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Pension and OPEB (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost | Pension and OPEB costs for PSEG, except for Servco, are detailed as follows:
|  |  | Pension Benefits |  | OPEB |
|  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |
|  |  | March 31, |  | March 31, |
|  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
|  | Millions |
| Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Service Cost |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |
| Interest Cost |  | 50 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 17 |  |
| Expected Return on Plan Assets |  | (98 | ) |  | (103 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (7 | ) |
| Amortization of Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Prior Service Cost (Credit) |  | (4 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (3 | ) |
| Actuarial Loss |  | 39 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |
| Total Benefit Costs |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |
Schedule Of Pension And OPEB Costs | Pension and OPEB costs for PSE&G, Power and PSEG’s other subsidiaries, except for Servco, are detailed as follows:
|  |  | Pension Benefits |  | OPEB |
|  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |
|  |  | March 31, |  | March 31, |
|  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
|  | Millions |
| PSE&G |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |
| Power |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |
| Other |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |
| Total Benefit Costs |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |

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