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CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Northern California Wildfires) (Details) insurance_claim in Thousands, a in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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May 01, 2018 lawsuit complaint plaintiff | Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) vehicle insurance_claim home business | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($) incident_report | Feb. 03, 2018 wildfire outbuilding home | Nov. 20, 2017 lawsuit | Oct. 30, 2017 a wildfire fatality structure
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  | $ 255,000 | $ 237,000 |  |  |  |
Loss from Catastrophes | Lawsuits Against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in the Sonoma, Napa and San Francisco Counties Superior Courts | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit) | lawsuit | 150 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs in lawsuit (plaintiff) | plaintiff | 2,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from Catastrophes | Lawsuits Against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in the Sonoma, Napa and San Francisco Counties Superior Courts, Classified As Class Actions | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit) | lawsuit | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from Catastrophes | Subrogation Complaints Against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in San Francisco County Superior Courts | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit) | complaint | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Breach of Fiduciary Duties | Derivative Lawsuits Filed in the San Francisco County Superior Court |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit) | lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Nothern California Wild Fire |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number wildfires (wildfire) | wildfire |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21
Number of acres burned (acre) | a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 245
Number structures destroyed (structure) | structure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,900
Number of fatalities caused by fire (fatality) | fatality |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44
Service restoration and repair costs |  |  | 259,000 |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 108,000 |  |  |  |  |
Insurance claims received by insurers (insurance claim) | insurance_claim |  | 45 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total insurance claims received by insurers |  | $ 11,790,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Statewide insurance claims related to wildfire |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number homes damaged by wildfire (home) | home |  | 21,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses damaged by wildfire (business) | business |  | 3,200 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vehicles damaged by wildfire (vehicle) | vehicle |  | 6,100 |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability insurance coverage |  |  | 840,000 |  |  |  |  |
Initial self-insured retention per occurrence |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |  |
Further retention per occurrence |  |  | 40,000 |  |  |  |  |
Reinstated liability insurance |  |  | $ 630,000 |  |  |  |  |
Nothern California Wild Fire | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of electric incident reports submitted (incident report) | incident_report |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |
Property damage coverage per incident |  |  |  |  | $ 50 |  |  |
Nothern California Wild Fire | Santa Rosa Investigations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number wildfires (wildfire) | wildfire |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of homes destroyed by fire (home) | home |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of outbuildings damaged by fire (outbuilding) | outbuilding |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |

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