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Asset Impairment Expense (Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held and Used by Asset) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2024
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment expense |  | $ (74) | $ (38) | $ (84) | $ (158) | $ (374) | $ (1,067) | $ (763) |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  | $ 374 | 1,067 | 763 |
Impairment, Long-Lived Asset, Held-for-Use, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  |  |  |  |  | Asset impairment expense |  |  |
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | $ 547 |  |  |  |  | $ 547 | 250 |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | 372 |  |  |  |  | 372 | 380 |  |
Right-of-use Asset, Operating and Financing | 919 |  |  |  |  | 919 | 630 |  |
Finance Lease, Liability | 571 |  |  |  |  | 571 | 270 |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Current | 26 |  |  |  |  | 26 | 37 |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent | 392 |  |  |  |  | 392 | 387 |  |
Operating Lease, Liability | 418 |  |  |  |  | 418 | 424 |  |
Lease Liability, Operating and Financing | 989 |  |  |  |  | 989 | 694 |  |
Nonrecourse [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance Lease, Liability, Current | 18 |  |  |  |  | 18 | 8 |  |
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent | $ 553 |  |  |  |  | $ 553 | 262 |  |
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%
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | AES Brasil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold | 47.30% | 47.30% |  |  | 47.30% | 47.30% |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12 | 15 | 8 |
Ventanas 3 & 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  | 125 | 0 | 0 |
AES PR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  | 80 | 0 | 0 |
AES Jordan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 59 | 76 |
AES Bulgaria |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 468 |
Mong Duong held-dfor-sale [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of |  |  |  |  |  | 62 | 167 | 0 |
Norgener |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 137 | 0 |
TEG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 77 | 104 |
TEP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 59 | 89 |
New York Wind |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 186 | 0 |
Warrior Run |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
GAF Projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 18 | 0 |
AES Clean Energy Development Projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use | $ 137 |  |  |  |  | $ 95 | $ 151 | $ 18 |

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