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Fair Value (Nonrecurring Measurements) (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024 ARS ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Asset Impairment Charges | $ 230 |  | $ 174 |  | $ 276 |  | $ 194 |  |
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis with Unobservable Inputs | (175) | $ (175) | (290) | $ (67) | (175) |  | (290) | $ (220) | $ (31)
Corporate, Non-Segment | Corporate Other And Other Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDA | 12 |  | 13 |  | 20 |  | 12 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Renewables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDA | 142 |  | 166 |  | 244 |  | 290 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Utilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDA | 214 |  | 148 |  | 396 |  | 310 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Energy Infrastructure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDA | 310 |  | 282 |  | 670 |  | 645 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | New Energy Technologies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDA | (14) |  | (13) |  | (31) |  | (39) |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis with Unobservable Inputs | (71) | (79) | (78) | (69) | (71) |  | (78) | $ (110) | $ (47)
Other Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis with Unobservable Inputs | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Commodity Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis with Unobservable Inputs | (75) |  |  |  | (75) |  |  |  |
Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling Expense |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |
Mong Duong held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling Expense |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
AES Brasil [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling Expense |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |
Weighted Average [Member] | Commodity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Commodity prices |  |  |  |  |  | $ 62.15 |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Commodity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Commodity prices |  |  |  |  |  | 121.53 |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Commodity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Commodity prices |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.39 |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Maritza |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  | 137 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Asset Impairment Charges | 0 |  | 15 | 14 | 0 |  | 29 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Norgener |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Asset Impairment Charges | 0 |  | 137 |  | 0 |  | 137 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | AES Renewable Holdings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Asset Impairment Charges | 0 |  | 18 |  | 0 |  | 18 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Mong Duong held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Asset Impairment Charges | 6 | 37 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | AES Brasil [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Asset Impairment Charges |  | 217 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Renewables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Maritza |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 196 |  |  |  | 196 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Maritza | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Maritza | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Maritza | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 24 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 179 | 179 |  |  | 179 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 170 | 170 |  |  | 170 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Mong Duong held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring | 390 | 450 |  |  | 390 |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Mong Duong held-for-sale | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring | 0 | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Mong Duong held-for-sale | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring | 389 | 413 |  |  | 389 |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Mong Duong held-for-sale | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring | 0 | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | AES Brasil [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  | 1,556 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | AES Brasil [Domain] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | AES Brasil [Domain] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  | 1,352 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | AES Brasil [Domain] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Renewables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 29 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Renewables | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Renewables | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Renewables | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 11 |  |
Long Lived Assets held and Used | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring | 35 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets held and Used | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Norgener | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring | 24 |  | 24 |  | 24 |  | 24 |  |
Long Lived Assets held and Used | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | AES Renewable Holdings | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring | $ 11 |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets held and Used | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Renewables | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |
Measurement Input, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate [Member] | Valuation, Income Approach [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Norgener |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs, Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  | 85.00% | 85.00% |  |  |
Measurement Input, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate [Member] | Valuation, Income Approach [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Renewables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs, Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |  |
Measurement Input, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate [Member] | Valuation, Income Approach [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Norgener |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs, Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  | 994.00% | 994.00% |  |  |
Measurement Input, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate [Member] | Valuation, Income Approach [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Renewables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs, Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  | 44.00% | 44.00% |  |  |
Measurement Input, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate [Member] | Valuation, Income Approach [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Norgener |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs, Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  | (90.00%) | (90.00%) |  |  |
Measurement Input, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate [Member] | Valuation, Income Approach [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Renewables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs, Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  | (42.00%) | (42.00%) |  |  |
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | Valuation, Income Approach [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Renewables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs, Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  | 9.00% | 9.00% |  |  |
Measurement Input, Variable Margin | Valuation, Income Approach [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Norgener |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs, Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  | 16.00% | 16.00% |  |  |
Measurement Input, Variable Margin | Valuation, Income Approach [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Norgener |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs, Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  | 276.00% | 276.00% |  |  |
Measurement Input, Variable Margin | Valuation, Income Approach [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Norgener |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs, Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  | (75.00%) | (75.00%) |  |  |

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