Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

The following table provides the changes in equity for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

	Equity Attributable to Edison International													Noncontrolling Interests
(in millions)	Common Stock				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Subtotal			Other				Preferred and Preference Stock			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	2,360			$	(139	)	$	7,834		$	10,055		$	2			$	1,029		$	11,086
Net income	—				—			167			167			7				41			215
Other comprehensive loss	—				(17		)	—			(17		)	—				—			(17		)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests1	—				—			—			—			238				—			238
Transfer of assets to Capistrano Wind Partners2	(21		)		—			—			(21		)	—				—			(21		)
Common stock dividends declared ($0.65 per share)	—				—			(212		)	(212		)	—				—			(212		)
Dividends, distributions to noncontrolling interests and other	—				—			—			—			(7		)		(41		)	(48		)
Stock-based compensation and other	15				—			(56		)	(41		)	—				—			(41		)
Noncash stock-based compensation and other	17				—			(2		)	15			—				—			15
Issuance of preference stock	—				—			—			—			—				805			805
Redemption of preference stock	—			—	—			(1		)	(1		)	—			—	(74		)	(75		)
Balance at June 30, 2012	$	2,371			$	(156	)	$	7,730		$	9,945		$	240			$	1,760		$	11,945

¹  Funds contribution by third-party investors related to the Capistrano Wind equity capital raise are reported in noncontrolling interest. For further information, see Note 3.

²  Common stock was reduced by $21 million during the six months ended June 30, 2012 due to a new tax basis in the assets transferred to Capistrano Wind Partners. The tax basis allocation to the transferred assets was updated during the three months ended June 30, 2012. For further information, see Note 3.

The following table provides the changes in equity for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

	Equity Attributable to Edison International											Noncontrolling Interests
(in millions)	Common Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Subtotal			Other			Preferred and Preference Stock			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	2,331	$	(76	)	$	8,328		$	10,583		$	4		$	907		$	11,494
Net income	—		—			376			376			—			29			405
Other comprehensive loss	—		(21		)	—			(21		)	—			—			(21		)
Common stock dividends declared ($0.64 per share)	—		—			(209		)	(209		)	—			—			(209		)
Dividends, distributions to noncontrolling interests and other	—		—			—			—			(2		)	(29		)	(31		)
Stock-based compensation and other	4		—			(17		)	(13		)	—			—			(13		)
Noncash stock-based compensation and other	12		—			(2		)	10			—			(1		)	9
Issuance of preference stock	—		—			—			—			—			123			123
Balance at June 30, 2011	$	2,347	$	(97	)	$	8,476		$	10,726		$	2		$	1,029		$	11,757