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Regulatory Assets, Liabilities, And Balancing Accounts (Current Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Net) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Regulatory Balancing Accounts Receivable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts $ 2,266pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
$ 1,124pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
Public Purpose Programs [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts Receivable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts 109pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= pcg_PublicPurposeProgramsMember
56pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= pcg_PublicPurposeProgramsMember
Regulatory Balancing Accounts Payable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts 1,090pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsPayableMember
1,008pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsPayableMember
Electric Distribution [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts Receivable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts 344pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_DistributionRevenueAdjustmentMechanismMember
102pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_DistributionRevenueAdjustmentMechanismMember
Utility Generation [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts Receivable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts 261pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_UtilityGenerationMember
57pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_UtilityGenerationMember
Public Purpose Programs [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts Payable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts 154pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_PublicPurposeProgramsMember
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsPayableMember
171pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_PublicPurposeProgramsMember
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsPayableMember
Gas Distribution [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts Receivable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts 566pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_GasFixedCostMember
70pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_GasFixedCostMember
Energy Procurement [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts Receivable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts 608pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_EnergyProcurementCostsMember
410pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_EnergyProcurementCostsMember
Energy Procurement [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts Payable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts 188pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_EnergyProcurementCostsMember
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsPayableMember
298pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_EnergyProcurementCostsMember
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsPayableMember
Other [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts Receivable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts 378pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_OtherCurrentBalancingAccountsMember
429pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsReceivableMember
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_OtherCurrentBalancingAccountsMember
Other [Member] | Regulatory Balancing Accounts Payable [Member]    
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]    
Total regulatory balancing accounts $ 748pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_OtherCurrentBalancingAccountsMember
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsPayableMember
[1] $ 539pcg_TotalCurrentRegulatoryBalancingAccounts
/ pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsAxis
= pcg_OtherCurrentBalancingAccountsMember
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= pcg_RegulatoryBalancingAccountsPayableMember
[1]
[1] At December 31, 2014, Other regulatory balancing accounts payable mostly includes energy supplier settlements. (See Note 12 for additional details.)