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Debt (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Non-recourse debt [Table Text Block] | During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company’s subsidiaries had the following significant debt transactions:
Subsidiary |  | Issuances |  | Repayments |  | Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt
Southland |  | $ | 161 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Gener |  | 550 |  |  | (363 | ) |  | (10 | )
Total |  | $ | 711 |  |  | $ | (363 | ) |  | $ | (10 | )
Debt In Default | The current portion of non-recourse debt includes the following subsidiary debt in default as of March 31, 2019 (in millions).
Subsidiary |  | Primary Nature of Default |  | Debt in Default |  | Net Assets
AES Puerto Rico |  | Covenant |  | $ | 311 |  |  | $ | 151 |
AES Ilumina (Puerto Rico) |  | Covenant |  | 34 |  |  | 18 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 345 |  |  |

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