CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	PG&E ShareCo Common Stock	Total Shareholders' Equity	Common Stock		Treasury Stock	Reinvested Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Non- controlling Interest - Preferred Stock  of Subsidiary
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020					1,984,678,673
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 21,253		$ 21,001	$ 30,224		$ 0	$ (9,196)	$ (27)	$ 252
Beginning balance, treasury (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020							0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss)		(88)		(88)				(88)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		7		7					7
Common stock issued, net (in shares)			477,743,590		721,867	[1]
Common stock issued, net	[1]	4,854		4,854	$ 4,854
Treasury stock acquired (in shares)							477,743,590,000,000
Treasury stock acquired		(4,854)		(4,854)			$ (4,854)
Stock-based compensation amortization		51		51	$ 51
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021					1,985,400,540
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021		21,223		20,971	$ 35,129		$ (4,854)	(9,284)	(20)	252
Ending balance, treasury (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021							477,743,590,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss)		1,814		1,814				1,814
Other comprehensive income (loss)		15		15					15
Common stock issued, net (in shares)					2,384,408
Common stock issued, net		(2,337)		(2,337)	$ (2,337)
Treasury stock disposition (in shares)							(230,000,000)
Treasury stock disposition		2,337		2,337			$ 2,337
Stock-based compensation amortization		95		95	$ 95
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary in arrears		(59)		(59)				(59)
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary		$ (13)		(13)				(13)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		1,987,784,948			1,987,784,948
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022		$ 23,075		22,823	$ 32,887		$ (2,517)	(7,542)	(5)	252
Ending balance, treasury (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		247,743,590					247,743,590
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss)		$ 2,256		2,256				2,256
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(8)		(8)					(8)
Common stock issued, net (in shares)					145,812,810
Common stock issued, net		(2,517)		(2,517)	$ (2,517)
Treasury stock disposition (in shares)							(247,743,590)
Treasury stock disposition		2,517		2,517			$ 2,517
Stock-based compensation amortization		4		4	$ 4
Common stock dividends declared		(21)		(21)				(21)
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary		$ (14)		(14)				(14)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023		2,133,597,758			2,133,597,758
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023		$ 25,292		$ 25,040	$ 30,374		$ 0	$ (5,321)	$ (13)	$ 252
Ending balance, treasury (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023		0					0

[1] Excludes 477,743,590 shares of common stock owned by the Utility. For more information, see Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2021 Form 10-K .