Discontinued Operation, Provision for Loss (Gain) on Disposal, Recorded Against Property, Plant And Equipment Balance

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration Period

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Noncontrolling Interest

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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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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Dispositions (Narrative) (Details) - Commercial Renewables - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Oct. 25, 2023
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration to be received			$ 1,100
Consideration period			18 months
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Receivables
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration to be received	$ 545
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Noncurrent assets
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration to be received		$ 531
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest balance	17	66
Pre-tax impairment	$ 131	$ 278