Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Amount And Fair Value Of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Pacific Gas And Electric Company [Member] | Fair Value Measurements, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt financial instrument	$ 18,407	$ 17,790
Pacific Gas And Electric Company [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt financial instrument	16,405	15,813
P G E Corporation [Member] | Fair Value Measurements, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt financial instrument	352	352
P G E Corporation [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt financial instrument	$ 348	$ 348