Loss Contingency, Corporate Probation Period, Term

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Loss Contingency, Number Of Additional Probation Conditions

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Loss Contingency, Number of Counties

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Loss Contingency, Number of Customers

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Loss Contingency, Number Of Guilty Counts Of Obstructing A Federal Agency Proceeding

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Loss Contingency, Number Of Guilty Counts Of Violating Pipeline Integrity Management Regulations

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Loss Contingency, Oversight By Third-Party Monitor Period, Application For Early Termination, Term

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Number of fires associated with the Northern California Wildfires.

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Enforcement and Litigation Matters) (Details) customer in Thousands, $ in Millions	Jan. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 14, 2019 county customer	May 14, 2019 condition	Jan. 04, 2019 wildfire	Aug. 09, 2016 count
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of wildfires (wildfire) \| wildfire				18
Pacific Gas & Electric Co \| Judicial Ruling \| Unfavorable Regulatory Action
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of guilty counts of obstructing a federal agency proceeding					1
Number of guilty counts of violating pipeline integrity management regulations					5
Corporate probation period, term	5 years
Oversight by third-party monitor period, application for early termination, term	3 years
Damages awarded, value \| $	$ 3
Number of additional probation conditions (condition) \| condition			2
Subsequent event \| Potential Power Shut Off
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of customers \| customer		738
Number of counties \| county		34