SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Abstract]

Schedule Of Share-based Compensation Expense

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE – SEMPRA ENERGY CONSOLIDATED
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
	Years ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Share-based compensation expense, before income taxes	$	48	$	46	$	38
Income tax benefit		(19)		(18)		(15)
Share-based compensation expense, net of income taxes	$	29	$	28	$	23
Net share-based compensation expense, per common share
Basic	$	0.12	$	0.11	$	0.09
Diluted	$	0.12	$	0.11	$	0.09

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE – SDG&E AND SOCALGAS
(Dollars in millions)
	Years ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
SDG&E:
Compensation expense	$	8	$	8	$	8
Capitalized compensation cost		4		3		3
SoCalGas:
Compensation expense	$	10	$	8	$	8
Capitalized compensation cost		2		2		1

Schedule Of Non Qualified Stock Options [Abstract]

Schedule Of Non-qualified Stock Options

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS
					Weighted-
			Weighted-		average
	Shares		average		remaining		Aggregate
	under		exercise		contractual term		intrinsic value
	option		price		(in years)		(in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2015		757,412	$	53.84
Exercised		(227,815)	$	54.48
Forfeited/canceled		(1,600)	$	36.30
Outstanding at December 31, 2015		527,997	$	53.62		2.6	$	21
Vested at December 31, 2015		527,997	$	53.62		2.6	$	21
Exercisable at December 31, 2015		527,997	$	53.62		2.6	$	21

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Awards And Units Valuation Assumptions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Awards And Units Valuation Assumptions

		2015		2014		2013
Risk-free rate of return		1.1	%	1.2	%	0.6	%
Annual dividend yield(1)		N/A		N/A		3.3
Stock price volatility		14		16		19
(1)	Annual dividend yield was not used in valuations performed in 2015 or 2014.

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Awards [Abstract]

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Awards

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
			Weighted-
			average
			grant-date
	Shares		fair value
Nonvested at January 1, 2015		9,238	$	63.81
Vested		(7,701)	$	61.41
Nonvested at December 31, 2015		1,537	$	75.87
Expected to vest at December 31, 2015		1,537	$	75.87

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units [Abstract]

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
		Performance-based			Service-based
		restricted stock units(1)			restricted stock units
			Weighted-			Weighted-
			average			average
			grant-date			grant-date
		Units	fair value		Units	fair value
Nonvested at January 1, 2015		2,874,942	$	54.55	303,237	$	73.41
Granted		438,318	$	123.30	72,835	$	111.43
Vested		(1,036,645)	$	42.34	(25,000)	$	88.71
Forfeited		(4,940)	$	103.58	(2,266)	$	90.48
Nonvested at December 31, 2015(2)		2,271,675	$	73.28	348,806	$	80.14
Expected to vest at December 31, 2015		2,220,408	$	72.89	338,086	$	79.81
(1)	Includes restricted stock units issued in 2015 in connection with the creation of Cameron LNG JV.
(2)	Each unit represents the right to receive one share of our common stock if applicable performance conditions are satisfied. For all performance-based restricted stock units, except for those issued in connection with the creation of Cameron LNG JV, up to an additional 50 percent (100 percent for awards granted during or after 2014) of the shares represented by the units may be issued if Sempra Energy exceeds target performance conditions.