CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	PG&E ShareCo Common Stock	Total Shareholders' Equity	Common Stock		Treasury Stock	Reinvested Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Non- controlling Interest - Preferred Stock  of Subsidiary
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019					529,236,741
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 5,388		$ 5,136	$ 13,038			$ (7,892)	$ (10)	$ 252
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss)		(1,304)		(1,304)				(1,304)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(17)		(17)					(17)
Common stock issued, net (in shares)					1,455,441,932
Common stock issued, net		15,854		15,854	$ 15,854
Equity units issued		1,304		1,304	1,304
Stock-based compensation amortization		28		28	$ 28
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020					1,984,678,673
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2020		21,253		21,001	$ 30,224		$ 0	(9,196)	(27)	252
Ending balance, treasury (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020							0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss)		(88)		(88)				(88)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		7		7					7
Common stock issued, net (in shares)			477,743,590		721,867	[1]
Common stock issued, net	[1]	4,854		4,854	$ 4,854
Treasury stock acquired (in shares)							477,743,590
Treasury stock acquired		(4,854)		(4,854)			$ (4,854)
Stock-based compensation amortization		$ 51		51	$ 51
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		1,985,400,540			1,985,400,540
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021		$ 21,223		20,971	$ 35,129		$ (4,854)	(9,284)	(20)	252
Ending balance, treasury (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		477,743,590					477,743,590
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss)		$ 1,814		1,814				1,814
Other comprehensive income (loss)		15		15					15
Common stock issued, net (in shares)					2,384,408
Common stock issued, net		(2,337)		(2,337)	$ (2,337)
Treasury stock disposition (in shares)							(230,000,000)
Treasury stock disposition		2,337		2,337			$ 2,337
Stock-based compensation amortization		95		95	$ 95
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary in arrears		(59)		(59)				(59)
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary		$ (13)		(13)				(13)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		1,987,784,948			1,987,784,948
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022		$ 23,075		$ 22,823	$ 32,887		$ (2,517)	$ (7,542)	$ (5)	$ 252
Ending balance, treasury (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		247,743,590					247,743,590

[1] Excludes 477,743,590 shares of common stock issued to ShareCo. For more information, see Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2021 Form 10-K .