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Investments In and Advances To Affiliates - Effective Equity Ownership Interest and Carrying Values (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 06, 2023 | Feb. 28, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and advances to affiliates |  |  |  |  |  | $ 952 | $ 1,124 | $ 1,162 | $ 1,156 | $ 941
Other long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,881 | $ 2,501 | $ 2,452 | $ 3,114
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Jordan (IPP1 & IPP4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture of Business, sales price |  |  | $ 58 |  |  |  | $ 58 |  |  |
Proceeds from divestiture of business |  |  | $ 45 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sPower [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00%
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership before Transaction |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Fluence [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28.00% | 33.00% |  | 29.00%
Grupo Energia Gas Panama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.00% |  | 49.00% | 24.00%
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction |  |  |  |  | 24.00% |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership before Transaction |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |
Uplight |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  | 29.00%
Equity method investment, gain (loss) on disposal |  |  | $ 52 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Energía Natural Dominicana Enadom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  | 33.00%
Eolica Mesa La Paz [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00%
Barry |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
sPower OpCo B [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction |  |  |  | 26.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
sPower [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and advances to affiliates |  |  |  |  |  | $ 432 | $ 548 |  |  | $ 423
Equity Method Investment, Other-than-Temporary Impairment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 175 |  |  |  |
Uplight |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and advances to affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82 |  |  | 86
Eolica Mesa La Paz [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and advances to affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43 |  |  | 42
Energía Natural Dominicana Enadom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and advances to affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65 |  |  | 77
Grupo Energia Gas Panama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and advances to affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 194 |  |  | 114
Fluence [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and advances to affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 155 |  |  | 148
Equity method investment, gain (loss) on disposal | $ 136 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested | $ 156 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Units Sold | 7,087,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sPower OpCo B [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Amount Sold |  | $ 196 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, gain (loss) on disposal |  | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Panama | Grupo Energia Gas Panama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment Ownership by Sub |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4900.00% |  |  |
AES Andres |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |
AES Andres | Energía Natural Dominicana Enadom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment Ownership by Sub |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
sPower OpCo A and B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment Ownership of Sub |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |
Other Affiliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and advances to affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37 |  |  | $ 51

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