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Organization, Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Amounts And Average Rates Used To Calculate IDC Or AFUDC) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
PSE&G [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
IDC/AFUDC	$ 65	$ 44	$ 34
Average Rate	8.01%	8.09%	8.11%
Power [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
IDC/AFUDC	$ 27	$ 24	$ 23
Average Rate	5.14%	5.14%	5.36%

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Amount of interest capitalized, including amount of allowance for funds used during construction.

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Effective rate, including composite rate, of cost of financing additions to qualifying regulated assets, commonly called allowance for funds used during construction.

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