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Financial Information By Business Segments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Financial Information By Business Segments | Financial Information by Business Segment Basis of Organization PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and Power’s operating segments were determined by management in accordance with GAAP. These segments were determined based on how management measures performance based on segment Net Income, as illustrated in the following table, and how resources are allocated to each business. PSEG’s reportable segments are PSE&G and Power. PSE&G and Power each represent a single reportable segment and therefore no separate segment information is provided for these Registrants. PSE&G PSE&G earns revenues from its tariffs, under which it provides electric transmission and electric and gas distribution services to residential, commercial and industrial customers in New Jersey. The rates charged for electric transmission are regulated by FERC while the rates charged for electric and gas distribution are regulated by the BPU. Revenues are also earned from several other activities such as solar investments, sundry sales, the appliance service business, wholesale transmission services and other miscellaneous services. Power Power earns revenues by selling energy, capacity and ancillary services on a wholesale basis under contract to power marketers and to load serving entities and by bidding energy, capacity and ancillary services into the markets for these products. Power also enters into contracts for energy, capacity, FTRs, gas, emission allowances and other energy-related contracts to optimize the value of its portfolio of generating assets and its electric and gas supply obligations. Other This category includes amounts applicable to Energy Holdings and PSEG LI, which are below the quantitative threshold for separate disclosure as reportable segments. Other also includes amounts applicable to PSEG (parent corporation) and Services.
|  |  | PSE&G |  | Power |  | Other (A) |  | Eliminations (B) |  | Consolidated Total |
|  |  | Millions |
| Year Ended December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating Revenues |  | $ | 6,636 |  |  | $ | 4,928 |  |  | $ | 462 |  |  | $ | (1,611 | ) |  | $ | 10,415 |  |
| Depreciation and Amortization |  | 892 |  |  | 291 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,214 |  |
| Operating Income (Loss) |  | 1,462 |  |  | 1,430 |  |  | 70 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,962 |  |
| Income from Equity Method Investments |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |
| Interest Income |  | 25 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 33 |  |  | (29 | ) |  | 31 |  |
| Interest Expense |  | 280 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 21 |  |  | (29 | ) |  | 393 |  |
| Income (Loss) before Income Taxes |  | 1,257 |  |  | 1,367 |  |  | 56 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,680 |  |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 470 |  |  | 511 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,001 |  |
| Net Income (Loss) |  | 787 |  |  | 856 |  |  | 36 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,679 |  |
| Gross Additions to Long-Lived Assets |  | $ | 2,692 |  |  | $ | 1,117 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,863 |  |
| As of December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Assets |  | $ | 23,677 |  |  | $ | 12,250 |  |  | $ | 2,810 |  |  | $ | (1,202 | ) |  | $ | 37,535 |  |
| Investments in Equity Method Subsidiaries |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 119 |  |
|  |  | PSE&G |  | Power |  | Other (A) |  | Eliminations (B) |  | Consolidated Total |
|  |  | Millions |
| Year Ended December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating Revenues |  | $ | 6,766 |  |  | $ | 5,434 |  |  | $ | 455 |  |  | $ | (1,769 | ) |  | $ | 10,886 |  |
| Depreciation and Amortization |  | 906 |  |  | 292 |  |  | 29 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,227 |  |
| Operating Income (Loss) |  | 1,393 |  |  | 1,209 |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,623 |  |
| Income from Equity Method Investments |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 13 |  |
| Interest Income |  | 26 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 30 |  |
| Interest Expense |  | 277 |  |  | 122 |  |  | 12 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 389 |  |
| Income (Loss) before Income Taxes |  | 1,174 |  |  | 1,251 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,456 |  |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 449 |  |  | 491 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 938 |  |
| Net Income (Loss) |  | 725 |  |  | 760 |  |  | 33 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,518 |  |
| Gross Additions to Long-Lived Assets |  | $ | 2,164 |  |  | $ | 626 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,820 |  |
| As of December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Assets |  | $ | 22,186 |  |  | $ | 12,037 |  |  | $ | 2,799 |  |  | $ | (1,735 | ) |  | $ | 35,287 |  |
| Investments in Equity Method Subsidiaries |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 123 |  |
|  |  | PSE&G |  | Power |  | Other (A) |  | Eliminations (B) |  | Consolidated Total |
|  |  | Millions |
| Year Ended December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating Revenues |  | $ | 6,655 |  |  | $ | 5,063 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | (1,802 | ) |  | $ | 9,968 |  |
| Depreciation and Amortization |  | 872 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 33 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,178 |  |
| Operating Income (Loss) |  | 1,235 |  |  | 1,070 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,299 |  |
| Income from Equity Method Investments |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |
| Interest Income |  | 25 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 29 |  |
| Interest Expense |  | 293 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 15 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 402 |  |
| Income (Loss) before Income Taxes |  | 993 |  |  | 1,063 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,055 |  |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 381 |  |  | 419 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 812 |  |
| Net Income (Loss) |  | 612 |  |  | 644 |  |  | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1,243 |  |
| Gross Additions to Long-Lived Assets |  | $ | 2,175 |  |  | $ | 609 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,811 |  |
| As of December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Assets |  | $ | 19,689 |  |  | $ | 11,991 |  |  | $ | 4,025 |  |  | $ | (3,225 | ) |  | $ | 32,480 |  |
| Investments in Equity Method Subsidiaries |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 123 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 126 |  |
(A) | Includes amounts applicable to Energy Holdings and PSEG LI (for 2015 and 2014), which are below the quantitative threshold for separate disclosure as reportable segments. Other also includes amounts applicable to PSEG (parent corporation) and Services.
