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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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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- Definition

Number of increase (decrease) of non-vested options.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Long-Term Incentive Plan (Details) - shares	Apr. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
NRG LTIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Increase in the number of shares available for issuance (in shares)	3,000,000
Number of shares authorized for issuance under plan (in shares)		25,000,000	25,000,000
Number of shares available for grant under plan (in shares)		9,385,730	9,935,750
NRG GenOn LTIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance under plan (in shares)	0
Number of shares available for grant under plan (in shares)		78,903	319,264