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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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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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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the portion of long-term notes having the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to debt holders having a lesser priority of repayment.

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DEBT (Schedule of Long-term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 15, 2021	Nov. 12, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt [Line Items]
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs	$ (4,481)			$ (28)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs	(4,455)			0
PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs	(27)			(28)
New Debt
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, net	38,225			37,288
New Debt \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs	(1,441)			0
Unamortized discount, net of premium and debt issuance costs	0			(6)
Long-term debt, net	33,632			32,664
New Debt \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs	(26)			0
Unamortized discount, net of premium and debt issuance costs	(90)			(85)
Long-term debt, net	4,593			4,624
Term Loan, Stated Maturity 2025 \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 2,709			$ 2,709
Term Loan, Stated Maturity 2025 \| PG&E Corporation \| LIBOR
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.50%			5.50%
Senior Notes Due 2028 \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.00%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,000			$ 1,000
Senior Notes Due 2030 \| PG&E Corporation
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.25%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,000			1,000
First Mortgage Bonds \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs	(2,996)			0
Unamortized discount, net of premium and debt issuance costs	(190)			(182)
Long-term debt, net	31,816			30,170
First Mortgage Bonds, Variable, Stated Maturity 2022 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 500			$ 500
Recovery Bonds		$ 300
First Mortgage Bonds, Variable, Stated Maturity 2022 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| LIBOR
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	1.69%			1.70%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2022 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	1.75%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 2,500			$ 2,500
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2023 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		1.70%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 3,575			1,175
Recovery Bonds		$ 900
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2023 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	1.37%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2023 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.25%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2024 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 800			800
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2024 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.40%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2024 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.75%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2025 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,475			1,475
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2025 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.45%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2025 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.50%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2026 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 2,551			2,551
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2026 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.95%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2026 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.15%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2027 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 2,550			2,550
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2027 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.10%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2027 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.30%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2028 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,975			1,175
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2028 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.00%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2028 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.65%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2030 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 3,100			3,100
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2030 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.55%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2031 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.25%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 3,000			2,000
Recovery Bonds		$ 550
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2031 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.50%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2031 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.25%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2040 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 2,951			2,951
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2040 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.30%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2040 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.50%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2041 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 700			250
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2041 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.20%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2041 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.50%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2042 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 750			750
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2042 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.75%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2042 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.45%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2043 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.60%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 375			375
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2044 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.75%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 675			675
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2045 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.30%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 600			600
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2046 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,050			1,050
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2046 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.00%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2046 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.25%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2047 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.95%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 850			850
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2050 \| Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.50%
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2050 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 5,025			5,025
First Mortgage Bonds, Stated Maturity 2050 \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.95%
Recovery Bonds \| Senior Secured Superpriority Debt
Debt [Line Items]
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs	$ (18)			0
Recovery Bonds	$ 860		$ 860	0
Recovery Bonds \| Minimum \| Senior Secured Superpriority Debt
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	1.46%
Recovery Bonds \| Maximum \| Senior Secured Superpriority Debt
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.82%
Receivables Securitization Program \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 974			1,000
Long-term debt, net	$ 974			$ 1,000
Receivables Securitization Program \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| LIBOR
Debt [Line Items]
Debt, average interest rate	1.30%			1.57%
18-Months Term Loan \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility)
Debt [Line Items]
18-month Term Loan - Stated Maturity: 2022	$ 1,441			$ 1,500
18-Months Term Loan \| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) \| LIBOR
Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.38%			2.44%
Debt, average interest rate