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Debt (Non-Recourse Debt Maturity Schedule) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Details [Line Items]
Non Recourse Debt Total	$ 15,600aes_NonRecourseDebtTotal	$ 15,380aes_NonRecourseDebtTotal
2015
Debt Details [Line Items]
Non Recourse Debt Total	1,993aes_NonRecourseDebtTotal / aes_DebtMaturityByYearAxis = aes_DebtMaturityYearOneMember
2016
Debt Details [Line Items]
Non Recourse Debt Total	2,099aes_NonRecourseDebtTotal / aes_DebtMaturityByYearAxis = aes_DebtMaturityYearTwoMember
2017
Debt Details [Line Items]
Non Recourse Debt Total	837aes_NonRecourseDebtTotal / aes_DebtMaturityByYearAxis = aes_DebtMaturityYearThreeMember
2018
Debt Details [Line Items]
Non Recourse Debt Total	1,445aes_NonRecourseDebtTotal / aes_DebtMaturityByYearAxis = aes_DebtMaturityYearFourMember
2019
Debt Details [Line Items]
Non Recourse Debt Total	1,064aes_NonRecourseDebtTotal / aes_DebtMaturityByYearAxis = aes_DebtMaturityYearFiveMember
Thereafter
Debt Details [Line Items]
Non Recourse Debt Total	$ 8,162aes_NonRecourseDebtTotal / aes_DebtMaturityByYearAxis = aes_DebtMaturityThereafterMember

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Non-recourse debt is secured by the capital stock, physical assets, contracts and cash flows of the related subsidiary. The risk is limited to the respective subsidiary business and is without recourse to the Parent Company and other subsidiaries.

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