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Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | $ 915 |  | $ 102 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 38 |  | 15 |  |
Financing receivable |  |  | 877 |  | 87 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current |  |  | 43 |  | 52 |  |
Other current assets, net of allowance of $2 and $0, respectively |  |  | 1,781 |  | 1,612 |  |
Other noncurrent assets, net of allowance of $23 and $20, respectively |  |  | 2,774 |  | 2,917 |  |
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current |  |  | 1,790 |  | 1,646 |  |
Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 87 |  | 96 | $ 74 | $ 64
Warrior Run |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |
Chile Renovables SpA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other | $ (3) | $ (11) |  |  |  |  |
AES Andes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  |  |  | 254 |  |
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Receivables |  |  | 228 |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |
Mong Duong held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 800 |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 19 |  | 0 |  |
Financing receivable |  |  | 781 |  | 0 |  |
Mong Duong Subsidiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable |  |  | 874 |  |  |  |
Other current assets, net of allowance of $2 and $0, respectively |  |  | 93 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Receivables |  |  | 91 |  |  |  |
Chile [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 57 |  | 45 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Financing receivable |  |  | 57 |  | 45 |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 227
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Receivables |  |  | 151 |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent assets, net of allowance of $23 and $20, respectively |  |  | 51 |  |  |  |
Other Entity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 8 |  | 9 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Financing receivable |  |  | 8 |  | 9 |  |
UNITED STATES |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 50 |  | 48 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  | 19 |  | 15 |  |
Financing receivable |  |  | $ 31 |  | $ 33 |  |

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