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Income Taxes (Source of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Sources of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes |  |  |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ 1,979 eix_PretaxIncomeFromContinuingOperationsExcludingIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 1,221 eix_PretaxIncomeFromContinuingOperationsExcludingIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 1,861 eix_PretaxIncomeFromContinuingOperationsExcludingIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Discontinued operations before income taxes | (525)eix_PretaxIncomeFromDiscontinuingOperationsExcludingIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | 0 eix_PretaxIncomeFromDiscontinuingOperationsExcludingIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | (2,235)eix_PretaxIncomeFromDiscontinuingOperationsExcludingIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Income (loss) before income tax | $ 1,454 eix_PretaxIncomeFromContinuingAndDiscontinuingOperationsExcludingIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 1,221 eix_PretaxIncomeFromContinuingAndDiscontinuingOperationsExcludingIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ (374)eix_PretaxIncomeFromContinuingAndDiscontinuingOperationsExcludingIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest

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