OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Tax Matters) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits, decrease resulting from settlements with taxing authorities	$ 10

Amount of decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlements with taxing authorities.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15A
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=SL6600010-109319

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