Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of PG&E Corporation's Income Available For Common Shareholders And Weighted Average Shares Of Common Stock Outstanding For Calculating Basic and Diluted EPS

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts)	2016		2015		2014
Income available for common shareholders	$	1,393	$	874	$	1,436
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		499		484		468
Add incremental shares from assumed conversions:
Employee share-based compensation		2		3		2
Weighted average common share outstanding, diluted		501		487		470
Total earnings per common share, diluted	$	2.78	$	1.79	$	3.06