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Debt - Subsidiary Non-recourse Debt in Default or Accelerated (Details) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)
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Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items] |  |
Debt Default Amount | $ 330 |
Materiality threshold for cash distribution from business to Parent | 20.00% |
Debt defaults at risk of causing cross default | 0 |
Covenant Violation [Member] | AES llumina [Member] |  |
Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items] |  |
Debt Default Amount | $ 23 |
Net Assets | (30) |
Covenant Violation [Member] | Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) |  |
Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items] |  |
Debt Default Amount | 6 | [1]
Net Assets | (11) | [1]
Covenant Violation [Member] | AES Mexico Generation Holdings |  |
Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items] |  |
Debt Default Amount | 127 |
Net Assets | (29) |
Covenant Violation [Member] | Lafayette Solar |  |
Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items] |  |
Debt Default Amount | 0 |
Net Assets | (1) |
Covenant Violation [Member] | AES Puerto Rico |  |
Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items] |  |
Debt Default Amount | 174 |
Net Assets | $ 122 |
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Subsidiary |  | Primary Nature of Default |  | Debt in Default |  | Net Assets (Liabilities)
AES Puerto Rico |  | Payment |  | $ | 174 |  |  | $ | (122) |
AES Mexico Generation Holdings (TEG and TEP) |  | Covenant |  | 127 |  |  | 29 |
AES Ilumina (Puerto Rico) |  | Covenant |  | 23 |  |  | 30 |
AES Jordan Solar |  | Covenant |  | 6 |  |  | 11 |
Lafayette Solar (AES Clean Energy Development) (1) |  | Covenant |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 330 |  |  |
____________________________ (1) Debt in default at Lafayette Solar (AES Clean Energy Development) is less than $1 million. AES Puerto Rico is in payment default on its long-term debt and preferred shares due to failure to implement the cash sweep mechanism in accordance with the terms of the loan agreements. AES Puerto Rico is working with the noteholders to resolve this matter. All other subsidiary defaults listed are not payment defaults, but are instead technical defaults

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