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Debt - Subsidiary Non-recourse Debt in Default or Accelerated (Details) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items] |  |
Materiality threshold for cash distribution from business to Parent | 20.00% |
Debt defaults at risk of causing cross default | 0 |
Debt Default Amount | $ 315 |
Covenant Violation [Member] | PUERTO RICO |  |
Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items] |  |
Net Assets | 150 |
Debt Default Amount | 278 |
Covenant Violation [Member] | AES llumina [Member] |  |
Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items] |  |
Net Assets | 64 |
Debt Default Amount | 32 |
Covenant Violation [Member] | JORDAN |  |
Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items] |  |
Net Assets | 2 | [1]
Debt Default Amount | $ 5 | [1]
[1] | Classified as current held-for-sale liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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