CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income	$ 735	$ 572
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning	1,022	1,077
Bad debt expense	70	139
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	(39)	(41)
Deferred income taxes and tax credits, net	239	(163)
Wildfire Fund expense	78	117
Other	(101)	(6)
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(341)	826
Wildfire-related insurance receivable	75	51
Inventories	49	7
Accounts payable	608	303
Wildfire-related claims	(253)	(396)
Other current assets and liabilities	(585)	(239)
Regulatory assets, liabilities, and balancing accounts, net	666	(1,069)
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities	38	7
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,261	1,185
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(2,638)	(2,288)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning trust investments	457	277
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments	(484)	(303)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of customer credit trust investments	81	169
Purchases of customer credit investments	(350)	0
Other	4	5
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,930)	(2,140)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Borrowings under credit facilities	2,458	4,071
Repayments under credit facilities	(3,612)	(4,785)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of premium, discount and issuance costs of $9 and $27 at respective dates	2,259	2,223
Repayments of long-term debt	(450)	(7)
Repayments of recovery bonds	(23)	(14)
Common stock dividends paid	(21)	0
Proceeds from DWR loan	232	0
Other	(86)	(65)
Net cash provided by financing activities	757	1,423
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	88	468
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at January 1	932	947
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at March 31	1,020	1,415
Less: Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	(362)	(387)
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	658	1,028
Cash paid for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	(712)	(598)
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities
Capital expenditures financed through accounts payable	666	664
Operating lease liabilities arising from ROU assets	1	195
Financing lease liabilities arising from obtaining ROU assets	12	0
Changes to PG&E Corporation common stock and treasury stock in connection with share exchanges with the Fire Victim Trust	0	(610)
DWR loan forgiveness and performance-based disbursements	34	33
Common stock dividends declared but not yet paid	$ 21	$ 0