CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - SDG&E (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Common stock dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 4.40	$ 4.18
San Diego Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Common stock dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 2.57	$ 1.72

Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120397183&loc=d3e187085-122770

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