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Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Fair Value | $ 4,291 | $ 4,120
Southern California Edison |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Amortized Cost | 2,451 | 2,501
Fair Value | 4,291 | 4,120
Southern California Edison | Municipal bonds |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Amortized Cost | 662 | 665
Southern California Edison | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Amortized Cost | 1,116 | 1,193
Southern California Edison | Corporate bonds |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Amortized Cost | 549 | 573
Southern California Edison | Short-term investments and receivables/payables1 |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Amortized Cost | 124 | 70
Southern California Edison | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Fair Value | 4,410 | 4,263
Southern California Edison | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Stocks |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Fair Value | 1,550 | 1,381
Southern California Edison | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Municipal bonds |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Fair Value | 785 | 767
Southern California Edison | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Fair Value | 1,224 | 1,288
Southern California Edison | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Corporate bonds |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Fair Value | 603 | 611
Southern California Edison | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Short-term investments and receivables/payables1 |  |
Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Disclosures |  |
Fair Value | 129 | 73
Repurchase agreements payable | $ 35 | $ 71

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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -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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