WILDFIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCIES (2018 Camp Fire Background) (Details) - Pacific Gas & Electric Co - 2018 Camp Fire	Nov. 08, 2018 a fatality building
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of acres burned (acre) \| a	153,336
Number of fatalities (fatality) \| fatality	85
Number of other buildings destroyed (structures) \| building	18,804

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