Trust Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Schedule of Trust Investments [Line Items]

Fair Values And Gross Unrealized Gains And Losses For The Securities Held In The NDT Fund

The following tables show the fair values and gross unrealized gains and losses for the securities held in the NDT Fund.

	As of June 30, 2019
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	Millions
Equity Securities
Domestic	$	417	$	201	$	(5	)	$	613
International	384		82		(16		)	450
Total Equity Securities	801		283		(21		)	1,063
Available-for Sale Debt Securities
Government	548		16		(1		)	563
Corporate	477		15		(2		)	490
Total Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	1,025		31		(3		)	1,053
Total NDT Fund Investments (A)	$	1,826	$	314	$	(24	)	$	2,116

(A) The NDT Fund Investments table excludes cash of $1 million and foreign currency of $1 million as of June 30, 2019, which are part of the NDT Fund.

	As of December 31, 2018
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	Millions
Equity Securities
Domestic	$	447	$	153	$	(29	)	$	571
International	323		36		(30		)	329
Total Equity Securities	770		189		(59		)	900
Available-for Sale Debt Securities
Government	498		2		(9		)	491
Corporate	501		1		(15		)	487
Total Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	999		3		(24		)	978
Total NDT Fund Investments	$	1,769	$	192	$	(83	)	$	1,878

Schedule Of Accounts Receivable And Accounts Payable in the NDT Funds

The amounts in the preceding tables do not include receivables and payables for NDT Fund transactions which have not settled at the end of each period. Such amounts are included in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as shown in the following table.

	As of		As of
	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	Millions
Accounts Receivable	$	30	$	17
Accounts Payable	$	27	$	5

Value Of Securities That Have Been In An Unrealized Loss Position For Less Than And Greater Than 12 Months

The following table shows the value of securities in the NDT Fund that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than and greater than 12 months.

	As of June 30, 2019										As of December 31, 2018
	Less Than 12 Months					Greater Than 12 Months					Less Than 12 Months					Greater Than 12 Months
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	Millions
Equity Securities (A)
Domestic	$	55	$	(4	)	$	3	$	(1	)	$	147	$	(26	)	$	5	$	(3	)
International	49		(6		)	30		(10		)	131		(28		)	5		(2		)
Total Equity Securities	104		(10		)	33		(11		)	278		(54		)	10		(5		)
Available-for Sale Debt Securities
Government (B)	16		—			92		(1		)	51		—			317		(9		)
Corporate (C)	7		—			49		(2		)	150		(5		)	222		(10		)
Total Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	23		—			141		(3		)	201		(5		)	539		(19		)
NDT Trust Investments	$	127	$	(10	)	$	174	$	(14	)	$	479	$	(59	)	$	549	$	(24	)

(A) Equity Securities—Investments in marketable equity securities within the NDT Fund are primarily in common stocks within a broad range of industries and sectors. Unrealized gains and losses on these securities are recorded in Net Income.

(B) Debt Securities (Government)—Unrealized gains and losses on these securities are recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). The unrealized losses on PSEG Power’s NDT investments in U.S. Treasury obligations and Federal Agency mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate changes. These investments are guaranteed by the U.S. government or an agency of the U.S. government. PSEG Power also has investments in municipal bonds that are primarily in investment grade securities. It is not expected that these securities will settle for less than their amortized cost. Since PSEG Power does not intend to sell these securities nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell, PSEG Power does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2019.

(C)

Debt Securities (Corporate)—Unrealized gains and losses on these securities are recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). PSEG Power’s investments in corporate bonds are primarily in investment grade securities. It is not expected that these securities would settle for less than their amortized cost. Since PSEG Power does not intend to sell these securities nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell, PSEG Power does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2019

Proceeds From The Sales Of And The Net Realized Gains On Securities In The NDT Funds And Rabbi Trusts

The proceeds from the sales of and the net gains (losses) on securities in the NDT Fund were:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	Millions
Proceeds from NDT Fund Sales (A)	$	427		$	402		$	880		$	774
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on NDT Fund
Gross Realized Gains	$	18		$	34		$	63		$	58
Gross Realized Losses	(13		)	(10		)	(32		)	(22		)
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on NDT Fund (B)	$	5		$	24		$	31		$	36
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Equity Securities in NDT Fund	33			$	(16	)	132			(50		)
Net Gains (Losses) on NDT Fund Investments	$	38		$	8		$	163		$	(14	)

(A)Includes activity in accounts related to the liquidation of funds being transitioned to new managers.

(B)The cost of these securities was determined on the basis of specific identification.

