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Supplemental Cash Flows Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Cash payments (receipts) for interest and taxes: |  |  |
Interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ 512 | $ 504 | $ 477
Tax payments (refunds), net | 1 | 32 | 28
Details of debt exchange: |  |  |
Pollution-control bonds redeemed (2.875%) | (203) | 0 | 0
Pollution-control bonds issued (1.875%) | 203 | 0 | 0
Notes issued under EME Settlement Agreement | 0 | 418 | 0
Southern California Edison |  |  |
Cash payments (receipts) for interest and taxes: |  |  |
Interest, net of amounts capitalized | 478 | 487 | 462
Tax payments (refunds), net | 144 | (88) | 28
Details of debt exchange: |  |  |
Pollution-control bonds redeemed (2.875%) | (203) | 0 | 0
Pollution-control bonds issued (1.875%) | 203 | 0 | 0
Notes issued under EME Settlement Agreement | 0 | 0 | 0
Accrued capital expenditures | 543 | 837 | 661
Reduction of lease obligations | (147) |  |
Common Stock |  |  |
Non-cash financing and investing activities: |  |  |
Dividends declared but not paid: | 156 | 136 | 116
Common Stock | Southern California Edison |  |  |
Non-cash financing and investing activities: |  |  |
Dividends declared but not paid: | 0 | 147 | 0
Preference stock |  |  |
Non-cash financing and investing activities: |  |  |
Dividends declared but not paid: | 14 | 18 | 30
Preference stock | Southern California Edison |  |  |
Non-cash financing and investing activities: |  |  |
Dividends declared but not paid: | $ 14 | $ 18 | $ 30
2.875% Pollution-Control Bonds [Member] |  |  |
Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Interest Rate of Debt | 2.875% | 2.875% | 2.875%
2.875% Pollution-Control Bonds [Member] | Southern California Edison |  |  |
Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Interest Rate of Debt | 2.875% | 2.875% | 2.875%
1.875% Pollution-Control Bonds Due in 2029 |  |  |
Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Interest Rate of Debt | 1.875% | 1.875% | 1.875%
1.875% Pollution-Control Bonds Due in 2029 | Southern California Edison |  |  |
Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Interest Rate of Debt | 1.875% | 1.875% | 1.875%

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