CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 420,000,000	$ 484,000,000
Restricted cash	11,000,000	143,000,000
Accounts receivable:
Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $306 million and $146 million at respective dates) (includes $1.59 billion and $1.63 billion related to VIEs, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $306 million and $143 million at respective dates)	1,817,000,000	1,883,000,000
Accrued unbilled revenue (includes $1.03 billion and $959 million related to VIEs at respective dates)	1,140,000,000	1,083,000,000
Regulatory balancing accounts	2,905,000,000	2,001,000,000
Other	2,022,000,000	1,172,000,000
Regulatory assets	724,000,000	410,000,000
Inventories:
Gas stored underground and fuel oil	47,000,000	95,000,000
Materials and supplies	522,000,000	533,000,000
Wildfire Fund asset	461,000,000	464,000,000
Other	1,458,000,000	1,334,000,000
Total current assets	11,527,000,000	9,602,000,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Electric	69,570,000,000	66,982,000,000
Gas	25,306,000,000	24,135,000,000
Construction work in progress	3,186,000,000	2,757,000,000
Other	20,000,000	20,000,000
Total property, plant, and equipment	98,082,000,000	93,894,000,000
Accumulated depreciation	(28,691,000,000)	(27,758,000,000)
Net property, plant, and equipment	69,391,000,000	66,136,000,000
Other Noncurrent Assets
Regulatory assets	9,479,000,000	8,978,000,000
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	3,670,000,000	3,538,000,000
Operating lease right of use asset	1,316,000,000	1,741,000,000
Wildfire Fund asset	5,428,000,000	5,816,000,000
Income taxes receivable	68,000,000	67,000,000
Other (includes net noncurrent accounts receivable of $271 million and $0 related to VIEs, net of noncurrent allowance for doubtful accounts of $51 million and $0 at respective dates)	2,682,000,000	1,978,000,000
Total other noncurrent assets	22,643,000,000	22,118,000,000
TOTAL ASSETS	103,561,000,000	97,856,000,000
Current Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	2,470,000,000	3,547,000,000
Long-term debt, classified as current	4,518,000,000	28,000,000
Accounts payable:
Trade creditors	2,697,000,000	2,402,000,000
Regulatory balancing accounts	1,139,000,000	1,245,000,000
Other	655,000,000	580,000,000
Operating lease liabilities	461,000,000	533,000,000
Interest payable	305,000,000	498,000,000
Disputed claims and customer refunds	0	242,000,000
Wildfire-related claims	2,758,000,000	2,250,000,000
Other	2,781,000,000	2,256,000,000
Total current liabilities	17,784,000,000	13,581,000,000
Noncurrent Liabilities
Long-term debt (includes $1.0 billion related to VIEs at respective dates)	35,959,000,000	37,288,000,000
Regulatory liabilities	11,661,000,000	10,424,000,000
Pension and other post-retirement benefits	2,329,000,000	2,444,000,000
Asset retirement obligations	6,620,000,000	6,412,000,000
Deferred income taxes	2,997,000,000	1,398,000,000
Operating lease liabilities	878,000,000	1,208,000,000
Other	4,606,000,000	3,848,000,000
Total noncurrent liabilities	65,050,000,000	63,022,000,000
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock, no par value, authorized 3,600,000,000 shares at respective dates; 1,985,369,201 and 1,984,678,673 shares outstanding at respective dates	35,114,000,000	30,224,000,000
Treasury stock, at cost; 477,743,590 and 0 shares at respective dates	(4,854,000,000)	0
Reinvested earnings	(9,760,000,000)	(9,196,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25,000,000)	(27,000,000)
Total shareholders’ equity	20,475,000,000	21,001,000,000
Noncontrolling Interest - Preferred Stock of Subsidiary	252,000,000	252,000,000
Total equity	20,727,000,000	21,253,000,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	103,561,000,000	97,856,000,000
Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	269,000,000	261,000,000
Restricted cash	11,000,000	143,000,000
Accounts receivable:
Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $306 million and $146 million at respective dates) (includes $1.59 billion and $1.63 billion related to VIEs, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $306 million and $143 million at respective dates)	1,817,000,000	1,883,000,000
Accrued unbilled revenue (includes $1.03 billion and $959 million related to VIEs at respective dates)	1,140,000,000	1,083,000,000
Regulatory balancing accounts	2,905,000,000	2,001,000,000
Other	2,171,000,000	1,180,000,000
Regulatory assets	724,000,000	410,000,000
Inventories:
Gas stored underground and fuel oil	47,000,000	95,000,000
Materials and supplies	522,000,000	533,000,000
Wildfire Fund asset	461,000,000	464,000,000
Other	1,445,000,000	1,321,000,000
Total current assets	11,512,000,000	9,374,000,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Electric	69,570,000,000	66,982,000,000
Gas	25,306,000,000	24,135,000,000
Construction work in progress	3,186,000,000	2,757,000,000
Other	18,000,000	18,000,000
Total property, plant, and equipment	98,080,000,000	93,892,000,000
Accumulated depreciation	(28,689,000,000)	(27,756,000,000)
Net property, plant, and equipment	69,391,000,000	66,136,000,000
Other Noncurrent Assets
Regulatory assets	9,479,000,000	8,978,000,000
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	3,670,000,000	3,538,000,000
Operating lease right of use asset	1,313,000,000	1,736,000,000
Wildfire Fund asset	5,428,000,000	5,816,000,000
Income taxes receivable	67,000,000	66,000,000
Other (includes net noncurrent accounts receivable of $271 million and $0 related to VIEs, net of noncurrent allowance for doubtful accounts of $51 million and $0 at respective dates)	2,524,000,000	1,818,000,000
Total other noncurrent assets	22,481,000,000	21,952,000,000
TOTAL ASSETS	103,384,000,000	97,462,000,000
Current Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	2,470,000,000	3,547,000,000
Long-term debt, classified as current	4,491,000,000	0
Accounts payable:
Trade creditors	2,695,000,000	2,366,000,000
Regulatory balancing accounts	1,139,000,000	1,245,000,000
Other	661,000,000	624,000,000
Operating lease liabilities	459,000,000	530,000,000
Interest payable	279,000,000	444,000,000
Disputed claims and customer refunds	0	242,000,000
Wildfire-related claims	2,758,000,000	2,250,000,000
Other	2,778,000,000	2,248,000,000
Total current liabilities	17,730,000,000	13,496,000,000
Noncurrent Liabilities
Long-term debt (includes $1.0 billion related to VIEs at respective dates)	31,366,000,000	32,664,000,000
Regulatory liabilities	11,661,000,000	10,424,000,000
Pension and other post-retirement benefits	2,219,000,000	2,328,000,000
Asset retirement obligations	6,620,000,000	6,412,000,000
Deferred income taxes	3,214,000,000	1,570,000,000
Operating lease liabilities	877,000,000	1,206,000,000
Other	4,646,000,000	3,886,000,000
Total noncurrent liabilities	60,603,000,000	58,490,000,000
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock	258,000,000	258,000,000
Common stock, no par value, authorized 3,600,000,000 shares at respective dates; 1,985,369,201 and 1,984,678,673 shares outstanding at respective dates	1,322,000,000	1,322,000,000
Additional paid-in capital	28,286,000,000	28,286,000,000
Reinvested earnings	(4,810,000,000)	(4,385,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,000,000)	(5,000,000)
Total shareholders’ equity	25,051,000,000	25,476,000,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 103,384,000,000	$ 97,462,000,000