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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Schedule of Net Regulatory Balancing Accounts) (Details) - Southern California Edison - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2019
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) |  |  | $ 107
Wildfire-specific insurance coverage | $ 1,000 | $ 300 |
Regulatory balancing accounts | Energy resource recovery account |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | 815 |  | 927
Regulatory balancing accounts | New system generation balancing account |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | (74) |  | (96)
Refunds of excess revenue | Net regulatory balancing accounts |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | (1,250) |  | (1,097)
Refunds of excess revenue | Public purpose programs and energy efficiency programs |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | (1,200) |  | (1,304)
Refunds of excess revenue | Tax accounting memorandum account and pole loading balancing account |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | 28 |  | (128)
Refunds of excess revenue | Base revenue requirement balancing account |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | (628) |  | (282)
Refunds of excess revenue | DOE litigation memorandum account |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | (69) |  | (69)
Refunds of excess revenue | Greenhouse gas auction revenue and low carbon fuel standard revenue |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | (81) |  | (150)
Refunds of excess revenue | FERC balancing accounts |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | (180) |  | (139)
Refunds of excess revenue | Catastrophic event memorandum account |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | 144 |  | 95
Refunds of excess revenue | Wildfire expense memorandum account |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | 128 |  | 41
Refunds of excess revenue | Other |  |  |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Asset (liability) | $ (133) |  | $ 8

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