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WILDFIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCIES (Wildfire-Related Securities Class Action Litigation and Debt Claims) (Details) - Wildfire-Related Class Action $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 22, 2019 notice	Jun. 30, 2018 lawsuit
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit, complaint) | lawsuit				2
Number of public offerings of notes with complaints against underwriters (offering) | notice			4
Loss contingency liability | $		$ 300
Percentage of common stock owned, Fire Victim Trust if common issues additional shares	22.19%

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