(B) | Intercompany eliminations primarily relate to intercompany transactions between PSE&G and Power. No gains or losses are recorded on any intercompany transactions; rather, all intercompany transactions are at cost or, in the case of the BGS and BGSS contracts between PSE&G and Power, at rates prescribed by the BPU. For a further discussion of the intercompany transactions between PSE&G and Power, see Note 23. Related-Party Transactions.
PSE&G [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Financial Information By Business Segments | Financial Information by Business Segment Basis of Organization PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and Power’s operating segments were determined by management in accordance with GAAP. These segments were determined based on how management measures performance based on segment Net Income, as illustrated in the following table, and how resources are allocated to each business. PSEG’s reportable segments are PSE&G and Power. PSE&G and Power each represent a single reportable segment and therefore no separate segment information is provided for these Registrants. PSE&G PSE&G earns revenues from its tariffs, under which it provides electric transmission and electric and gas distribution services to residential, commercial and industrial customers in New Jersey. The rates charged for electric transmission are regulated by FERC while the rates charged for electric and gas distribution are regulated by the BPU. Revenues are also earned from several other activities such as solar investments, sundry sales, the appliance service business, wholesale transmission services and other miscellaneous services. Power Power earns revenues by selling energy, capacity and ancillary services on a wholesale basis under contract to power marketers and to load serving entities and by bidding energy, capacity and ancillary services into the markets for these products. Power also enters into contracts for energy, capacity, FTRs, gas, emission allowances and other energy-related contracts to optimize the value of its portfolio of generating assets and its electric and gas supply obligations. Other This category includes amounts applicable to Energy Holdings and PSEG LI, which are below the quantitative threshold for separate disclosure as reportable segments. Other also includes amounts applicable to PSEG (parent corporation) and Services.
|  |  | PSE&G |  | Power |  | Other (A) |  | Eliminations (B) |  | Consolidated Total |
|  |  | Millions |
| Year Ended December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating Revenues |  | $ | 6,636 |  |  | $ | 4,928 |  |  | $ | 462 |  |  | $ | (1,611 | ) |  | $ | 10,415 |  |
| Depreciation and Amortization |  | 892 |  |  | 291 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,214 |  |
| Operating Income (Loss) |  | 1,462 |  |  | 1,430 |  |  | 70 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,962 |  |
| Income from Equity Method Investments |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |
| Interest Income |  | 25 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 33 |  |  | (29 | ) |  | 31 |  |
| Interest Expense |  | 280 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 21 |  |  | (29 | ) |  | 393 |  |
| Income (Loss) before Income Taxes |  | 1,257 |  |  | 1,367 |  |  | 56 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,680 |  |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 470 |  |  | 511 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,001 |  |
| Net Income (Loss) |  | 787 |  |  | 856 |  |  | 36 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,679 |  |
| Gross Additions to Long-Lived Assets |  | $ | 2,692 |  |  | $ | 1,117 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,863 |  |
| As of December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Assets |  | $ | 23,677 |  |  | $ | 12,250 |  |  | $ | 2,810 |  |  | $ | (1,202 | ) |  | $ | 37,535 |  |
| Investments in Equity Method Subsidiaries |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 119 |  |
|  |  | PSE&G |  | Power |  | Other (A) |  | Eliminations (B) |  | Consolidated Total |
|  |  | Millions |
| Year Ended December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating Revenues |  | $ | 6,766 |  |  | $ | 5,434 |  |  | $ | 455 |  |  | $ | (1,769 | ) |  | $ | 10,886 |  |
| Depreciation and Amortization |  | 906 |  |  | 292 |  |  | 29 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,227 |  |
| Operating Income (Loss) |  | 1,393 |  |  | 1,209 |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,623 |  |
| Income from Equity Method Investments |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 13 |  |
| Interest Income |  | 26 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 30 |  |
| Interest Expense |  | 277 |  |  | 122 |  |  | 12 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 389 |  |
| Income (Loss) before Income Taxes |  | 1,174 |  |  | 1,251 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,456 |  |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 449 |  |  | 491 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 938 |  |
