1.0.0.3 false WRITE-OFF OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS false 1 $ false false 2 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 0 sre_NotesToConsolidatedFinancialStatementsAbstract sre false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 3 Write-off of Long-Lived Assets [Text Block] 1 sre_WriteOffLongLivedAssetsTextBlock sre false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0 <HTML><HEAD><META content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /></HEAD><BODY><DIV><FONT size="2"><P>WRITE-OFF OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS<BR/>In the second quarter of 2009, we recorded a write-off of $132 million related to certain assets at Sempra Pipelines & Storage’s Liberty Gas Storage natural gas storage facility. We discuss this write-off in Note 10.</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> WRITE-OFF OF LONG-LIVED ASSETSIn the second quarter of 2009, we recorded a write-off of $132 million related to certain assets at Sempra Pipelines & false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true