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Fair Value (Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Accounts receivable - noncurrent	[1]	$ 166	$ 239
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Non-recourse debt, including $1,947 and $1,715, respectively, related to variable interest entities		23,150	22,174
Recourse debt		6,459	4,210
Carrying Amount [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Accounts receivable - noncurrent	[1]	97	193
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Non-recourse debt, including $1,947 and $1,715, respectively, related to variable interest entities		22,483	22,144
Recourse debt		6,549	4,464
Level 1 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Accounts receivable - noncurrent		0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Non-recourse debt, including $1,947 and $1,715, respectively, related to variable interest entities		0	0
Recourse debt		0	0
Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Accounts receivable - noncurrent		0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Non-recourse debt, including $1,947 and $1,715, respectively, related to variable interest entities		20,919	20,676
Recourse debt		6,459	4,210
Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Accounts receivable - noncurrent	[1]	166	239
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Non-recourse debt, including $1,947 and $1,715, respectively, related to variable interest entities		2,231	1,498
Recourse debt		$ 0	$ 0
[1] These amounts primarily relate to the sale of the Redondo Beach land, the amounts impacted by the Stabilization Funds enacted by the Chilean government, and for December 31, 2023 only, the receivables under the Warrior Run PPA termination agreement. These are included in Other noncurrent assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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The non-current portion of the entity's non-recourse debt. Non-recourse debt is secured by the capital stock, physical assets, contracts and cash flows of the related subsidiary. The risk is limited to the respective subsidiary business and is without recourse to the Parent Company and other subsidiaries.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business, classified as noncurrent.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481990/310-10-45-2

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(9))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478546/942-210-S99-1

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