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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Mar. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2020
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Preferred Stock , Convertible, Initial Conversion Rate $ 31.5428    
Preferred Stock, Convertible, Conversion Price $ 31.70    
Corporate Unit, Notional Value $ 1,043    
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued 1,043   $ 0
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE      
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders (Income) $ (148) $ 144  
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders (Shares) 666,000 664,000  
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders (Per Share) $ (0.22) $ 0.22  
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:      
Income from continuing operations, diluted $ (148) $ 144  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted 666,000 668,000  
Income from continuing operations, per diluted share $ (0.22) $ 0.22  
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share, Options and Restrictive Stock Units $ 0 $ 0  
Dilutive Securities Effect On Basic EPS, dilutive Stock Options, per diluted share $ 0 $ 0  
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements 0 1,000  
EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES      
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share, Options and Restrictive Stock Units $ 0 $ 0  
Dilutive Securities Effect On Basic EPS, dilutive Stock Options, per diluted share $ 0 $ 0  
Restricted stock units (Shares) 0 1,000  
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share, Options and Restrictive Stock Units $ 0 $ 0  
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements 0 3,000  
Dilutive Securities Effect On Basic EPS, dilutive Restricted Stock Units, per diluted share $ 0 $ 0  
EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES      
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share, Options and Restrictive Stock Units $ 0 $ 0  
Restricted stock units (Shares) 0 3,000  
Dilutive Securities Effect On Basic EPS, dilutive Restricted Stock Units, per diluted share $ 0 $ 0  
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Member]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 5,000 1,000  
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 4,000