BANKRUPTCY FILING (Schedule of Debtor Reorganization Items) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Reorganizations [Line Items]
Debtor-in-possession financing costs	$ 1,000,000	$ 0	$ 3,000,000	$ 114,000,000
Legal and other	1,622,000,000	76,000,000	1,802,000,000	100,000,000
Interest income	0	(21,000,000)	(7,000,000)	(32,000,000)
Trustee fees	1,000,000	1,000,000	2,000,000	1,000,000
Total reorganization items, net	1,624,000,000	56,000,000	1,800,000,000	183,000,000
PG&E Corporation
Reorganizations [Line Items]
Debtor-in-possession financing costs	0	0	0	17,000,000
Legal and other	1,513,000,000	1,000,000	1,597,000,000	2,000,000
Interest income	0	(3,000,000)	(2,000,000)	(5,000,000)
Trustee fees	0	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Total reorganization items, net	1,513,000,000	(1,000,000)	1,596,000,000	15,000,000
Fees paid to the U.S. Trustee	475,232	416,667	724,232	416,667
Utility
Reorganizations [Line Items]
Debtor-in-possession financing costs	1,000,000	0	3,000,000	97,000,000
Legal and other	109,000,000	75,000,000	205,000,000	98,000,000
Interest income	0	(18,000,000)	(5,000,000)	(27,000,000)
Trustee fees	1,000,000	0	1,000,000	0
Total reorganization items, net	111,000,000	57,000,000	204,000,000	168,000,000
Fees paid to the U.S. Trustee	$ 561,000	$ 250,000	$ 824,930	$ 250,000