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Equity Equity - Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The AES Corporation (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Equity [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation | $ 206 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 488 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 133 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ (58)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ (206)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 71 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 167 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 82 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 769 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 114 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ (912)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Transfers (to) from the noncontrolling interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net increase in The AES Corporation's paid-in capital for sale of subsidiary shares | 130 us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSaleOfParentEquityInterest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSaleOfParentEquityInterest | 16 us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSaleOfParentEquityInterest |
Increase (decrease) in The AES Corporation's paid-in capital for purchase of subsidiary shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions | (6)us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions |
Net transfers (to) from noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 aes_NetTransfersToFromNoncontrollingInterests | 10 aes_NetTransfersToFromNoncontrollingInterests |
Change from net income attributable to The AES Corporation and transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 805 aes_ChangeInNetIncomeAttributableToParentDueToTransfersToFromNoncontrollingInterests | $ 124 aes_ChangeInNetIncomeAttributableToParentDueToTransfersToFromNoncontrollingInterests |

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