Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jul. 25, 2011
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	PG&E CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001004980
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
PG&E Corporation [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		402,245,202
Pacific Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC Co
Entity Central Index Key	0000075488
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		264,374,809