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Redeemable Stocks of Subsidiaries (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Aug. 05, 2025 | Apr. 30, 2025 | Apr. 04, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount |  |  |  | $ 2,122 |  |  | $ 2,122 |  |  | $ 938 |  |
Temporary Equity, Interest in Subsidiary Earnings |  |  |  | 0 |  | $ 0 | 168 | $ 71 |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues |  |  |  | 2 |  | 67 | 689 | 155 |  |  |  |
Temporary equity, Issuance of preferred shares in subsidiaries |  |  |  | 77 |  | 0 | 517 | 0 |  |  |  |
Reclassifications of Temporary to Permanent Equity |  |  |  | (51) |  | (62) | (107) | (732) |  |  |  |
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends |  |  |  | (23) |  | (17) | (64) | (42) |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable stock of subsidiaries |  |  |  | 7 |  | 0 | 17 | 0 |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Including Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  | 2,122 |  | 905 | 2,122 | 905 | $ 2,179 | 938 | $ 901 | $ 1,464
Temporary Equity, Net Income |  |  |  | (65) |  | 16 | (32) | (83) |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable stock of subsidiaries |  |  |  | 7 |  | 0 | 17 | 0 |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Other Charges |  |  |  | (4) |  | $ 0 | (4) | 72 |  |  |  |
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Common, Carrying Amount |  |  |  | 956 |  |  | 956 |  |  | 835 |  |
AES Clean Energy Development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Common, Carrying Amount |  |  |  | 39 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 65 |  |
Reclassifications of Temporary to Permanent Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 577 |  |  |  |
AES Indiana Pike County BESS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Common, Carrying Amount |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 38 |  |
Reclassifications of Temporary to Permanent Equity |  |  |  |  | $ 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Ohio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Common, Carrying Amount |  |  |  | 589 |  |  | 589 |  |  | 0 |  |
Temporary Equity, Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues |  |  | $ 538 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership before Transaction |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable stock of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other |  |  | $ 188 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of ownership interest |  |  | $ 544 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable stock of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |
AES AGIC Holdings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership before Transaction |  | 18.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incentive Distribution, Distribution |  | $ 146 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Available for Distributions |  | 199 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Global Insurance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Common, Carrying Amount |  |  |  | 464 |  |  | 464 |  |  | 0 |  |
Proceeds from Sales of Business, Affiliate and Productive Assets |  | $ 450 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership before Transaction |  | 17.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable stock of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable stock of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |
AES Global Insurance and AGIC, Combined |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership before Transaction |  | 32.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AES Clean Energy Subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152 | 172 |  |  |  |
Reclassifications of Temporary to Permanent Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69 | $ 155 |  |  |  |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other |  |  |  | (42) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Desarrollos Renovables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Common, Carrying Amount |  |  |  | $ 74 |  |  | $ 74 |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership before Transaction | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of ownership interest | $ 77 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Desarrollos Renovables | AES Pacifico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |

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