| Net Income (Loss) |  | 725 |  |  | 760 |  |  | 33 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,518 |  |
| Gross Additions to Long-Lived Assets |  | $ | 2,164 |  |  | $ | 626 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,820 |  |
| As of December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Assets |  | $ | 22,186 |  |  | $ | 12,037 |  |  | $ | 2,799 |  |  | $ | (1,735 | ) |  | $ | 35,287 |  |
| Investments in Equity Method Subsidiaries |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 123 |  |
|  |  | PSE&G |  | Power |  | Other (A) |  | Eliminations (B) |  | Consolidated Total |
|  |  | Millions |
| Year Ended December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating Revenues |  | $ | 6,655 |  |  | $ | 5,063 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | (1,802 | ) |  | $ | 9,968 |  |
| Depreciation and Amortization |  | 872 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 33 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,178 |  |
| Operating Income (Loss) |  | 1,235 |  |  | 1,070 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,299 |  |
| Income from Equity Method Investments |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |
| Interest Income |  | 25 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 29 |  |
| Interest Expense |  | 293 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 15 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 402 |  |
| Income (Loss) before Income Taxes |  | 993 |  |  | 1,063 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,055 |  |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 381 |  |  | 419 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 812 |  |
| Net Income (Loss) |  | 612 |  |  | 644 |  |  | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1,243 |  |
| Gross Additions to Long-Lived Assets |  | $ | 2,175 |  |  | $ | 609 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,811 |  |
| As of December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Assets |  | $ | 19,689 |  |  | $ | 11,991 |  |  | $ | 4,025 |  |  | $ | (3,225 | ) |  | $ | 32,480 |  |
| Investments in Equity Method Subsidiaries |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 123 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 126 |  |
(A) | Includes amounts applicable to Energy Holdings and PSEG LI (for 2015 and 2014), which are below the quantitative threshold for separate disclosure as reportable segments. Other also includes amounts applicable to PSEG (parent corporation) and Services.
(B) | Intercompany eliminations primarily relate to intercompany transactions between PSE&G and Power. No gains or losses are recorded on any intercompany transactions; rather, all intercompany transactions are at cost or, in the case of the BGS and BGSS contracts between PSE&G and Power, at rates prescribed by the BPU. For a further discussion of the intercompany transactions between PSE&G and Power, see Note 23. Related-Party Transactions.
Power [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Financial Information By Business Segments | Financial Information by Business Segment Basis of Organization PSEG’s, PSE&G’s and Power’s operating segments were determined by management in accordance with GAAP. These segments were determined based on how management measures performance based on segment Net Income, as illustrated in the following table, and how resources are allocated to each business. PSEG’s reportable segments are PSE&G and Power. PSE&G and Power each represent a single reportable segment and therefore no separate segment information is provided for these Registrants. PSE&G PSE&G earns revenues from its tariffs, under which it provides electric transmission and electric and gas distribution services to residential, commercial and industrial customers in New Jersey. The rates charged for electric transmission are regulated by FERC while the rates charged for electric and gas distribution are regulated by the BPU. Revenues are also earned from several other activities such as solar investments, sundry sales, the appliance service business, wholesale transmission services and other miscellaneous services. Power Power earns revenues by selling energy, capacity and ancillary services on a wholesale basis under contract to power marketers and to load serving entities and by bidding energy, capacity and ancillary services into the markets for these products. Power also enters into contracts for energy, capacity, FTRs, gas, emission allowances and other energy-related contracts to optimize the value of its portfolio of generating assets and its electric and gas supply obligations. Other This category includes amounts applicable to Energy Holdings and PSEG LI, which are below the quantitative threshold for separate disclosure as reportable segments. Other also includes amounts applicable to PSEG (parent corporation) and Services.
