Supplemental Cash Flows Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flows Information

Supplemental cash flows information is:

	Edison International									SCE
	Years ended December 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011			2010			2012			2011			2010
Cash payments (receipts) for interest and taxes:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	452		$	423		$	370		$	437		$	408		$	369
Tax payments (refunds), net	(165		)	(119		)	328			(279		)	(86		)	(127		)
Non-cash financing and investing activities:
Details of debt exchange:
Pollution-control bonds redeemed	$	—		$	(86	)	$	(378	)	$	—		$	(86	)	$	(378	)
Pollution-control bonds issued	—			86			378			—			86			378
Deconsolidation of variable interest entities:
Assets other than cash	$	—		$	—		$	306		$	—		$	—		$	306
Liabilities and non-controlling interest	—			—			(398		)	—			—			(398		)
Dividends declared but not paid:
Common stock	$	110		$	106		$	104		$	—		$	—		$	—
Preferred and preference stock	24			11			13			24			11			13