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Held-for-Sale and Dispositions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block] | Excluding any impairment charges, pre-tax income attributable to AES of businesses held-for-sale as of September 30, 2021 was as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Mong Duong | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 42 |
Jordan | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 15 |
Estrella del Mar I | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Total | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 63 |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations, Disposal Disclosures | Excluding any impairment charges or gain/loss on sale, pre-tax income (loss) attributable to AES of disposed businesses was as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Itabo | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 28 |
Other | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 28 |

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