1.0.0.3 false INCOME TAXES 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 Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] 1 us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true 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>INCOME TAXES</DIV><DIV><TABLE style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 20px;"><TR><TD colspan="12" width="560" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATES</TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="12" width="560" height="17" align="left">(Dollars in millions)</TD></TR><TR><TD width="17" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="178" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="16" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD colspan="9" width="349" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">Six months ended June 30,</TD></TR><TR><TD width="17" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="178" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="16" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD colspan="4" width="167" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">2009 </TD><TD width="15" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD colspan="4" width="167" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">2008 </TD></TR><TR><TD width="17" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="178" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="16" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Income Tax </TD><TD width="19" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Effective Income</TD><TD width="20" height="14" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="15" height="14" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Income Tax </TD><TD width="19" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Effective Income</TD><TD width="20" height="14" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD></TR><TR><TD width="17" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="178" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="16" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">Expense</TD><TD width="19" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">Tax Rate</TD><TD width="20" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="15" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">Expense</TD><TD width="19" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">Tax Rate*</TD><TD width="20" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="2" width="195" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Sempra Energy Consolidated</TD><TD width="16" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">$</TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> 199 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">30 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">%</TD><TD width="15" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">$</TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> 329 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">41 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">%</TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="2" width="195" height="17" align="left">SDG&E</TD><TD width="16" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">88 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">31 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="15" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">67 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">31 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left"> </TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="2" width="195" height="17" align="left">PE</TD><TD width="16" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">76 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">38 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="15" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">77 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">40 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left"> </TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="2" width="195" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">SoCalGas</TD><TD width="16" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="right" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">73 </TD><TD width="19" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="right" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">37 </TD><TD width="20" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="15" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="right" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">76 </TD><TD width="19" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="right" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">40 </TD><TD width="20" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD></TR><TR><TD width="17" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="178" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="16" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="19" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="20" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="15" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="19" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="20" height="18" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD></TR><TR><TD width="17" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="178" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="16" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD colspan="9" width="349" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">Three months ended June 30,</TD></TR><TR><TD width="17" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="178" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="16" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD colspan="4" width="167" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">2009 </TD><TD width="15" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD colspan="4" width="167" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">2008 </TD></TR><TR><TD width="17" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="178" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="16" height="14" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Income Tax </TD><TD width="19" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Effective Income</TD><TD width="20" height="14" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="15" height="14" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Income Tax </TD><TD width="19" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Effective Income</TD><TD width="20" height="14" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD></TR><TR><TD width="17" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="178" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="16" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">Expense</TD><TD width="19" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">Tax Rate</TD><TD width="20" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="15" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">Expense</TD><TD width="19" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="14" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;">Tax Rate*</TD><TD width="20" height="14" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="2" width="195" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Sempra Energy Consolidated</TD><TD width="16" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">$</TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> 90 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">35 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">%</TD><TD width="15" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">$</TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> 202 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">45 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;">%</TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="2" width="195" height="17" align="left">SDG&E</TD><TD width="16" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">28 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">24 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="15" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">35 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">31 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left"> </TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="2" width="195" height="17" align="left">PE</TD><TD width="16" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">40 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">39 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="15" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">36 </TD><TD width="19" height="17" align="left"> </TD><TD width="64" height="17" align="right">38 </TD><TD width="20" height="17" align="left"> </TD></TR><TR><TD colspan="2" width="195" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">SoCalGas</TD><TD width="16" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="right" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">37 </TD><TD width="19" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="right" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">36 </TD><TD width="20" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="15" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="right" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">36 </TD><TD width="19" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD><TD width="64" height="18" align="right" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">39 </TD><TD width="20" height="18" align="left" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;"> </TD></TR><TR><TD width="17" height="35" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">*</TD><TD colspan="11" width="543" height="35" align="left" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;">Amounts for Sempra Energy Consolidated, SDG&E and PE have been adjusted for the retrospective adoption of SFAS 160 (ASC 810).</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><DIV>Changes in Effective Income Tax Rates Sempra Energy The decrease in the effective income tax rate for the first six months of 2009 was due to: <UL><LI>higher pretax income in countries with lower statutory rates; </LI><LI>lower income tax expense related to Mexican currency translation and inflation adjustments; and </LI><LI>the favorable impact of the resolution of prior years' income tax issues. </LI></UL>The decrease in the effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was due to: <UL><LI>lower income tax expense related to Mexican currency translation and inflation adjustments; and </LI><LI>the favorable impact of the resolution of prior years' income tax issues. </LI></UL>SDG&E The decrease in the effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was due to $10 million favorable effect from the resolution of prior years' income tax issues in the second quarter of 2009. PE and SoCalGas The decreases in the effective income tax rates for both PE and SoCalGas for the first six months of 2009 were due to higher deductions for self-developed software costs. The decrease in the effective income tax rate for SoCalGas for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was due to higher deductions for self-developed software costs, partially offset by lower deductions allowed for depreciation authorized for ratemaking purposes. </DIV></BODY></HTML> INCOME TAXESINCOME TAX EXPENSE AND EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATES(Dollars in millions)   Six months ended June false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true