | 9
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Municipal bonds | 247 | 250
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other securities | 216 | 217
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities | 472 | 476
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | 477 | 481
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 533 | 502
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 140 | 230
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 46 | 7
Derivative liabilities | 134 | 217
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 8 | 12
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | 3 | 6
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 2 | 2
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | 3 | 7
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 0 | 0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Municipal bonds | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other securities | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities | 0 | 0
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 123 | 131
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 157 | 154
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Interest rate and foreign exchange instruments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Commodity contracts not subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 118 | 126
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 5 | 5
Derivative liabilities | 157 | 154
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 0 | 0
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities | 491 | 496
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | 44 | 54
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Municipal bonds | 247 | 250
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other securities | 216 | 217
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities | 507 | 521
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | 998 | 1,017
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 1,128 | 1,159
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 168 | 172
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 118 | 126
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 12 | 16
Derivative liabilities | 182 | 182
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | (23) | (23)
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Interest rate instruments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities | 9 | 13
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities | 486 | 491
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | 35 | 45
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Municipal bonds | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other securities | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities | 35 | 45
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | 521 | 536
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 528 | 547
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 0 | 0
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 7 | 11
Derivative liabilities | 23 | 23
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | (23) | (23)
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Interest rate instruments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities | 5 | 5
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | 9 | 9
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Municipal bonds | 247 | 250
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other securities | 216 | 217
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities | 472 | 476
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | 477 | 481
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 477 | 481
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 11 | 18
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | 2 | 5
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 0 | 0
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Interest rate instruments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities | 9 | 13
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - equity securities | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Municipal bonds | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Other securities | 0 | 0
Nuclear decommissioning trusts - Total debt securities | 0 | 0
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 123 | 131
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 157 | 154
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 118 | 126
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 5 | 5
Derivative liabilities | 157 | 154
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 0 | 0
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Interest rate instruments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 4 | 3
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 1 | 2
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 2 | 2
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 2 | 1
Derivative liabilities | 1 | 2
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 2 | 1
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 0 | 0
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 2 | 1
Derivative liabilities | 0 | 0
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 2 | 2
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 1 | 2
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 2 | 2
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | 1 | 2
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | 0 | 0
Total LIabilities Measured at Fair Value | 0 | 0
Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Commodity contracts subject to rate recovery [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition The fair value of investments held in a trust fund to pay for the costs of decontaminating and decommissioning facilities, whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure on the balance sheet. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 + Details
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