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REVENUES - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | [1]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | $ 2,896 |
Utilities regulatory revenues | (31) |
Other revenues | 97 |
Total revenues | 2,962 | $ 3,031
Over time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 2,823 |
Point in time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 73 |
Utilities service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 2,629 |
Midstream service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 176 |
Renewables service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 33 |
Other service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 58 |
Electric market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 1,459 |
Gas market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 1,437 |
Operating Segments [Member] | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 1,131 |
Utilities regulatory revenues | (76) |
Other revenues | 0 |
Total revenues | 1,055 |
Operating Segments [Member] | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Over time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 1,104 |
Operating Segments [Member] | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Point in time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 27 |
Operating Segments [Member] | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Utilities service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 1,131 |
Operating Segments [Member] | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Midstream service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Renewables service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Other service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Electric market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 963 |
Operating Segments [Member] | San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Gas market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 168 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Southern California Gas Company [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 1,081 |
Utilities regulatory revenues | 45 |
Other revenues | 0 |
Total revenues | 1,126 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Over time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 1,051 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Point in time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 30 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Utilities service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 1,081 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Midstream service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Renewables service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Other service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Electric market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Southern California Gas Company [Member] | Gas market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 1,081 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra South American Utilities [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 425 |
Utilities regulatory revenues | 0 |
Other revenues | 1 |
Total revenues | 426 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra South American Utilities [Member] | Over time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 420 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra South American Utilities [Member] | Point in time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 5 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra South American Utilities [Member] | Utilities service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 408 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra South American Utilities [Member] | Midstream service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra South American Utilities [Member] | Renewables service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra South American Utilities [Member] | Other service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 17 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra South American Utilities [Member] | Electric market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 425 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra South American Utilities [Member] | Gas market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Mexico [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 234 |
Utilities regulatory revenues | 0 |
Other revenues | 74 |
Total revenues | 308 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Mexico [Member] | Over time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 234 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Mexico [Member] | Point in time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Mexico [Member] | Utilities service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 28 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Mexico [Member] | Midstream service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 143 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Mexico [Member] | Renewables service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 22 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Mexico [Member] | Other service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 41 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Mexico [Member] | Electric market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 62 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Mexico [Member] | Gas market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 172 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Renewables [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 11 |
Utilities regulatory revenues | 0 |
Other revenues | 14 |
Total revenues | 25 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Renewables [Member] | Over time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 11 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Renewables [Member] | Point in time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Renewables [Member] | Utilities service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Renewables [Member] | Midstream service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Renewables [Member] | Renewables service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 11 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Renewables [Member] | Other service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Renewables [Member] | Electric market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 11 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra Renewables [Member] | Gas market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra LNG & Midstream [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 57 |
Utilities regulatory revenues | 0 |
Other revenues | 47 |
Total revenues | 104 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra LNG & Midstream [Member] | Over time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 40 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra LNG & Midstream [Member] | Point in time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 17 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra LNG & Midstream [Member] | Utilities service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra LNG & Midstream [Member] | Midstream service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 54 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra LNG & Midstream [Member] | Renewables service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 1 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra LNG & Midstream [Member] | Other service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 2 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra LNG & Midstream [Member] | Electric market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 2 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Sempra LNG & Midstream [Member] | Gas market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 55 |
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | (43) |
Utilities regulatory revenues | 0 |
Other revenues | (39) |
Total revenues | (82) |
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Over time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | (37) |
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Point in time [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | (6) |
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Utilities service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | (19) |
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Midstream service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | (21) |
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Renewables service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | (1) |
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Other service line [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | (2) |
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Electric market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | (4) |
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Gas market [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | $ (39) |
[1] | As adjusted for the retrospective adoption of ASU 2017-07, which we discuss in Note 2, and a reclassification to conform to current year presentation, which we discuss in Note 1.

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