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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2024
Feb. 05, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 04, 2021
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE              
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders (Income)     $ 46,000,000 $ 432,000,000      
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders (Shares)     711,000,000 690,000,000      
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders (Per Share)     $ 0.07 $ 0.63      
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:              
Income from continuing operations, diluted     $ 46,000,000 $ 426,000,000      
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted 713,000,000 712,000,000 713,000,000 712,000,000      
Equity Unit, Shares Issued (in shares)           10,430,500  
Corporate Equity Unit, Stated Value per Share (in dollars per share)           $ 100  
Preferred Stock, Beneficial Ownership Interest in One Share           10.00%  
Preferred Stock , Convertible, Initial Conversion Rate           $ 31.5428  
Preferred Stock, Convertible, Conversion Price           $ 31.70  
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)         $ 25.73   $ 25.88
Forward Contract Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Maximum Settlement Rate   3.864     3.8859    
Corporate Unit, Notional Value   $ 1,043,000,000       $ 1,043,000,000  
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued   $ 838,000,000          
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax     $ 0.07 $ 0.63      
Increase in redemption value of redeemable stock of subsidiaries, per basic share     $ 0 $ (0.01)      
Increase in redemption value of redeemable stock of subsidiaries     $ 0 $ (6,000,000)      
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS $ 0.07 $ 0.62 $ 0.07 $ 0.62      
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic     $ 46,000,000 $ 426,000,000      
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic     711,000,000 690,000,000      
Income from continuing operations, net of tax     $ 46,000,000 $ 432,000,000      
Income from continuing operations, diluted     $ 46,000,000 $ 426,000,000      
DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING 713,000,000 712,000,000 713,000,000 712,000,000      
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Available to Common Shareholders, Diluted     $ 0.07 $ 0.60      
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]              
EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES              
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share, Options and Restrictive Stock Units     $ 0 $ 0      
Restricted stock units (Shares)     2,000,000 2,000,000      
Dilutive Securities Effect On Basic EPS, dilutive Restricted Stock Units, per diluted share     $ 0 $ 0      
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:              
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share, Options and Restrictive Stock Units     $ 0 $ 0      
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements     2,000,000 2,000,000      
Dilutive Securities Effect On Basic EPS, dilutive Restricted Stock Units, per diluted share     $ 0 $ 0      
Equity Unit Purchase Agreements              
EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES              
Dilutive Securities Effect on Basic EPS, dilutive Equity Unit Purchase Agreements, per diluted share     $ 0 $ (0.02)      
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Equity Unit Purchase Agreements     0 20,000,000      
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share, Dilutive Convertible Securities     $ 0 $ 0      
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:              
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Equity Unit Purchase Agreements     0 20,000,000      
Dilutive Securities Effect on Basic EPS, dilutive Equity Unit Purchase Agreements, per diluted share     $ 0 $ (0.02)      
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share, Dilutive Convertible Securities     $ 0 $ 0      
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Member]              
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:              
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 3,000,000 2,000,000