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Financing Receivables (Schedule Of Lease Receivables, Net Of Nonrecourse Debt, Associated With Leveraged Lease Portfolio Based On Counterparty Credit Rating) (Detail) (Energy Holdings [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | $ 663 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureRentalReceivablesNet | $ 691 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureRentalReceivablesNet
Standard & Poor's, AA Rating [Member] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | 18 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureRentalReceivablesNet / us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAARatingMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pseg_EnergyHoldingsMember |
Standard & Poor's, AA- Rating [Member] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | 29 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureRentalReceivablesNet / us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAAMinusRatingMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pseg_EnergyHoldingsMember |
Standard & Poor's, BBB plus - BBB - Rating [Member] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | 316 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureRentalReceivablesNet / us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBBRatingMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pseg_EnergyHoldingsMember |
Standard & Poor's, BB- Rating [Member] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | 134 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureRentalReceivablesNet / us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBMinusRatingMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pseg_EnergyHoldingsMember |
Standard & Poor's, B- Rating [Member] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | 164 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureRentalReceivablesNet / us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsBMinusRatingMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pseg_EnergyHoldingsMember |
Standard Poors Not Rated [Member] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | $ 2 us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureRentalReceivablesNet / us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis = pseg_StandardPoorsNotRatedMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pseg_EnergyHoldingsMember |

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