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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 11, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]                        
Revenue   $ 3,400 $ 3,721 $ 3,858 $ 3,984 $ 4,132 $ 4,441 $ 4,311 $ 4,262 $ 14,963 $ 17,146 $ 15,891
Operating margin   718 673 754 721 708 767 819 794 2,866 3,088 3,247
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax   41 203 [1] 264 [1] 254 [1] 298 [2],[3] 508 [2],[3] 281 [2],[3] 89 [2],[3] 762 1,176 730
Discontinued operations, net of tax   0 0 0 0 0 0 (6) (23)      
NET INCOME   41 203 264 254 298 508 275 66 762 1,147 551
Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation   $ (85) $ 180 $ 69 $ 142 $ 206 $ 488 $ 133 $ (58) $ 306 $ 769 $ 114
Basic income (loss) per share:                        
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation, net of tax   $ (0.13) $ 0.27 $ 0.10 $ 0.20 $ 0.29 $ 0.68 $ 0.20 $ (0.07) $ 0.45 $ 1.10 $ 0.38
Discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation, net of tax   0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (0.02) (0.01) 0.00 (0.03) (0.23)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS   (0.13) 0.27 0.10 0.20 0.29 0.68 0.18 (0.08) 0.45 1.07 0.15
Diluted income (loss) per share:                        
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation, net of tax   (0.13) 0.26 0.10 0.20 0.29 0.67 0.20 (0.07) 0.44 1.09 0.38
Discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation, net of tax   0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (0.02) (0.01) 0.00 (0.03) (0.23)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS   (0.13) 0.26 0.10 0.20 0.29 0.67 0.18 (0.08) 0.44 1.06 0.15
Dividends declared per common share $ 0.11 $ 0.21 $ 0.1 $ 0.1 $ 0 $ 0.15 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0 $ 0.41 $ 0.25 $ 0.17
Impairment expense pre-tax total   $ 326 $ 231 $ 37 $ 8 $ 79 $ 31 $ 107 $ 166      
Net equity in earnings of affiliates                   $ (105) $ (19) $ (25)
Masinloc Subsidiary                        
Diluted income (loss) per share:                        
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal             283          
UK Wind Projects                        
Diluted income (loss) per share:                        
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal             $ 78          
ARGENTINA                        
Diluted income (loss) per share:                        
Interest Income, Other           59            
Embedded Derivative, Gain on Embedded Derivative           106            
Elsta                        
Diluted income (loss) per share:                        
Net equity in earnings of affiliates           $ 41       $ 41    
[1] (1)Includes pretax impairment expense of $8 million, $37 million, $231 million and $326 million, for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2015, respectively. See Note 9—Other Non-Operating Expense, Note 10—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and Note 21—Asset Impairment Expense for further discussion.
[2] (2) Includes a pretax gain of approximately $283 million for the third quarter of 2014 related to the sale of a noncontrolling interest in Masinloc. See Note 16—Equity for further discussion. Includes pretax gain of approximately $78 million for the third quarter of 2014 related to the sale of the U.K. wind projects. See Note 24—Dispositions and Held-for-Sale Businesses for further discussion. Includes pretax interest income of $59 million recognized on FONIVEMEM III receivables at AES Argentina in the fourth quarter of 2014. Also includes a pretax foreign currency derivative gain of $106 million recognized on the FONIVEMEM III receivables in the fourth quarter of 2014. See Note 7—Financing Receivables for further discussion. Includes pretax loss of $41 million recognized in Net equity in earnings of affiliates corresponding to the Company's share of an asset impairment at Elsta in the fourth quarter of 2014. See Note 8—Investments In And Advances To Affiliates for further discussion.
[3] (3) Includes pretax impairment expense of $166 million, $107 million, $31 million and $79 million, for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2014, respectively. See Note 9—Other Non-Operating Expense, Note 10—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and Note 21—Asset Impairment Expense for further discussion.