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Financial Risk Management Activities (Schedule Of Gross Volume, On Absolute Basis For Derivative Contracts) (Detail) $ / mwh in Millions, $ / Derivative in Millions, $ / DTH in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 $ / DTH $ / mwh $ / Derivative | Dec. 31, 2014 $ / DTH $ / mwh $ / Derivative
Natural Gas Dth [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 201 | 274
Electricity MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 299 | 310
FTRs MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 23 | 15
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | $ / Derivative | 550 | 850
PSEG [Member] | Natural Gas Dth [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 0 | 0
PSEG [Member] | Electricity MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 0 |
PSEG [Member] | FTRs MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 0 | 0
PSEG [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | $ / Derivative | 550 | 850
Power [Member] | Natural Gas Dth [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | $ / DTH | 168 | 216
Power [Member] | Electricity MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 299 | 310
Power [Member] | FTRs MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 23 | 15
Power [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | $ / Derivative | 0 | 0
PSE&G [Member] | Natural Gas Dth [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | $ / DTH | 33 | 58
PSE&G [Member] | Electricity MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 0 | 0
PSE&G [Member] | FTRs MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 0 | 0
PSE&G [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | $ / Derivative | 0 | 0

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