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REGULATORY ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND BALANCING ACCOUNTS (Long-Term Regulatory Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	$ 16,448			$ 9,207
Utility retained generation asset costs	1,200
Customer Harm Threshold, post-emergence transaction, recovery bonds issued			$ 7,500
Initial shareholder contribution	2,000
Pension benefits
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	519			708
Environmental compliance costs
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	1,190			1,089
Utility retained generation
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	98			133
Price risk management
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	151			216
Catastrophic event memorandum account
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	998			1,119
Catastrophic event memorandum account | COVID-19
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	40			49
Wildfire expense memorandum account
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	417			347
Fire hazard prevention memorandum account
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	77			75
Fire risk mitigation memorandum account
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	122			44
Wildfire mitigation plan memorandum account
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	623			424
Deferred income taxes
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	2,527			1,849
Insurance premium costs
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	168			207
Wildfire mitigation balancing account
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	$ 301			273
Wildfire mitigation balancing account | Minimum
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Cost percentage threshold requiring approval	115.00%
Vegetation management balancing account
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	$ 1,994			1,411
Cost percentage threshold requiring approval	120.00%
COVID-19 Pandemic protection memorandum account
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	$ 32			49
COVID-19 pandemic protection memorandum account, undercollection bad debt
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	10			30
COVID-19 pandemic protection memorandum account, program and accounts receivable financing costs
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	22			19
Microgrid memorandum account
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	192			163
Financing costs
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	207			175
SB 901 Securitization
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	5,439	$ 5,500		0
Recoveries in excess of AROs
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	369			0
Other
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	$ 1,024			$ 925

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