Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Reconciliation Of Changes In Plan Assets Benefit Obligations And Funded Status

Pension Benefits

(in millions)	2013			2012
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at January 1	$	12,141		$	10,993
Actual return on plan assets		673			1,488
Company contributions		323			282
Benefits and expenses paid		(610	)		(622	)
Fair value of plan assets at December 31	$	12,527		$	12,141
Change in benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at January 1	$	15,541		$	14,000
Service cost for benefits earned		468			396
Interest cost		627			658
Actuarial (gain) loss		(1,950	)		1,099
Plan amendments		-			9
Transitional costs		1			1
Benefits and expenses paid		(610	)		(622	)
Projected benefit obligation at December 31 (1)	$	14,077		$	15,541
Funded status:
Current liability	$	(6	)	$	(6	)
Noncurrent liability		(1,544	)		(3,394	)
Accrued benefit cost at December 31	$	(1,550)		$	(3,400)

 ⁽¹⁾ PG&E Corporation's accumulated benefit obligation was $12,659  million and $13,778 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Other Benefits

(in millions)	2013			2012
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at January 1	$	1,758		$	1,491
Actual return on plan assets		64			191
Company contributions		145			149
Plan participant contribution		64			55
Benefits and expenses paid		(139	)		(128	)
Fair value of plan assets at December 31	$	1,892		$	1,758
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at January 1	$	1,940		$	1,885
Service cost for benefits earned		53			49
Interest cost		74			83
Actuarial gain		(415	)		(23	)
Plan amendments		-			5
Benefits paid		(123	)		(119	)
Federal subsidy on benefits paid		4			5
Plan participant contributions		64			55
Benefit obligation at December 31	$	1,597		$	1,940
Funded status (1):
Noncurrent asset	$	352		$	-
Noncurrent liability		(57	)		(181	)
Accrued benefit cost at December 31	$	295		$	(181)

 ⁽¹⁾ At December 31, 2013, the postretirement medical plan was in an overfunded position and the postretirement life insurance plan was in an underfunded position.       At December 31, 2012, both the postretirement medical plan and the postretirement life insurance plan were in underfunded positions.

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Pension Benefits

(in millions)	2013			2012			2011
Service cost for benefits earned	$	468		$	396		$	320
Interest cost		627			658			660
Expected return on plan assets		(650	)		(598	)		(669	)
Amortization of prior service cost		20			20			34
Amortization of net actuarial loss		111			123			50
Net periodic benefit cost		576			599			395
Less: transfer to regulatory account (1)		(238	)		(301	)		(139	)
Total	$	338		$	298		$	256

 ⁽¹⁾ The Utility recorded these amounts to a regulatory account as they are probable of recovery from customers in future rates

Other Benefits

(in millions)	2013			2012			2011
Service cost for benefits earned	$	53		$	49		$	42
Interest cost		74			83			91
Expected return on plan assets		(79	)		(77	)		(82	)
Amortization of transition obligation		-			24			26
Amortization of prior service cost		23			25			27
Amortization of net actuarial loss		6			6			4
Net periodic benefit cost	$	77		$	110		$	108

Estimated Amortized Net Periodic Benefit For 2012

Pension Benefit

(in millions)
Unrecognized prior service cost	$	20
Unrecognized net loss		2
Total	$	22

Other Benefits

(in millions)
Unrecognized prior service cost	$	23
Unrecognized net gain		2
Total	$	25

Schedule Of Assumptions Used In Calculating Projected Benefit Cost And Net Periodic Benefit Cost

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	December 31,						December 31,
	2013		2012		2011		2013		2012		2011
Discount rate	4.89	%	3.98	%	4.66	%	4.70 - 5.00	%	3.75 - 4.08	%	4.41 - 4.77	%
Average rate of future
compensation increases	4.00	%	4.00	%	5.00	%	-		-		-
Expected return on plan assets	6.50	%	5.40	%	5.50	%	3.50 - 6.70	%	2.90 - 6.10	%	4.40 - 5.50	%

