Commitments And Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Impact Of The Penalty Decision

	Twelve Months		Cumulative		Future
	Ended		Charges		Charges
		December 31,		December 31,	and		Total
(in millions)	2016		2016		Costs		Amount
Fine paid to the state	$	-	$	300	$	-	$	300
Customer bill credit paid		-		400		-		400
Charge for disallowed capital (1)		283		689		-		689
Disallowed revenue for pipeline safety
expenses (2)		129		129		32		161
CPUC estimated cost of other remedies (3)		-		-		-		50
Total Penalty Decision fines and remedies	$	412	$	1,518	$	32	$	1,600

(1) The Penalty Decision disallows the Utility from recovering $850 million in costs associated with pipeline safety-related projects and programs.  On December 1, 2016, the CPUC approved a final phase two decision in the Utility’s 2015 GT&S rate case which allocates $689 million of the $850 million penalty to capital expenditures.

(2) GT&S revenues have been reduced for these unrecovered expenses. The remaining charges will be recognized in the first quarter of 2017.

(3)In the Penalty Decision, the CPUC estimated that the Utility would incur $50 million to comply with the remedies specified in the Penalty Decision.  This table does not reflect the Utility’s remedy-related costs already incurred or the Utility’s estimated future remedy-related costs.

Schedule of Environmental Remediation Liability

	Balance at
	December 31		December 31,
(in millions)	2016		2015
Topock natural gas compressor station (1)	$	299	$	300
Hinkley natural gas compressor station (1)		135		140
Former manufactured gas plant sites owned by the Utility or third parties		285		271
Utility-owned generation facilities (other than fossil fuel-fired),   other facilities, and third-party disposal sites		131		164
Fossil fuel-fired generation facilities and sites		108		94
Total environmental remediation liability	$	958	$	969

(1) See “Natural Gas Compressor Station Sites” below.

Schedule Of Undiscounted Future Expected Power Purchase Agreement Payments

	Power Purchase Agreements
	Renewable		Conventional				Natural		Nuclear
(in millions)	Energy		Energy		Other		Gas		Fuel		Total
2017	$	2,233	$	815	$	369	$	536	$	97	$	4,050
2018		2,108		716		284		169		93		3,370
2019		2,144		698		225		160		95		3,322
2020		2,139		677		179		148		130		3,273
2021		2,117		585		147		93		49		2,991
Thereafter		27,685		1,168		653		455		136		30,097
Total purchase
commitments	$	38,426	$	4,659	$	1,857	$	1,561	$	600	$	47,103

Schedule of Future Minimum Payments For Operating Leases

(in millions)	Operating Leases
2017	$	44
2018		41
2019		39
2020		39
2021		36
Thereafter		168
Total minimum lease payments	$	367

Schedule Of Loss Accrual

Loss Accrual  (in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	-
Accrued losses		750
Payments		(60)
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	690

Schedule Of Insurance Receivable

Insurance Receivable (in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	-
Accrued insurance recoveries		625
Reimbursements		(50)
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	575