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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Contingency Accruals and Changes | ​
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(in millions) |  | ​ | ​
Balance at December 31, 20201 | ​ | $ | 4,383
Increase in accrued estimated losses to reflect best estimate | ​ |  | —
Amounts paid | ​ |  | (620)
Balance at March 31, 20212 | ​ | $ | 3,763
1 | At December 31, 2020, $2,231 million in current liabilities, wildfire-related claims, on Edison International's and SCE's consolidated balance sheets includes an estimate for claims brought by insurance subrogation plaintiffs in the Woolsey Fire litigation, which were settled on January 22, 2021 for $2,212 million, and $19 million of other settlements executed in connection with the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events. At December 31, 2020, the $2,281 million included in deferred credits and other liabilities, wildfire-related claims on Edison International's and SCE's consolidated balance sheets includes Edison International and SCE's best estimate of expected losses for remaining alleged and potential claims related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events after giving effect to the Woolsey Subrogation Settlement of $2,152 million and other wildfire-related claims estimates of $129 million.
2 | At March 31, 2021, $1,812 million in current liabilities, wildfire-related claims, on Edison International's and SCE's consolidated balance sheets includes $1,772 million of settlements to be paid by April 22, 2021 under the Woolsey Subrogation Settlement, and $40 million of other settlements executed in connection with the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events. At March 31, 2021, the $2,082 million included in deferred credits and other liabilities, wildfire-related claims on Edison International's and SCE's consolidated balance sheets includes Edison International and SCE's best estimate of expected losses for remaining alleged and potential claims related to the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events of $1,951 million and other wildfire-related claims estimates of $131 million.
For events that occurred in 2017 and early 2018, principally the Thomas and Koenigstein Fires and Montecito Mudslides, SCE had $1.0 billion of wildfire-specific insurance coverage, subject to a self-insured retention of $10 million per occurrence. For the Woolsey Fire, SCE had an additional $1.0 billion of wildfire-specific insurance coverage, subject to a self-insured retention of $10 million per occurrence. Edison International and SCE record a receivable for insurance recoveries when recovery of a recorded loss is determined to be probable. The following table presents changes in expected insurance recoveries associated with the estimated losses for the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events since December 31, 2020:
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(in millions) |  |  | ​
Balance at December 31, 2020 | ​ | $ | 708
Insurance recoveries | ​ |  | (42)
Balance at March 31, 2021 | ​ | $ | 666

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