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Debt and Credit Agreements | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt and Credit Agreements | Debt and Credit Agreements Credit Agreements and Short-Term Debt During the first quarter of 2014, SCE issued $300 million of floating rate first and refunding mortgage bonds due in January 2015. The proceeds from these bonds were used for working capital to fund the ERRA balancing account undercollections. In July 2014, SCE and Edison International Parent extended the maturity dates of their respective $2.75 billion and $1.25 billion multi-year revolving credit facilities by one year to July 2019. The credit facility for SCE is generally used to support commercial paper and letters of credit issued for procurement-related collateral requirements, balancing account undercollections and for general corporate purposes, including working capital requirements to support operations and capital expenditures. Edison International Parent's credit facility is used for general corporate purposes. At September 30, 2014, SCE's outstanding commercial paper was $379 million at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.22%. At September 30, 2014, letters of credit issued under SCE's credit facility aggregated $226 million and are scheduled to expire in twelve months or less. At December 31, 2013, the outstanding commercial paper was $175 million at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.24%. At September 30, 2014, Edison International Parent's outstanding commercial paper was $670 million at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.27%. At December 31, 2013, the outstanding commercial paper was $34 million at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.55%. Long-Term Debt During the second quarter of 2014, SCE issued $400 million of 1.125% first and refunding mortgage bonds due in May 2017. The proceeds from these bonds were used to repay commercial paper borrowings and to fund SCE's capital program. In connection with a settlement agreement between Edison International, EME and the Consenting Noteholders, in September 2014, Edison International Parent issued non-interest bearing promissory notes of $204 million due in September 2015 and $214 million due in September 2016. See Note 16 for further details.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20,22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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