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Asset Impairment Expense (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	May 15, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		$ 79			$ 158			$ 355	$ 352
Other Asset Impairment Charges		$ 79			$ 158			355	352
Impairment expense								$ 355	$ 358
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4)
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold		26.00%			24.00%	49.00%		26.00%	24.00%		26.00%
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Mong Duong held-for-sale
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring		$ 395						$ 395
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold		51.00%						51.00%
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Mong Duong Financing SPV
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold		51.00%						51.00%
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | AES Brasil [Domain]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring		$ 1,300						$ 1,300		$ 1,339
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold		47.30%						47.30%
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Translation										533,000,000
Assets carrying amount disclosure nonrecurring, prior to impairment										$ 1,556
Long Lived Assets held and Used | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					$ 222				$ 222
Other Subsidiaries [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		$ 8			8			$ 24	18
Maritza | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					196				196
Maritza | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Other Asset Impairment Charges									137
Maritza | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					24				24
Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					178	$ 179	$ 179		178
Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Other Asset Impairment Charges		0			14	15	14	0	43
Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					0	$ 0	$ 0		0
AES Renewable Holdings | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Other Asset Impairment Charges		0			0			0	18
AES Renewable Holdings | Long Lived Assets held and Used | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					11				11
Norgener | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Other Asset Impairment Charges		0			0			0	137
Norgener | Long Lived Assets held and Used | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					24				24
TEP
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use								0	59
TEP | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					170				170
TEP | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Other Asset Impairment Charges									77
TEP | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					93				93
TEP | Long Lived Assets held and Used | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					94				94
TEG
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		0			77			0	77
TEG | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					153				153
TEG | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Other Asset Impairment Charges									59
TEG | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					94				94
TEG | Long Lived Assets held and Used | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					93				93
Mong Duong held-for-sale
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of		11			0			54	0
Mong Duong held-for-sale | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring		407	$ 390	$ 450				407
Mong Duong held-for-sale | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Other Asset Impairment Charges		11	6	37
Mong Duong held-for-sale | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring		0	0	$ 0				0
Renewables | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					29				29
Renewables | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Other Asset Impairment Charges									18
Renewables | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					11				11
Renewables | Long Lived Assets held and Used | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring					11				11
AES Brasil [Domain]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of	$ 217	60			$ 0			277	$ 0
AES Brasil [Domain] | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring		1,351	1,556					1,351
AES Brasil [Domain] | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Other Asset Impairment Charges		60	217
AES Brasil [Domain] | Long Lived Assets Held And Used [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items]
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring		$ 0	$ 0					$ 0

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