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Debt - Non-Recourse Debt Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 18 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 14, 2022 | Dec. 13, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt |  |  |  |  | $ 1,457 | $ 3,132 |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | $ 0 |  | $ (1) |  | (1) | $ (7) |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Net Assets | 1,800 |  |  |  | 1,800 |  | $ 1,800 |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash And Debt Service Reserves | 402 |  |  |  | 402 |  | 402 | $ 424 |  |  |
DPL Subsidiary [Member] | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Brasil [Domain] | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt |  | $ 169 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Hispanola Holdings BV | Bridge Loan | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. LONDON BRANCH |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |
AES Hispanola Holdings BV | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt |  | 350 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  | (500) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Hispanola Holdings BV | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. LONDON BRANCH |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt |  |  |  | $ 450 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Hispanola Holdings BV | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | 350 Million Credit Agreement Due 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Hispanola Holdings BV | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | 350 Million Credit Agreement Due 2028 | BID |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt |  | 300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued senior notes |  | $ 350 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 8.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mercury Chile HoldCo LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Contributed Capital |  |  |  | 196 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mercury Chile HoldCo LLC | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | Bridge Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt |  |  |  | 350 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mercury Chile HoldCo LLC | Senior Notes [Member] | 6.5% senior notes due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued senior notes |  |  |  | $ 360 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 6.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Clean Energy Subsidiary | Revolving Credit Facilities, Joint and Several |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net |  |  |  |  | 641 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility, Commitments Used | 1,900 |  |  |  | 1,900 |  | 1,900 |  |  |  |
AES Clean Energy Subsidiary | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt | 497 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Colon | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. LONDON BRANCH |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt |  |  |  | $ 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Colon | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | 350 Million Credit Agreement Due 2028 | BID |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt |  | $ 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Clean Energy and sPower (co-issuers) | Senior Notes [Member] | 6.55% Senior Notes Due 2047 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 647 | $ 647 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.55% |
AES Clean Energy and sPower (co-issuers) | Senior Notes [Member] | 6.37% Senior Notes Due 2047 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued senior notes | $ 246 |  |  |  | $ 246 |  | $ 246 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 6.37% |  |  |  | 6.37% |  | 6.37% |  |  |  |
AES Clean Energy and sPower (co-issuers) | Senior Notes [Member] | Master Indenture Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued senior notes | $ 893 |  |  |  | $ 893 |  | $ 893 |  |  |  |
AES Clean Energy Development | Senior Notes [Member] | Master Indenture Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued senior notes | 252 |  |  |  | 252 |  | 252 |  |  |  |
Subordinated Liabilities, Period Increase (Decrease) |  |  |  |  | 215 |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Clean Energy and sPower (co-borrowers) | Revolving Credit Facilities, Joint and Several |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued senior notes | 3,300 |  |  |  | 3,300 |  | 3,300 |  |  |  | $ 1,200
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,100 |  |  |  |
Credit Facility, Commitments Used | $ 2,500 |  |  |  | $ 2,500 |  | $ 2,500 |  |  |  |

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