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Debt (Non-recourse Debt Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Construction line of credit facility remaining borrowing capacity | $ 2,900,000,000 |  |
Other line of credit remaining borrowing capacity | 1,400,000,000 |  |
Loss on the extinguishment of debt | 229,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 62,000,000
Restricted cash and debt service reserves | 492,000,000 | 560,000,000 |
Restricted net assets | 2,200,000,000 |  |
Debt default amount | 1,055,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Sonel Subsidiary | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Net assets | 387,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Sonel Subsidiary | Covenant Violation | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt default amount | 257,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Kribi Subsidiary | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Net assets | 3,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Kribi Subsidiary | Covenant Violation | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt default amount | 247,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Saurashtra Subsidiary | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Net assets | 2,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Saurashtra Subsidiary | Covenant Violation | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt default amount | 21,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Tiete Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 496,000,000 |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | 396,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | El Salvador Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 310,000,000 |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | 301,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Sul Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 153,000,000 |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | 44,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Mong Duong Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 471,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | DPL Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 200,000,000 |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | 53,000,000 |  |
Debt terminated amount | 425,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | DP&L Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 445,000,000 |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | 470,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | IPL Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 170,000,000 |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | 110,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Masinloc Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt terminated amount | 500,000,000 |  |
Loss on the extinguishment of debt | 43,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Jordan Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 180,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Cochrane Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 210,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Gener Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 450,000,000 |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | Changuinola Subsidiary |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt face amount | 420,000,000 |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | $ 412,000,000 |  |

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