Schedule Of Assumed Health Care Cost Trend

	One-		One-
	Percentage-		Percentage-
	Point		Point
(in millions)	Increase		Decrease
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation	$	86	$	(88	)
Effect on service and interest cost		9		(9	)

Target Asset Allocation Percentages

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013		2012
Global equity securities	25	%	25	%	35	%	30	%	28	%	38	%
Absolute return	5	%	5	%	5	%	3	%	4	%	4	%
Real assets	10	%	10	%	10	%	8	%	8	%	8	%
Extended fixed-income securities	3	%	3	%	3	%	-	%	-	%	-	%
Fixed-income securities	57	%	57	%	47	%	59	%	60	%	50	%
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%

Schedule Of Changes In Fair Value Of Plan Assets

	Fair Value Measurements
	At December 31,
	2013								2012
(in millions)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Pension Benefits:
Money market investments	$	70	$	-	$	-	$	70	$	112	$	-	$	-	$	112
Global equity securities		1,123		2,363		-		3,486		402		3,017		-		3,419
Absolute return		-		-		554		554		-		-		513		513
Real assets		562		-		544		1,106		525		-		285		810
Fixed-income securities:
U.S. government		1,281		319		-		1,600		1,576		139		-		1,715
Corporate		1		4,230		625		4,856		3		4,275		611		4,889
Other		166		555		-		721		-		576		-		576
Total	$	3,203	$	7,467	$	1,723	$	12,393	$	2,618	$	8,007	$	1,409	$	12,034
Other Benefits:
Money market investments	$	31	$	-	$	-	$	31	$	77	$	-	$	-	$	77
Global equity securities		127		504		-		631		118		397		-		515
Absolute return		-		-		53		53		-		-		49		49
Real assets		67		-		38		105		68		-		28		96
Fixed-income securities:
U.S. government		119		5		-		124		148		5		-		153
Corporate		4		894		2		900		9		795		1		805
Other		14		37		-		51		-		38		-		38
Total	$	362	$	1,440	$	93	$	1,895	$	420	$	1,235	$	78	$	1,733
Total plan assets at fair value							$	14,288							$	13,767

Schedule Of Level 3 Reconciliation

	Pension Benefits
	Absolute		Corporate
(in millions)	Return		Fixed-Income			Real Assets			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2012	$	487	$	585		$	65		$	1,137
Actual return on plan assets:
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date		26		28			12			66
Relating to assets sold during the period		-		(1	)		-			(1)
Purchases, issuances, sales, and settlements
Purchases		-		12			208			220
Settlements		-		(13	)		-			(13)
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	513	$	611		$	285		$	1,409
Actual return on plan  assets:
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date		37		1			49			87
Relating to assets sold during the period		4		-			(3	)		1
Purchases, issuances, sales, and settlements
Purchases		-		20			352			372
Settlements		-		(7	)		(139)			(146)
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	554	$	625		$	544		$	1,723

	Other Benefits
	Absolute			Corporate
(in millions)	Return			Fixed-Income			Real Assets			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2012	$	47		$	1			6		$	54
Actual return on plan assets:
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date		2			-			1			3
Relating to assets sold during the period		-			-			-			-
Purchases, issuances, sales, and settlements
Purchases		-			1			21			22
Settlements		-			(1	)		-			(1)
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	49		$	1		$	28		$	78
Actual return on plan  assets:
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date		4			-			3			7
Relating to assets sold during the period		-			-			-			-
Purchases, issuances, sales, and settlements
Purchases		12			1			21			34
Settlements		(12	)		-			(14	)		(26)
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	53		$	2		$	38		$	93

Schedule Of Estimated Benefits Expected To Be Paid

(in millions)	Pension		Other		Federal Subsidy
2014	$	613	$	90	$	(6	)
2015		652		95		(7	)
2016		692		100		(8	)
2017		730		107		(8	)
2018		766		113		(9	)
2019 - 2023		4,326		609		(35	)

Schedule Of Employer Contribution Expense

(in millions)
Year ended December 31,
2013	$	71
2012		67
2011		65