Dividend, Equity Capital Structure Percentage

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[Line Items] for Schedule Of Changes In Equity [Table]

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash, stock and payment-in-kind (PIK).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-SubTopic 405
-Topic 942
-Publisher FASB
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Amount of paid and unpaid preferred stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash, stock and payment-in-kind (PIK).

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EQUITY (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2024	Feb. 13, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Schedule Of Changes In Equity [Line Items]
Equity capital structure percentage			52.00%
Preferred stock dividend requirement			$ 3.0	$ 3.0
Common stock dividends declared		$ 21.0	22.0
Common stock dividend declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01
Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Schedule Of Changes In Equity [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividend requirement		$ 3.5	$ 3.0	$ 3.0
Common stock dividends declared	$ 450.0