DEBT (Outstanding Borrowings and Availability) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Jul. 01, 2020
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Limit	$ 7,000,000,000
Borrowings Outstanding	3,940,000,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding	852,000,000
Facility Availability	2,208,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Limit	500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Borrowings Outstanding	0
Letters of Credit Outstanding	0
Facility Availability	500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Limit	3,500,000,000	3,500,000,000
Borrowings Outstanding	940,000,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding	852,000,000
Facility Availability	1,708,000,000
Letter of credit sublimit	1,500,000,000
Term Loan \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Limit	3,000,000,000
Borrowings Outstanding	3,000,000,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding	0
Facility Availability	$ 0
Term Loan, June 2021 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Limit		1,500,000,000
Term Loan, January 2022 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Limit		$ 1,500,000,000

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Debt [Line Items]

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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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 borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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