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CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Litigation and Regulatory Citations in Connection with the Butte Fire) (Details) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 30, 2018 contractor | Mar. 02, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 20, 2018 USD ($) | Apr. 25, 2017 USD ($) citation | Apr. 13, 2017 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($) | May 31, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) household contractor complaint plaintiff | May 23, 2016 contractor | Apr. 28, 2016 a fatality structure outbuilding home comercial_property
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vegetation management contractors dismissed from complaints (contractor) | contractor | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Butte Fire |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acres burned (acre) | a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70,868
Number of fatalities caused by fire (fatality) | fatality |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Number of homes destroyed by fire (home) | home |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 549
Number of outbuildings damaged by fire (outbuilding) | outbuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 368
Number of commercial properties damaged by fire (commercial property) | comercial_property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Number of structures damaged (structure) | structure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44
Number of vegetation management contractors (contractor) | contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |
Number of complaints filed (complaint) | complaint |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79 |  |
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff) | plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,770 |  |
Number of households represented in court (household) | household |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |
Number of master complaints (complaint) | complaint |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Fire fighting costs recovery requested |  |  |  |  | $ 87.0 |  |  |  |  |
Value of claims brought against the company |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 190.0 |  |  |
Number of households with inestimable losses | household |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600 |  |
Cumulative legal expenses incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 99.0 |  |
Legal expenses incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.0 |  |
Coverage for third party liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 922.0 |  |
Probable insurance recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 922.0 |  |
Cumulative reimbursements from insurance policies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.0 |  |
Reimbursements from insurance policies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.0 |  |
Number of citations (citation) | citation |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of citations issued |  |  |  | $ 8.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Butte Fire | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Probable loss to be incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100.0 |  |
Butte Fire | County Of Calaveras |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of claims brought against company |  | $ 167.0 | $ 85.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Butte Fire |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative reimbursements from insurance policies |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31.0 |  |  |  |

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