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Segments and Geographic Information Segment and Geographic Information (Revenue and Assets by Country) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 17,146 us-gaap_Revenues | $ 15,891 us-gaap_Revenues | $ 17,164 us-gaap_Revenues
Property, plant and equipment, net | 25,151 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 25,112 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |
United States |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 3,828 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 3,630 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 3,736 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Property, plant and equipment, net | 7,713 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 7,523 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |
United States | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 2 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 23 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 63 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 69 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |
Total Non-U.S. |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 13,318 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_TotalNonUsMember | 12,261 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_TotalNonUsMember | 13,428 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_TotalNonUsMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 17,438 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_TotalNonUsMember | 17,589 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_TotalNonUsMember |
Brazil |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 6,009 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BR | 5,015 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BR | 5,788 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BR
Property, plant and equipment, net | 4,725 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BR | 5,293 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BR |
Chile |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 1,624 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_ChileMember | 1,569 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_ChileMember | 1,679 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_ChileMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 4,012 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_ChileMember | 3,312 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_ChileMember |
El Salvador |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 832 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_SV | 860 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_SV | 854 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_SV
Property, plant and equipment, net | 304 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_SV | 292 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_SV |
Dominican Republic |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 802 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DO | 832 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DO | 761 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DO
Property, plant and equipment, net | 702 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DO | 689 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DO |
Colombia |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 552 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CO | 523 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CO | 453 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CO
Property, plant and equipment, net | 430 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CO | 412 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CO |
United Kingdom |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 533 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_GB | 558 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_GB | 505 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_GB
Property, plant and equipment, net | 324 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_GB | 603 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_GB |
Argentina |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 463 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_ArgentinaMember | 545 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_ArgentinaMember | 857 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_ArgentinaMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 222 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_ArgentinaMember | 256 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_ArgentinaMember |
Philippines |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 451 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_PhilippinesMember | 497 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_PhilippinesMember | 559 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_PhilippinesMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 752 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_PhilippinesMember | 776 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_PhilippinesMember |
Mexico |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 434 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX | 440 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX | 397 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX
Property, plant and equipment, net | 733 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX | 748 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX |
Bulgaria |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 410 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_BulgariaMember | 422 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_BulgariaMember | 369 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_BulgariaMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,457 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_BulgariaMember | 1,606 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_BulgariaMember |
Puerto Rico |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 348 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_PR | 328 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_PR | 293 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_PR
Property, plant and equipment, net | 551 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_PR | 562 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_PR |
Panama |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 263 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_PA | 250 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_PA | 266 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_PA
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,030 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_PA | 1,028 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_PA |
Jordan |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 262 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_JordanMember | 142 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_JordanMember | 121 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_JordanMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 484 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_JordanMember | 439 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_JordanMember |
Kazakhstan |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 161 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_KazakhstanMember | 156 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_KazakhstanMember | 151 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_KazakhstanMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 206 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_KazakhstanMember | 183 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_KazakhstanMember |
Sri Lanka |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 107 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_LK | 53 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_LK | 169 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_LK
Property, plant and equipment, net | 7 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_LK | 7 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_LK |
Spain |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_ES | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_ES | 119 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_ES
Property, plant and equipment, net | 0 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_ES | 0 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_ES |
Cameroon |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_CameroonMember | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_CameroonMember | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_CameroonMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 0 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_CameroonMember | 0 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_CameroonMember |
Cameroon | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 230 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_CameroonMember | 473 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_CameroonMember | 457 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_CameroonMember
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 1,100 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_CameroonMember |
Ukraine |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_UkraineMember | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_UkraineMember | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_UkraineMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 0 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_UkraineMember | 0 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_UkraineMember |
Ukraine | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 187 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_UkraineMember | 491 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_UkraineMember
Hungary |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_HungaryMember | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_HungaryMember | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_HungaryMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 0 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_HungaryMember | 0 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_HungaryMember |
Hungary | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 18 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_HungaryMember
Vietnam |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_VietnamMember | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_VietnamMember | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_VietnamMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,491 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_VietnamMember | 1,296 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_VietnamMember |
Other Non-U.S. |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 67 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_OtherNonUsMember | 71 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_OtherNonUsMember | 87 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_OtherNonUsMember
Property, plant and equipment, net | 8 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_OtherNonUsMember | 87 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_OtherNonUsMember |
Other Non-U.S. | Discontinued Operations |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 6 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_OtherNonUsMember | 11 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_OtherNonUsMember
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | $ 19 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = aes_OtherNonUsMember |

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