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Compensation and Benefit Plans (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Pension Plans |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |
Expense Components for Plans | Pension expense components for continuing operations are:
| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Edison International: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 89 |  |  | $ | 114 |
Interest cost | 48 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 126 |
Expected return on plan assets | (61 | ) |  | (58 | ) |  | (178 | ) |  | (172 | )
Settlement costs 1 | 35 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 73 |
Amortization of prior service cost | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization of net loss 2 | 1 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 45 |
Expense under accounting standards | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 94 |  |  | $ | 189 |
Regulatory adjustment (deferred) | (2 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | 59 |  |  | (21 | )
Total expense recognized | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 168 |
SCE: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 87 |  |  | $ | 111 |
Interest cost | 44 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 132 |  |  | 123 |
Expected return on plan assets | (56 | ) |  | (57 | ) |  | (168 | ) |  | (171 | )
Settlement costs 1 | 33 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 72 |
Amortization of prior service cost | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization of net loss 2 | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 42 |
Expense under accounting standards | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 180 |
Regulatory adjustment (deferred) | (2 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | 59 |  |  | (21 | )
Total expense recognized | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 147 |  |  | $ | 159 |
1 | Relates to lump-sum payments made to employees who retired from the SCE Retirement Plan (primarily due to workforce reductions described below). Includes the amount of net loss reclassified from other comprehensive loss. The amount reclassified for Edison International was $2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and zero and $2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.
2 | Includes the amount of net loss reclassified from other comprehensive loss. The amount reclassified for Edison International and SCE was $2 million and $1 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014, and $5 million and $3 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The amount reclassified for Edison International and SCE was $4 million and $3 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and $11 million and $8 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |
Expense Components for Plans | PBOP expense components for continuing operations are:
| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Edison International: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 42 |
Interest cost | 28 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 78 |
Expected return on plan assets | (28 | ) |  | (30 | ) |  | (84 | ) |  | (90 | )
Special termination benefits 1 | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Amortization of prior service credit | (9 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (27 | ) |  | (27 | )
Amortization of net loss | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |
Total expense | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 34 |
SCE: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 41 |
Interest cost | 27 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 78 |
Expected return on plan assets | (28 | ) |  | (30 | ) |  | (84 | ) |  | (90 | )
Special termination benefits 1 | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Amortization of prior service credit | (9 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (27 | ) |  | (27 | )
Amortization of net loss | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |
Total expense | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 33 |
1 | Due to the reduction in workforce, SCE has incurred costs for extended retiree health care coverage.
Southern California Edison |
Workforce Reductions [Abstract] |
Workforce reductions | The following table provides a summary of changes in the accrued severance liability associated with these reductions:
(in millions) |  |
Balance at January 1, 2014 |  | $ | 54 |
Additions |  | 9 |
Payments |  | (17 | )
Other |  | (1 | )
Balance at September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 45 |

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