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Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Sale of Parent Equity Interest, Net Of Transaction Costs

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Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease From Sale of Parent Equity Interest, Tax Benefit

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Noncontrolling Interest, Funding Commitment

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Noncontrolling Interest, Funding Commitment, Percentage

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Noncontrolling Interest, Guaranteed Funding Commitment, Percentage

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Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Sale of Parent Equity Interest, Net Of Transaction Costs

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Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Sale of Parent Equity Interest, Tax Expense (Benefit)

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Sale Of Noncontrolling Interest, Increase In Equity

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of increase in noncontrolling interest from sale of a portion of the parent's controlling interest.

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Amount of cash outflow to a noncontrolling interest. Includes, but not limited to, reduction of noncontrolling interest ownership. Excludes dividends paid to the noncontrolling interest.

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SEMPRA - EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - NCI NARRATIVE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, increase from sale of parent equity interest				$ 986		$ 1,241
Contributions			$ 335	496	$ 1,121	1,091
Port Arthur LNG
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Contributions	$ 1,100	$ 234
SI Partners
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, increase from sale of parent equity interest						200
Sale of noncontrolling interest, change in equity						145
Indirect Subsidiary Of SI Partners \| Port Arthur LNG
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, increase from sale of parent equity interest		12
Cash consideration	984	254
Noncontrolling interest, decrease from sale of parent equity interest	56
Noncontrolling interest, decrease from sale of parent equity interest, net of transaction costs	11
Noncontrolling interest, decrease from sale of parent equity interest, tax expense (benefit)	$ 22
Noncontrolling interest, increase from sale of parent equity interest, net of transaction costs		3
Noncontrolling interest, increase from sale of parent equity interest, tax expense (benefit)		5
Funding commitment, aggregate amount		$ 9,000
Funding commitment paid			$ 2,700		$ 2,700
KKR Pinnacle \| SI Partners
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Funding used				$ 14		$ 200
Port Arthur LNG \| Indirect Subsidiary Of SI Partners
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)		30.00%
Funding commitment (in percent)		110.00%
Guaranteed funding amount (in percent)		70.00%
Port Arthur LNG \| SI Partners \| KKR Denali
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)	42.00%			42.00%		42.00%
S I Partners Subsidiary \| Indirect Subsidiary Of SI Partners \| KKR Denali
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)	60.00%			60.00%		60.00%