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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business | $ (1,000,000) | $ 1,000,000 |  |  | $ 44,000,000 | $ 43,000,000 | $ 351,000,000 | $ 134,000,000 | $ (9,000,000)
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses and Interests in Affiliates |  |  |  |  | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000 | 423,000,000 | 254,000,000 | 1,000,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax | 511,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,219,000,000 | 1,686,000,000 | 242,000,000 | (546,000,000)
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Consideration Received on Transaction |  |  |  | $ 63,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation, Revision of Estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127,000,000 | (35,000,000) |
Goodwill | 348,000,000 | 348,000,000 |  |  | 348,000,000 | 348,000,000 | 345,000,000 | 348,000,000 | 362,000,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 32,354,000,000 | 30,732,000,000 |  |  | 30,732,000,000 | 32,354,000,000 | 33,166,000,000 | 29,958,000,000 |
Inventory, Net | $ 646,000,000 | $ 661,000,000 |  |  | $ 661,000,000 | $ 646,000,000 | 593,000,000 | 712,000,000 |
Asset Retirement Obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 920,000,000 | 778,000,000 | 757,000,000
Mong Duong held-dfor-sale [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-Term and Short-Term, Combined Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 526,000,000 |  |
JORDAN | AES Jordan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Dominican Republic Renewables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 414,000,000 |  |
Debt, Long-Term and Short-Term, Combined Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 350,000,000 |  |
Ventanas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,000,000 |  |
Deferred Income Taxes and Tax Credits |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,000,000 |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,000,000 |  |
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 48,000,000
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-Sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,000,000 | $ 101,000,000 | 108,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Mong Duong Subsidiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Mong Duong Finance Holdings B.V._Related Party [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Mong Duong held-dfor-sale [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,000,000 | $ 40,000,000 | 50,000,000
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  |  |  | 357,000,000 |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
long term Concession receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 963,000,000 |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-Sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,000,000 | 92,000,000 | 109,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,000,000 |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold |  |  | 26.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Ventanas 1 & 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 | 13,000,000 | (5,000,000)
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-Sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 | 13,000,000 | (5,000,000)
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Dominican Republic Renewables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,000,000) | (3,000,000) | 3,000,000
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 95,000,000 |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-Sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (6,000,000) | (4,000,000) | 4,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | AES Brasil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold | 47.30% |  |  |  |  | 47.30% | 47.30% |  |
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Ventanas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 | 13,000,000 | (5,000,000)
Assets Carrying Amount Disclosure Nonrecurring |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000 | 70,000,000 | 16,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses |  |  | $ 45,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture of Business, sales price |  |  | 58,000,000 |  |  |  | 58,000,000 |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | AES Brasil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture of Business, sales price |  |  |  |  |  |  | 586,000,000 |  |
AES Brasil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 312,000,000 |  |
Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operation, Equity Method Investment Retained after Disposal, Ownership Interest after Disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |
AES Brasil [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 55,000,000 |  |
AES Brasil [Domain] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 | 49,000,000 | 22,000,000
AES Jordan | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 | $ 21,000,000 | $ (6,000,000)
Ventanas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000,000 |  |
Dominican Republic Renewables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions and Held-for-Sales Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operation, Equity Method Investment Retained after Disposal, Ownership Interest after Disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |

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