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Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $ 43 |  | $ 52 |
Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 87 | $ 74 | 96 | $ 64
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | 41 | 27 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | (43) | (13) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | (6) | (1) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation | (1) | (3) |  |
Accounts Receivable |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 43 | 32 | 52 | 15
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | 38 | 22 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | (43) | (5) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | (4) | (1) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation | 0 | (1) |  |
Other Entity [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 6 | 37 | 8 | 47
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | 0 | 2 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 0 | (8) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | (1) | (2) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation | (1) | (2) |  |
AES Indiana | Accounts Receivable |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | (42) |  |  |
Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 38 | 5 | $ 36 | $ 2
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | 3 | 3 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 0 | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | (1) | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |

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- Definition Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) which decreases (increases) allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479319/326-20-50-13 + Details
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