DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) loan
EBP 001
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Pretax, maximum annual compensation increments to total compensation, percentage		1.00%
Pretax, minimum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage		1.00%
Pretax, maximum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage		50.00%
Vesting percentage		100.00%
Minimum borrowing, amount		$ 1
Maximum borrowing, amount		$ 50
Time period for loans used to reduce maximum borrowing amount		1 year
Maximum borrowing, to total account, percentage		50.00%
General loan, borrowing term		5 years
Primary residence, borrowing term		15 years
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Maximum number of outstanding loans at a time \| loan		3
EBP 001 \| Plan Hire Date After 2013
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Matching percentage		75.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage		8.00%
Employer contribution, matched eligible compensation, percentage		6.00%
EBP 001 \| Plan Hire Date Before 2013
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Matching percentage		75.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage		6.00%
Employer contribution, matched eligible compensation, percentage		4.50%
EBP 001 \| Cash Balance Pension
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Matching percentage		75.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage		8.00%
Employer contribution, matched eligible compensation, percentage		6.00%
EBP 001 \| PG&E Corporation Stock Fund
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Participant contribution investment allocation, maximum percentage		20.00%
EBP 001 \| Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Involuntary cash-out limit		$ 1
EBP 001 \| Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Involuntary cash-out limit		$ 7
EBP 002
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Pretax, maximum annual compensation increments to total compensation, percentage		1.00%
Pretax, minimum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage		1.00%
Pretax, maximum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage		20.00%
Vesting percentage		100.00%
Minimum borrowing, amount		$ 1
Maximum borrowing, amount		$ 50
Time period for loans used to reduce maximum borrowing amount		1 year
Maximum borrowing, to total account, percentage		50.00%
General loan, borrowing term		5 years
Primary residence, borrowing term		15 years
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Maximum number of outstanding loans at a time \| loan		3
EBP 002 \| Subsequent Event
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Pretax, maximum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage	50.00%
EBP 002 \| Plan Hire Date After 2013
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Matching percentage		75.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage		8.00%
Employer contribution, matched eligible compensation, percentage		6.00%
EBP 002 \| Cash Balance Pension
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Matching percentage		75.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage		8.00%
Employer contribution, matched eligible compensation, percentage		6.00%
EBP 002 \| PG&E Corporation Stock Fund
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Participant contribution investment allocation, maximum percentage		20.00%
EBP 002 \| Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Involuntary cash-out limit		$ 1
EBP 002 \| Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Involuntary cash-out limit		$ 7

EBP, Employer Contribution, Matched Eligible Compensation, Percentage

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EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Percentage

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EBP, Involuntary Cash-out Limit

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- Definition

EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Account, Primary Residence, Maximum Borrowing Term

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- Definition

EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Account, Time Period For Loans Used To Reduce Maximum Borrowing Amount

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- Definition

EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, General Loan, Maximum Borrowing Term

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EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Maximum Number of Outstanding Loans

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EBP, Participant Contribution, Increments, Percentage

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EBP, Participant Contribution Investment Allocation, Percentage, Maximum

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EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Minimum, Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage

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- Definition

EBP, Participant Loan, Basis Spread On Variable Rate

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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.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
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- Definition

Percentage of employer matching contribution on eligible participant contribution to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 325
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
-Publisher FASB
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- Definition

Percentage of participant compensation eligible for employer matching contribution for participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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- Definition

Amount of maximum account balance that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) can borrow.

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- Definition

Percentage of maximum account balance that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) can borrow to total participant account balance.

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Amount of minimum account balance that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) can borrow.

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- Definition

Percentage of maximum pretax annual compensation that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)), is permitted to contribute to total pretax annual compensation.

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