Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Reconciliation Of PG&E Corporation's Income Available For Common Shareholders And Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding For Calculating Diluted

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Income available for common shareholders	$	361	$	200	$	829	$	761
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		428		403		422		399
Add incremental shares from assumed conversions:
Employee share-based compensation		1		1		1		1
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		429		404		423		400
Total earnings per common share, diluted	$	0.84	$	0.50	$	1.96	$	1.90