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Debt - Recourse Debt (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Mar. 07, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 06, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | $ 23,000,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | $ 134,000,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt |  |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt [Member] | 5.50% Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on senior notes |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_FivePointFiveZeroPercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |
Issued senior notes |  |  |  |  |  | 750,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_FivePointFiveZeroPercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |
Recourse Debt [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  | (82,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt [Member] | 7.75% Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemed notes |  |  |  | 151,000,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A7.75SeniorNotesDue2015Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |  |  |
Interest rate on senior notes | 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A7.75SeniorNotesDue2015Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |  | 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A7.75SeniorNotesDue2015Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt [Member] | 9.75% Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member] [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemed notes |  |  |  | 164,000,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A9.75SeniorNotesDue2016MemberDomain / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |  |  |
Interest rate on senior notes | 9.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A9.75SeniorNotesDue2016MemberDomain / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |  | 9.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A9.75SeniorNotesDue2016MemberDomain / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt [Member] | 7.75% Senior Notes Due 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemed notes |  |  |  |  | 110,000,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A7.75SeniorNotesDue2014Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |  |
Interest rate on senior notes |  |  |  |  | 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A7.75SeniorNotesDue2014Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |  |
Recourse Debt [Member] | 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemed notes |  |  |  |  |  | 625,000,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A8.0SeniorNotesDue2017Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |
Interest rate on senior notes |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A8.0SeniorNotesDue2017Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  | 132,000,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A8.0SeniorNotesDue2017Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember |  |
Recourse Debt [Member] | 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemed notes |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 344,000,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A8.0SeniorNotesDue2017Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Interest rate on senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = aes_A8.0SeniorNotesDue2017Member / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = aes_RecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember

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- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 50 -Section 40 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6850294&loc=d3e12317-112629 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 50 -Section 40 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6850294&loc=d3e12355-112629 + Details
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