|  |  | PSE&G |  | Power |  | Other (A) |  | Eliminations (B) |  | Consolidated Total |
|  |  | Millions |
| Year Ended December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating Revenues |  | $ | 6,636 |  |  | $ | 4,928 |  |  | $ | 462 |  |  | $ | (1,611 | ) |  | $ | 10,415 |  |
| Depreciation and Amortization |  | 892 |  |  | 291 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,214 |  |
| Operating Income (Loss) |  | 1,462 |  |  | 1,430 |  |  | 70 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,962 |  |
| Income from Equity Method Investments |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |
| Interest Income |  | 25 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 33 |  |  | (29 | ) |  | 31 |  |
| Interest Expense |  | 280 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 21 |  |  | (29 | ) |  | 393 |  |
| Income (Loss) before Income Taxes |  | 1,257 |  |  | 1,367 |  |  | 56 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,680 |  |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 470 |  |  | 511 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,001 |  |
| Net Income (Loss) |  | 787 |  |  | 856 |  |  | 36 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,679 |  |
| Gross Additions to Long-Lived Assets |  | $ | 2,692 |  |  | $ | 1,117 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,863 |  |
| As of December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Assets |  | $ | 23,677 |  |  | $ | 12,250 |  |  | $ | 2,810 |  |  | $ | (1,202 | ) |  | $ | 37,535 |  |
| Investments in Equity Method Subsidiaries |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 119 |  |
|  |  | PSE&G |  | Power |  | Other (A) |  | Eliminations (B) |  | Consolidated Total |
|  |  | Millions |
| Year Ended December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating Revenues |  | $ | 6,766 |  |  | $ | 5,434 |  |  | $ | 455 |  |  | $ | (1,769 | ) |  | $ | 10,886 |  |
| Depreciation and Amortization |  | 906 |  |  | 292 |  |  | 29 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,227 |  |
| Operating Income (Loss) |  | 1,393 |  |  | 1,209 |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,623 |  |
| Income from Equity Method Investments |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 13 |  |
| Interest Income |  | 26 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 30 |  |
| Interest Expense |  | 277 |  |  | 122 |  |  | 12 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 389 |  |
| Income (Loss) before Income Taxes |  | 1,174 |  |  | 1,251 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,456 |  |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 449 |  |  | 491 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 938 |  |
| Net Income (Loss) |  | 725 |  |  | 760 |  |  | 33 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,518 |  |
| Gross Additions to Long-Lived Assets |  | $ | 2,164 |  |  | $ | 626 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,820 |  |
| As of December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Assets |  | $ | 22,186 |  |  | $ | 12,037 |  |  | $ | 2,799 |  |  | $ | (1,735 | ) |  | $ | 35,287 |  |
| Investments in Equity Method Subsidiaries |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 123 |  |
|  |  | PSE&G |  | Power |  | Other (A) |  | Eliminations (B) |  | Consolidated Total |
|  |  | Millions |
| Year Ended December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating Revenues |  | $ | 6,655 |  |  | $ | 5,063 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | (1,802 | ) |  | $ | 9,968 |  |
| Depreciation and Amortization |  | 872 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 33 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,178 |  |
| Operating Income (Loss) |  | 1,235 |  |  | 1,070 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,299 |  |
| Income from Equity Method Investments |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |
| Interest Income |  | 25 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 29 |  |
| Interest Expense |  | 293 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 15 |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 402 |  |
| Income (Loss) before Income Taxes |  | 993 |  |  | 1,063 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,055 |  |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 381 |  |  | 419 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 812 |  |
| Net Income (Loss) |  | 612 |  |  | 644 |  |  | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1,243 |  |
| Gross Additions to Long-Lived Assets |  | $ | 2,175 |  |  | $ | 609 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,811 |  |
| As of December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Assets |  | $ | 19,689 |  |  | $ | 11,991 |  |  | $ | 4,025 |  |  | $ | (3,225 | ) |  | $ | 32,480 |  |
| Investments in Equity Method Subsidiaries |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 123 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 126 |  |
(A) | Includes amounts applicable to Energy Holdings and PSEG LI (for 2015 and 2014), which are below the quantitative threshold for separate disclosure as reportable segments. Other also includes amounts applicable to PSEG (parent corporation) and Services.
(B) | Intercompany eliminations primarily relate to intercompany transactions between PSE&G and Power. No gains or losses are recorded on any intercompany transactions; rather, all intercompany transactions are at cost or, in the case of the BGS and BGSS contracts between PSE&G and Power, at rates prescribed by the BPU. For a further discussion of the intercompany transactions between PSE&G and Power, see Note 23. Related-Party Transactions.

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