2.2.0.7 false RECENT INVESTMENT ACTIVITY (Tables) 030300 - Disclosure - RECENT INVESTMENT ACTIVITY (Tables) true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Recent Investment Activity (Tables) [Abstract] 0 sre_RecentInvestmentActivityTablesAbstract sre false na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Schedule of Business Acquisition Table 1 us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 457px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:457px;">(Dollars in millions)</td><td style="width: 19px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 457px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:457px;">Cash consideration (fair value of total consideration)</td><td style="width: 19px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;">$</td><td style="width: 64px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> 307</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 457px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:457px;">Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:</td><td style="width: 19px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 30px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:30px;"> </td><td style="width: 427px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:427px;">Cash</td><td style="width: 19px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> 15</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 30px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:30px;"> </td><td style="width: 427px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:427px;">Accounts receivable</td><td style="width: 19px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> 4</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 30px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:30px;"> </td><td style="width: 427px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:427px;">Investment in equity method investee</td><td style="width: 19px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> 256</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 30px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:30px;"> </td><td style="width: 427px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:427px;">Property, plant & equipment</td><td style="width: 19px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> 25</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 30px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:30px;"> </td><td style="width: 427px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:427px;">Other liabilities</td><td style="width: 19px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> (11)</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 457px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:457px;">Total identifiable net assets</td><td style="width: 19px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> 289</td></tr><tr style="height: 18px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 457px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:457px;">Goodwill(1)</td><td style="width: 19px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;">$</td><td style="width: 64px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> 18</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 30px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:30px;"> </td><td style="width: 427px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:427px;"> </td><td style="width: 19px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 457px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:457px;">Acquisition-related costs (included in Other Operation and Maintenance expense in </td><td style="width: 19px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 30px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:30px;"> </td><td style="width: 427px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:427px;">the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months </td><td style="width: 19px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 30px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:30px;"> </td><td style="width: 427px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:427px;">and six months ended June 30, 2010)</td><td style="width: 19px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:19px;">$</td><td style="width: 64px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 68px"><td style="width: 30px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:30px;">(1)</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 510px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:510px;">The goodwill, which represents the residual of the consideration paid over the identifiable net assets, is assigned to the Sempra Pipelines & Storage segment and is attributed to the strategic value of the transaction. 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