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Financing Receivables (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 agreement | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 Argentina [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Argentina [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Argentina [Member] Excluded From Financing Receivables [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Argentina [Member] Excluded From Financing Receivables [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Dominican Republic [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Dominican Republic [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Brazil [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Brazil [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 AES Argentina [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable | $ 156 | $ 184 | $ 139 | [1] | $ 164 | [1] |  |  | $ 2 | $ 2 | $ 15 | $ 18 |
Noncurrent receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101 | 122 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Assets, Gross | $ 222 | $ 240 |  |  |  |  | $ 104 | $ 97 |  |  |  |  |
Planned investment in new energy capacity, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Number of Foninvemem Agreements | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foninvemem Agreement, collection period | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Foninvemem Agreements with active collections | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Excludes noncurrent receivables of $101 million and $122 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, which have not been converted into financing receivables and do not have contractual maturities of greater than one year. Also, excludes the foreign currency-related embedded derivative assets associated with the financing receivables which had a fair value of $104 million and $97 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

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