Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Net income	$ 579	$ 110
Other Comprehensive Income
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans obligations (net of taxes of $0, $0, $0, and $0, at respective dates)	0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0
Comprehensive Income	579	110
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary	3	3
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	576	107
Pacific Gas And Electric Company [Member]
Net income	569	108
Other Comprehensive Income
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans obligations (net of taxes of $0, $0, $0, and $0, at respective dates)	1	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	1	0
Comprehensive Income	$ 570	$ 108