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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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DEBT (Narrative) (Details)						12 Months Ended
DEBT (Narrative) (Details)	Oct. 04, 2022	Apr. 20, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 18, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($) numberOfClaimHolder numberOfExtensionOption	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 06, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 08, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 11, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 22, 2021 USD ($)	May 11, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 23, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Debt [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt						$ 5,968,000,000	$ 87,000,000	$ 764,000,000
Proceeds from the sale of long-term debt				$ 1,000,000,000
PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt						28,000,000	28,000,000	664,000,000
Nothern California Wild Fire
Debt [Line Items]
Customer Harm Threshold, post-emergence transaction, securitized																		$ 7,500,000,000	$ 7,500,000,000	$ 7,500,000,000
Nothern California Wild Fire \| Fire Risk Mitigation Capital Expenditures
Debt [Line Items]
Customer Harm Threshold, post-emergence transaction, securitized						975,000,000						$ 1,400,000,000			$ 1,700,000,000
Customer Harm Threshold, post-emergence transaction, securitized, recorded															212,000,000
Customer Harm Threshold, post-emergence transaction, securitized, forecasted															1,160,000,000
Customer Harm Threshold, post-emergence transaction, securitized, pending															$ 350,000,000
Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt						5,941,000,000	59,000,000	$ 100,000,000
2020 Utility Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt			$ 298,000,000
364-Day 2022A Tranche Loans \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross														$ 500,000,000
364-Day 2022B Tranche Loans \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 125,000,000
Credit spread adjustment		0.10%
364-Day 2022B Tranche Loans \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| SOFR
Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
364-Day 2022B Tranche Loans \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Base Rate
Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.25%
2-Year 2022B Tranche Loans \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 400,000,000
Credit spread adjustment		0.10%
2-Year 2022B Tranche Loans \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| SOFR
Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
2-Year 2022B Tranche Loans \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Base Rate
Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.25%
Receivables Securitization Program \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,500,000,000				1,389,000,000					$ 1,500,000,000
Long-term debt, gross						1,184,000,000	974,000,000
Increase in facility limit		$ 500,000,000
Receivables Securitization Program \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						1,000,000,000
Receivables Securitization Program \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						1,500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						6,289,000,000
Extension option, term	1 year
Long-term debt, gross						3,114,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Number of extensions \| numberOfExtensionOption					2
Extension option, term					1 year
Long-term debt, gross						0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 3,500,000,000	4,400,000,000											$ 4,000,000,000
Number of extensions \| numberOfClaimHolder					2
Extension option, term	1 year				1 year
Long-term debt, gross						1,930,000,000
Intercompany Loan
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount																$ 145,000,000
Series 2022-A Recovery Bonds
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 983,000,000
Series 2022-A Recovery Bonds \| Tranche One
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 215,000,000
Interest rate										5.045%
Series 2022-A Recovery Bonds \| Tranche Two
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 200,000,000
Interest rate										5.256%
Series 2022-A Recovery Bonds \| Tranche Three
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 568,000,000
Interest rate										5.536%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2024 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross						$ 1,800,000,000	800,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate				3.25%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2024 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate						3.25%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2024 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate						3.75%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2029 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross						$ 400,000,000	0
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 400,000,000
Interest rate				4.20%		4.20%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2032 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross						$ 1,050,000,000	0
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 450,000,000
Interest rate				4.40%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2032 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate						4.40%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2032 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate						5.90%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2052 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross						$ 550,000,000	$ 0
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 550,000,000
Interest rate				5.25%		5.25%
4.950% Bonds \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount													$ 450,000,000
Interest rate													4.95%
5.450% Bonds \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount													$ 450,000,000
Interest rate													5.45%
5.90% Bonds \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount													$ 600,000,000
Interest rate													5.90%
First Mortgage Bonds Due 2033 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Subsequent Event
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 750,000,000
Interest rate									6.15%
First Mortgage Bonds Due 2053 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Subsequent Event
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 750,000,000
Interest rate									675.00%