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INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) |  |
Deferred income tax assets: |  |
Tax carryforwards | $ 8,740 | $ 6,868
Compensation | 82 | 80
GHG allowance | 361 | 239
Wildfire-related claims | 1,069 | 1,489
Operating lease liability | 142 | 368
Transmission tower wireless licenses | 250 | 254
Bad debt | 134 | 55
Other | 109 | 122
Total deferred income tax assets | 10,887 | 9,475
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |
Property-related basis differences | 10,047 | 9,363
Regulatory balancing accounts | 1,433 | 1,376
Debt financing costs | 428 | 465
Operating lease ROU asset | 142 | 368
Income tax regulatory asset | 991 | 764
Environmental reserve | 200 | 163
Other | 82 | 67
Total deferred income tax liabilities | 13,323 | 12,566
Total net deferred income tax liabilities | 2,436 | 3,091
PG&E Corporation |  |
Deferred income tax assets: |  |
Tax carryforwards | 9,132 | 7,156
Compensation | 145 | 157
GHG allowance | 361 | 239
Wildfire-related claims | 1,069 | 1,489
Operating lease liability | 142 | 368
Transmission tower wireless licenses | 250 | 254
Bad debt | 134 | 55
Other | 130 | 142
Total deferred income tax assets | 11,363 | 9,860
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |
Property-related basis differences | 10,058 | 9,374
Regulatory balancing accounts | 1,433 | 1,376
Debt financing costs | 428 | 465
Operating lease ROU asset | 142 | 368
Income tax regulatory asset | 991 | 764
Environmental reserve | 200 | 163
Other | 91 | 82
Total deferred income tax liabilities | 13,343 | 12,592
Total net deferred income tax liabilities | $ 1,980 | $ 2,732

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