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2412402 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (AROs) (Impact Of The Revisions On Asset Retirement Obligation) (Details)
(http://www.pseg.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationsArosImpactOfRevisionsOnAssetRetirementObligationDetails)
TableAsset Retirement Obligation [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000788784 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Asset Retirement Obligation [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]
PSE&G [Member]Power [Member]Other [Member]Entity [Domain]PSE&G [Member]Power [Member]Other [Member]Entity [Domain]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ARO Liability, Beginning Balance
218,000,000  
457,000,000  
4,000,000  
679,000,000  
290,000,000  
450,000,000  
3,000,000  
743,000,000  
Liabilities Settled
(9,000,000) 
(4,000,000) 
0  
(13,000,000) 
(4,000,000) 
(1,000,000) 
0  
(5,000,000) 
Liabilities Incurred
2,000,000  
23,000,000  
0  
25,000,000  
1,000,000  
12,000,000  
1,000,000  
14,000,000  
Accretion Expense
0  
26,000,000  
0  
26,000,000  
0  
26,000,000  
0  
26,000,000  
Accretion Expense Deferred and Recovered in Rate Base
12,000,000 1
0 1
0 1
12,000,000 1
16,000,000 1
0 1
0 1
16,000,000 1
Asset Retirement Obligation, Revision of Estimate
(10,000,000) 
9,000,000  
(2,000,000) 
(3,000,000) 
(85,000,000) 
(30,000,000) 
0  
(115,000,000) 
ARO Liability, Ending Balance
213,000,000  
 
511,000,000  
 
2,000,000  
 
726,000,000  
 
218,000,000  
 
457,000,000  
 
4,000,000  
 
679,000,000  
 
1: Not reflected as expense in Consolidated Statements of Operations