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Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) T in Millions, MT in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2019 | Apr. 30, 2016 MWh | Feb. 28, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Employees T MWh MT $ / MWh | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired energy usage period |  | 20 years |  |  |  |
Self-insured health care benefits |  |  |  | $ 72,000,000 | $ 64,000,000 | $ 59,000,000
Cost per megawatt hour | $ / MWh |  |  |  | 25.375 |  |
Emissions of Co2 gross | MT |  |  |  | 57 |  |
Percentage of Co2 released directly related to production process |  |  |  | 63.00% |  |
Percentage of Co2 released directly related to electric consumption |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |
Percentage of Co2 released through activity of supply and transportation |  |  |  | 32.00% |  |
Loss from catastrophes |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 | $ 1,000,000 | $ 5,000,000
Executive Variable Compensation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Precease of decrease in annual executive variable compensation |  |  |  | (10.00%) |  |
Precease of increase in annual executive variable compensation |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |
Number of employees | Employees |  |  |  | 4,500 |  |
Two Thousand and Twenty Year Baseline [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage reduction of Co2 emissions |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Percentage decrease in transportation emissions |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |
Percentage decrease of scope 3 emissions per ton of purchased fuels |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |
Percentage decrease of absolute scope 3 emissions from the use of traded fuels |  |  |  | 42.00% |  |
Scope One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage reduction of Co2 emissions |  |  |  | 47.00% |  |
Scope Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage reduction of Co2 emissions |  |  |  | 58.00% |  |
Scope Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage reduction of Co2 emissions |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |
Commitement With Six Vendors For Back Office Services [Member] | Later than five years and not later than seven years [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual Commitement With Vendors Value |  |  |  | $ 60,000,000 |  |
MX [Member] | Energy Financial Hedge [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of hedging agreement | 20 years |  |  |  |  |
Electric energy expected consumption | MWh |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |
Percentage increase in the price of the commodity |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |
Proceeds payments from financial hedge |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |
Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Co2 released |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |
Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stop-loss limits value under medical assistance |  |  |  | $ 550,000 |  |
Percentage of Co2 released |  |  |  | 8.00% |  |
Top of range [member] | Employees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stop-loss limits value under medical assistance |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000 |  |
Ventikas [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated annual cost |  |  |  | 26,000,000 |  |
Combined generation capacity | MWh |  | 252 |  |  |  |
EURUS [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired energy usage period |  |  | 20 years |  |  |
Estimated annual cost |  |  |  | 78,000,000 |  |
Installed capacity |  |  | 250 |  |  |
Termoelectrica del Golfo [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated annual cost |  |  |  | $ 183,000,000 |  |
Combined volume allocate to TEG and other energy producer | T |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |

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