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Debt Instrument, Quarterly Reduction Amount

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Debt [Line Items]

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Debt, Prepayment Premium Percentage

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Percentage of Ownership of Outstanding Common Stock

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Amount of outstanding long-term debt or borrowing associated with any securities or credit agreement for which there has been a default in principal, interest, sinking fund, or redemption provisions, or any breach of covenant that existed at the end of the period and subsequently has not been cured.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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DEBT (Long-term Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020	Jun. 23, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 19, 2020
PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage		100.00%
Floating Rate First Mortgage Bonds due June 16, 2022 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 500,000,000
First Mortgage Bonds due June 16, 2022 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 2,500,000,000
Stated interest rate				1.75%
First Mortgage Bonds due August 1, 2027 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Stated interest rate				2.10%
First Mortgage Bonds due February 1, 2031 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 2,000,000,000
Stated interest rate				2.50%
First Mortgage Bonds due August 1, 2040 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Stated interest rate				3.30%
First Mortgage Bonds due August 1, 2050 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 1,925,000,000
Stated interest rate				3.50%
New Mortgage Bonds \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 11,900,000,000
Utility Reinstated Senior Notes \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	9,600,000,000
18-Month Term Loan Facility \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000
Debt instrument, term	18 months
18-Month Term Loan Facility \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
Term Loan \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 2,750,000,000
Debt instrument, quarterly reduction amount			$ 6,875,000
Prepayment premium percentage		1.00%
Term Loan \| PG&E Corporation \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		4.50%
Debt instrument, basis spread on alternative base rate		1.00%
Term Loan \| PG&E Corporation \| Alternative Base Rate (ABR)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
Term Loan \| PG&E Corporation \| Prime Rate
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on alternative base rate		0.50%
Term Loan \| PG&E Corporation \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Term Loan \| PG&E Corporation \| Minimum \| Alternative Base Rate (ABR)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Term Loan \| PG&E Corporation \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Debt default, amount		$ 200,000,000
Term Loan \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 3,000,000,000
Percentage of ownership of outstanding common stock		100.00%
Senior Secured Notes due July 1, 2028 \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		5.00%
Senior Secured Notes due July 1, 2030 \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		5.25%
Senior Notes \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage		40.00%