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Financing Receivables (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 agreement | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 Argentina [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Argentina [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Argentina [Member] Excluded From Financing Receivables [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Argentina [Member] Excluded From Financing Receivables [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Argentina [Member] Excluded From Financing Receivables - FONINVEMEM Agreements [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Argentina [Member] Resolution 95 Trust Agreement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Dominican Republic [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Dominican Republic [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Brazil [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Brazil [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 AES Argentina [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable | $ 153 | $ 184 | $ 138 | [1] | $ 164 | [1] |  |  |  |  | $ 1 | $ 2 | $ 14 | $ 18 |
Financing Receivable, Gross |  |  | 243 |  | 286 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncurrent receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105 | 122 | 82 | 23 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Assets, Gross | $ 212 | $ 240 |  |  |  |  | $ 111 | $ 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] | Total receivables with the Argentine government were $243 million and $286 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The amounts presented in the table above exclude noncurrent receivables of $105 million and $122 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, which have not been converted into financing receivables and do not have contractual maturities of greater than one year. Of the $105 million, approximately $82 million is expected to be contributed to a FONINVEMEM Agreement and approximately $23 million is expected to be contributed to a trust to be set up by the Argentine government as required by Resolution 95. Also, excludes the foreign currency-related embedded derivative assets associated with the financing receivables which had a fair value of $111 million and $97 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

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