Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Alternative Base Rate

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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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Amount of cash restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits.

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DEBT (Long-term Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020	Jun. 23, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 19, 2020	May 26, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt [Line Items]
Restricted cash			$ 14,413,000,000			$ 7,000,000
PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage		100.00%
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Restricted cash			9,076,000,000			$ 7,000,000
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 Debt \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Restricted cash			8,925,000,000
New Mortgage Bonds \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co \| Subsequent event
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 11,900,000,000
Utility Reinstated Senior Notes \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co \| Subsequent event
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	9,600,000,000
18-Month Term Loan Facility \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co \| Subsequent event
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) \| Subsequent event
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
18-Month Term Loan Facility \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co \| Base Rate \| Subsequent event
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
Term Loan \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 2,750,000,000
Restricted cash			2,750,000,000
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					$ 3,000,000,000.0
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]
Restricted cash			$ 2,000,000,000.0
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage		40.00%