Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Reconciliation of income tax expense

The table below provides a reconciliation of income tax expense computed at the federal statutory income tax rate to the income tax provision:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Edison International:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	665		$	610		$	863		$	1,204
Provision for income tax at federal statutory rate of 35%	233			214			302			421
Increase (decrease) in income tax from:
State tax, net of federal benefit	22			46			5			60
Property-related	(57		)	(20		)	(121		)	(39		)
Uncertain tax positions	(5		)	1			13			2
Other	(16		)	(13		)	(26		)	(23		)
Total income tax expense from continuing operations	$	177		$	228		$	173		$	421
Effective tax rate	26.6		%	37.4		%	20.0		%	35.0		%
SCE:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	685		$	564		$	913		$	1,186
Provision for income tax at federal statutory rate of 35%	240			197			319			415
Increase (decrease) in income tax from:
State tax, net of federal benefit	21			10			12			30
Property-related	(57		)	(19		)	(121		)	(39		)
Uncertain tax positions	(6		)	1			11			1
Other	(15		)	(13		)	(25		)	(23		)
Total income tax expense from continuing operations	$	183		$	176		$	196		$	384
Effective tax rate	26.7		%	31.2		%	21.5		%	32.4		%