Investments (Trust Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value Measurements
Asset fair value	$ 4,424	$ 4,173
SCE
Fair Value Measurements
Asset fair value	4,424	4,173
Receivable (payables), net, related to investments	(108)	(102)
Deferred income taxes related to unrealized gains	426	380
SCE \| Total debt securities and other
Fair Value Measurements
Amortized Costs	2,352	2,233
Asset fair value	2,657	2,515
SCE \| Municipal bonds
Fair Value Measurements
Amortized Costs	754	636
Asset fair value	931	757
SCE \| Government and agency securities
Fair Value Measurements
Amortized Costs	1,098	1,072
Asset fair value	1,262	1,186
SCE \| Corporate bonds
Fair Value Measurements
Amortized Costs	402	361
Asset fair value	466	401
SCE \| Short-term investments and receivables/payables
Fair Value Measurements
Amortized Costs	98	164
Asset fair value		171
Receivable (payables), net, related to investments	(2)
SCE \| Repurchase agreements
Fair Value Measurements
Asset fair value	$ 37	$ 38
Repurchase agreement secured by US Treasury Securities (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%
SCE \| Equity securities
Fair Value Measurements
Asset fair value	$ 1,767	$ 1,658
SCE \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value Measurements
Asset fair value	$ 4,532	$ 4,275

The amount of decommissioning trust assets at amortized cost as of the balance sheet date.

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Decommissioning Trust, Deferred Income Taxes

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Interest and dividends receivables and receivables related to pending securities sales and payables related to pending securities purchases as of the balance sheet date.

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Repurchase agreement collateralized/secured by US Treasury Securities (as a percent)

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The fair value of investments held in a trust fund to pay for the costs of decontaminating and decommissioning facilities, whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure on the balance sheet. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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