Debt Instrument, Covenant, Ratio of Debt to Total Capitalization

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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Debt and Credit Agreements (Textual) (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt and Credit Agreements (Textual) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant capitalization ratio		0.70
Actual debt to capitalization ratio		0.59
SCE
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant capitalization ratio		0.65
Actual debt to capitalization ratio		0.51
SCE \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount		$ 900,000,000
SCE \| LIBOR \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.27%
SCE \| March 2020 term loan agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Drawn against the revolving credit facility	$ 800,000,000
SCE \| March 2020 term loan agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.125%	0.65%
SCE \| 2.95% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds Due in 2051 \| Mortgages \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount			$ 750,000,000
Interest rate on debt (as a percent)			2.95%
SCE \| 2.25% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds Due in 2030 \| Mortgages \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount			$ 150,000,000
Interest rate on debt (as a percent)			2.25%