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Other Income and Expense (Nonoperating Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain | $ 178 | $ 36 | $ 214 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Income [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain |  |  |  | $ 254 | [1] | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded from Other Party |  |  |  | 53 | [2] | 0 |  | 0 |
Asset Acquisition of a VIE, Contingent Consideration, Remeasurement Gain |  |  |  | 28 | [3] | 0 |  | 0 |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Other Assets |  |  |  | 24 |  | 46 | [4] | 0 |
Gain on pension curtailment |  |  |  | 11 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Non-service pension income |  |  |  | 10 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Public Utilities, Allowance for Funds Used During Construction, Additions |  |  |  | 8 |  | 5 |  | 3 |
Insured Event, Gain (Loss) |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 118 | [5]
Other |  |  |  | 22 |  | 24 |  | 24 |
Other income |  |  |  | $ 410 |  | $ 75 |  | $ 145 |
[1] | Primarily related to the remeasurement of our existing equity interest in sPower’s development platform as part of the step acquisition to form AES Clean Energy Development. See Note 25—Acquisitions for further information.
[2] | Primarily related to settlement of legal arbitration at Alto Maipo.
[3] | Primarily related to the remeasurement of contingent consideration on the Great Cove Solar acquisition at Clean Energy See Note 25—Acquisitions for further information.
[4] | For the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily associated with the gain on sale of Redondo Beach land at Southland. See Note 24—Held-for-Sale and Dispositions for further information.
[5] | Associated with recoveries for property damage at the Andres facility in the Dominican Republic from a lightning incident in September 2018 and the upgrade of the tunnel lining at Changuinola.

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