Amount Of Available-For-Sale Debt Securities By Maturity Periods

The NDT Fund debt securities held as of June 30, 2019 had the following maturities:

Time Frame	Fair Value
	Millions
Less than one year	$	23
1 - 5 years	272
6 - 10 years	208
11 - 15 years	47
16 - 20 years	76
Over 20 years	427
Total NDT Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	$	1,053

Rabbi Trust [Member]

Schedule of Trust Investments [Line Items]

Value Of Securities That Have Been In An Unrealized Loss Position For Less Than And Greater Than 12 Months

The following table shows the value of securities in the Rabbi Trust Fund that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months and greater than 12 months.

	As of June 30, 2019								As of December 31, 2018
	Less Than 12 Months				Greater Than 12 Months				Less Than 12 Months					Greater Than 12 Months
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	Millions
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities
Government (A)	$	—	$	—	$	13	$	—	$	18	$	—		$	59	$	(2	)
Corporate (B)	3		—		12		—		50		(3		)	29		(1		)
Total Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	3		—		25		—		68		(3		)	88		(3		)
Rabbi Trust Investments	$	3	$	—	$	25	$	—	$	68	$	(3	)	$	88	$	(3	)

(A) Debt Securities (Government)—Unrealized gains and losses on these securities are recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). The unrealized losses on PSEG’s Rabbi Trust investments in U.S. Treasury obligations and Federal Agency mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate changes. These investments are guaranteed by the U.S. government or an agency of the U.S. government. PSEG also has investments in municipal bonds that are primarily in investment grade securities. It is not expected that these securities will settle for less than their amortized cost. Since PSEG does not intend to sell these securities nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell, PSEG does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2019.

(B)

Debt Securities (Corporate)—Unrealized gains and losses on these securities are recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). PSEG’s investments in corporate bonds are primarily in investment grade securities. It is not expected that these securities would settle for less than their amortized cost. Since PSEG does not intend to sell these securities nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell, PSEG does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2019.

Securities Held In The Rabbi Trusts

The following tables show the fair values, gross unrealized gains and losses and amortized cost basis for the securities held in the Rabbi Trust.

	As of June 30, 2019
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	Millions
Domestic Equity Securities	$	22	$	4	$	—	$	26
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities
Government	101		5		—		106
Corporate	103		5		—		108
Total Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	204		10		—		214
Total Rabbi Trust Investments	$	226	$	14	$	—	$	240

	As of December 31, 2018
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	Millions
Domestic Equity Securities	$	22	$	1	$	—		$	23
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities
Government	110		1		(2		)	109
Corporate	96		—		(4		)	92
Total Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	206		1		(6		)	201
Total Rabbi Trust Investments	$	228	$	2	$	(6	)	$	224

Schedule of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable in the Rabbi Trust Funds [Table Text Block]

The amounts in the preceding tables do not include receivables and payables for Rabbi Trust Fund transactions which have not settled at the end of each period. Such amounts are included in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as shown in the following table.

	As of		As of
	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	Millions
Accounts Receivable	$	2	$	2
Accounts Payable	$	—	$	—

Proceeds From The Sales Of And The Net Realized Gains On Securities In The NDT Funds And Rabbi Trusts

The proceeds from the sales of and the net gains (losses) on securities in the Rabbi Trust Fund were:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019			2018
	Millions
Proceeds from Rabbi Trust Sales (A)	$	42	$	22	$	86		$	47
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Rabbi Trust:
Gross Realized Gains	$	1	$	—	$	2		$	2
Gross Realized Losses	—		—		(1		)	(2		)
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Rabbi Trust (B)	1		—		1			—
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Equity Securities in Rabbi Trust	—		$	—	3			—
Net Gains (Losses) on Rabbi Trust Investments	$	1	$	—	$	4		$	—

(A)Includes activity in accounts related to the liquidation of funds being transitioned to new managers.

(B)The cost of these securities was determined on the basis of specific identification.

Amount Of Available-For-Sale Debt Securities By Maturity Periods

The Rabbi Trust debt securities held as of June 30, 2019 had the following maturities:

Time Frame	Fair Value
	Millions
Less than one year	$	1
1 - 5 years	33
6 - 10 years	29
11 - 15 years	11
16 - 20 years	27
Over 20 years	113
Total Rabbi Trust Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	$	214

Fair Value Of The Rabbi Trusts

The fair value of the Rabbi Trust related to PSEG, PSE&G and PSEG Power are detailed as follows:

	As of		As of
	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	Millions
PSE&G	$	48	$	45
PSEG Power	61		56
Other	131		123
Total Rabbi Trust Investments	$	240	$	224