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Debt (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Non-recourse debt [Table Text Block] | During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company’s subsidiaries had the following significant debt transactions:
Subsidiary |  | Transaction Period |  | Issuances
Southland (1) |  | Q1 |  | $ | 112 |
Gener |  | Q1 |  | 85 |
Debt In Default | — The following table summarizes the Company’s subsidiary non-recourse debt in default (in millions) as of March 31, 2020. Due to the defaults, these amounts are included in the current portion of non-recourse debt:
Subsidiary |  | Primary Nature of Default |  | Debt in Default |  | Net Assets
AES Puerto Rico |  | Covenant |  | $ | 278 |  |  | $ | 150 |
AES Ilumina (Puerto Rico) |  | Covenant |  | 32 |  |  | 64 |
AES Jordan Solar (1) |  | Covenant |  | 5 |  |  | 2 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 315 |  |  |
_____________________________ (1) Classified as current held-for-sale liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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