SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions |
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Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2022
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| Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Number of reportable segments | numberOfSegment | 1 | ||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | $ 273 | $ 297 | $ 213 |
| Self insurance contributions | 911 | ||
| Liability insurance coverage, cash and cash equivalents | 8 | ||
| Wildfire self-insurance asset | $ 905 | 0 | |
| Period for probable revenue recovery | 24 months | ||
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) | |||
| Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | $ 272 | 294 | $ 213 |
| Wildfire self-insurance asset | $ 905 | $ 0 | |
| Composite depreciation rate | 3.61% | 3.56% | 3.74% |
| AFUDC debt recorded | $ 111 | $ 82 | $ 81 |
| AFUDC equity recorded | $ 184 | $ 179 | $ 184 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co (Utility) | Diablo Canyon | |||
| Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Number of generation facilities | facility | 2 | ||
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- Definition Liability Insurance Coverage, Contributions No definition available.
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- Definition Number Of Generation Facilities No definition available.
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- Definition Self Insurance Asset, Current No definition available.
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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The component of the allowance for funds used during construction during the period based on an assumed rate of return on equity funds used in financing the construction of regulated assets. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount capitalized of allowance for funds used during construction. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Composite depreciation rate for public utility plants in service. No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of cash and cash equivalents 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. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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