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Contribution Amount, Securitization

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Initial Shareholder Contribution, Amount, Securitization

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Initial Shareholder Contribution, Amount, Securitization, Contributed in Current Year

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Initial Shareholder Contribution, Amount, Securitization, Contributed in Two Fiscal Years

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Loss Contingency, Costs Incurred

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Loss Contingency, Customer Harm Threshold, Post-emergence Transaction, Securitized

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Loss Contingency, Customer Harm Threshold, Post-emergence Transaction, Stress Test Cost

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Shareholder Assets, Surplus, Percentage, Securitization

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Wildfire Protection Package Expense

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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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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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs of regulated entities that are not expected to be recovered through revenue sources within one year or the normal operating cycle if longer.

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SB 901 SECURITIZATION AND CUSTOMER CREDIT TRUST (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 19, 2022	May 09, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jul. 25, 2022	Jul. 20, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	May 16, 2022	May 10, 2022	Apr. 04, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 18, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	May 11, 2021	Apr. 23, 2021	Apr. 30, 2020
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Initial shareholder contribution					$ 2,000
Regulatory assets			$ 16,448		16,448										$ 9,207
Regulatory liabilities			16,921		16,921										11,999
SB 901 securitization charges, net			0	$ 0	40	$ 0
SB 901 Securitization
Debt [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities			5,380		5,380										0
SB 901 Securitization
Debt [Line Items]
Regulatory assets			5,439		5,439				$ 5,500						0
Regulatory liabilities									$ 5,510
Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Regulatory assets			16,448		16,448										9,207
Regulatory liabilities			16,921		16,921										$ 11,999
SB 901 securitization charges, net			0	$ 0	40	$ 0
SB 901 Securitization \| Secured Debt
Debt [Line Items]
Initial shareholder contribution					2,000
Initial shareholder contribution, 2022					1,000
Initial shareholder contribution, contributed in 2024					1,000
Additional contributions funded by tax benefits					7,590
Contingent supplemental shareholder contribution					$ 775
Percent of surplus of shareholder assets					25.00%
Customer Harm Threshold, post-emergence transaction, stress test cost													$ 7,500
Amount contributed	$ 520	$ 480
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 7,500		$ 7,500			$ 3,900			$ 3,600
Floating Rate Bonds \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 500
1.75% Bonds \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 2,500
Interest rate										1.75%
First Mortgage Bonds Due 2023 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 1,500
Interest rate							1.367%
364-Day 2022A Tranche Loans \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross												$ 500
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2024 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount														$ 1,000
Interest rate														3.25%
Nothern California Wild Fire
Debt [Line Items]
Customer Harm Threshold, post-emergence transaction, securitized																$ 7,500	$ 7,500	$ 7,500
Loss contingency, costs incurred					$ 7,500