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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract] |
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption | Upon adoption of ASU 2016-18, Sempra Energy’s and SDG&E’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were impacted as follows:
IMPACT FROM ADOPTION OF ASU 2016-18
(Dollars in millions)
| Three months ended March 31, 2017 |
| As previously reported |  | Effect of adoption |  | As adjusted |
Sempra Energy Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows: |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Increases in restricted cash | $ | (93 | ) |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | — |  |
Decreases in restricted cash | 93 |  |  | (93 | ) |  | — |  |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 9 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (59 | ) |  | 59 |  |  | — |  |
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | — |  |  | (58 | ) |  | (58 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents, January 1 | 349 |  |  | (349 | ) |  | — |  |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, January 1 | — |  |  | 425 |  |  | 425 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents, March 31 | 290 |  |  | (290 | ) |  | — |  |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, March 31 | — |  |  | 367 |  |  | 367 |  |
SDG&E Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows: |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Increases in restricted cash | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | — |  |
Decreases in restricted cash | 9 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |
Net cash used in investing activities | (381 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (380 | ) |
Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 10 |  |  | (10 | ) |  | — |  |
Increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | 11 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents, January 1 | 8 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | — |  |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, January 1 | — |  |  | 20 |  |  | 20 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents, March 31 | 18 |  |  | (18 | ) |  | — |  |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, March 31 | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | 31 |  |
Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles | Upon adoption of ASU 2017-07, our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were impacted as follows:
IMPACT FROM ADOPTION OF ASU 2017-07
(Dollars in millions)
| Three months ended March 31, 2017
| As previously reported |  | Effect of adoption |  | As adjusted
Sempra Energy Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations: |  |  |  |  |
Operation and maintenance | $ | 714 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 719 |
Other income, net | 169 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 174 |
SDG&E Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations: |  |  |  |  |
Operation and maintenance | $ | 227 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 231 |
Total operating expenses | 779 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 783 |
Operating income | 278 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 274 |
Other income, net | 18 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 22 |
SoCalGas Condensed Statement of Operations: |  |  |  |  |
Operation and maintenance | $ | 353 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 356 |
Total operating expenses | 926 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 929 |
Operating income | 315 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 312 |
Other income, net | 11 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 14 |

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