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REGULATORY ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND BALANCING ACCOUNTS (Long-Term Regulatory Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | $ 15,584 | $ 17,189 |
Pension benefits |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | 321 | 348 |
Environmental compliance costs |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | 1,176 | 1,218 |
Price risk management |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | 167 | 160 |
Catastrophic event memorandum account |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | 766 | 1,074 |
Wildfire-related accounts |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | 2,133 | 2,915 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | 4,241 | 3,543 |
Financing costs |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | 220 | 196 |
SB 901 securitization |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | 5,201 | 5,249 | $ 5,500
General rate case memorandum accounts |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | 395 | 1,291 |
Other |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory assets | $ 964 | $ 1,195 |

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