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Investments (Summary of Changes in Fair Value of the Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Summary Of Changes In The Fair Value [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 4,331 |
Balance at end of period | 4,290 |
Southern California Edison |  |
Summary Of Changes In The Fair Value [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 4,331 | $ 4,799
Gross realized gains | 17 | 27
Gross realized losses | (3) | (2)
Unrealized gains, net | 59 | 44
Other-than-temporary impairments | (7) | (4)
Interest and dividends | 29 | 28
Contributions | 0 | 7
Income taxes | (18) | 0
Decommissioning disbursements | (116) | 0
Administrative expenses and other | (2) | (3)
Balance at end of period | $ 4,290 | $ 4,896

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- Definition Amount of contributions from customers into the decommissioning trusts. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition This item represents the amount of realized gain on investments in trust during the period from the sale of securities. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The fair value of investments held in a trust fund to pay for the costs of decontaminating and decommissioning facilities, whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure on the balance sheet. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 + Details
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