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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, 2016 $ / DTH $ / Derivative $ / mwh | Dec. 31, 2015 $ / DTH $ / Derivative $ / mwh
Natural Gas Dth [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 357 | 201
Electricity MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 323 | 299
FTRs MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 9 | 23
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | $ / Derivative | 500 | 550
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 | 500 | 550
Power [Member] | Natural Gas Dth [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | $ / DTH | 348 | 168
Power [Member] | Electricity MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 323 | 299
Power [Member] | FTRs MWh [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Gross volume of derivative on absolute value basis | 9 | 23
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 | 9 | 33
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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