Litigation Settlement, Waiving Of Statutes Of Limitation, Term

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Loss Contingency, Settlement Agreement, Term

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82911808&loc=d3e14435-108349

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WILDFIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCIES (Third-Party Claims, Investigations and Other Proceedings Related to the 2018 Camp Fire and 2017 Northern California Wildfires) (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2019 complaint lawsuit plaintiff	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Complaints Brought By Butte County District Attorney \| Wildfires
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement agreement term		4 years
Settlement expense \| $		$ 1.5
Waiving of statutes of limitation, term		6 months
Pending Litigation \| Subsequent Event \| Complaints Against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in Sacramento County Superior Court \| 2018 Camp fire
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit, complaint) \| complaint	100
Number of plaintiffs in lawsuit (at least) (plaintiff) \| plaintiff	4,200
Pending Litigation \| Subsequent Event \| Complaints Against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in Sacramento County Superior Court, Classified as Class Action \| 2018 Camp fire
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit, complaint) \| lawsuit	9
Pending Litigation \| Subsequent Event \| Complaints Against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in San Francisco Counties Superior Courts \| 2017 Northern California wildfires
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit, complaint) \| complaint	750
Number of plaintiffs in lawsuit (at least) (plaintiff) \| plaintiff	3,800
Pending Litigation \| Subsequent Event \| Lawsuits Against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in the Sonoma, Napa and San Francisco Counties Superior Courts, Classified As Class Actions \| 2017 Northern California wildfires
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit, complaint) \| lawsuit	5
Pending Litigation \| Subsequent Event \| Subrogation Complaints Against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in San Francisco County Superior Courts \| 2017 Northern California wildfires
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit, complaint) \| complaint	48
Pending Litigation \| Subsequent Event \| Subrogation Complaints Against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in Sacramento County Superior Court \| 2018 Camp fire
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed against company (lawsuit, complaint) \| lawsuit	37