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Asset Retirement Obligation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]
Asset Retirement Obligation	$ 920	$ 778	$ 757
Asset Retirement Obligation, Liabilities Incurred	61	40
Asset Retirement Obligation, Liabilities Settled	30	14
Asset Retirement Obligation, Accretion Expense	41	31
Asset Retirement Obligation, Revision of Estimate	127	(35)
Asset Retirement Obligations, Sale of Plants	(58)	0
Asset Retirement Obligation, Other	1	(1)
IPL Subsidiary [Member]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]
Oil and Gas, Cost Incurred, Asset Retirement Obligation	129	34
AES Clean Energy
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]
Oil and Gas, Cost Incurred, Asset Retirement Obligation	73	43
AES Southland [Domain]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]
Oil and Gas, Cost Incurred, Asset Retirement Obligation	43	51
AES Brasil
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]
Oil and Gas, Cost Incurred, Asset Retirement Obligation	15	20
AES Indiana
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Accretion Expense	$ 16	$ 13

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Asset Retirement Obligation, Other

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Asset Retirement Obligations, Sale of Plants

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The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 25
-Paragraph 4
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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 410
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-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481879/410-20-45-1

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-Paragraph 1
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Amount of asset retirement obligations incurred during the period.

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Amount of asset retirement obligations settled, or otherwise disposed of, during the period. This may include asset retirement obligations transferred to third parties associated with the sale of a long-lived asset.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the asset retirement obligation from changes in the amount or timing of the estimated cash flows associated with the settlement of the obligation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Amount of asset retirement obligation (ARO) cost incurred in oil- and gas-producing activities. Includes capitalized cost and cost charged to expense.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 932
-SubTopic 235
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
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