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Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2026 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2026 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2025
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Lease Income | $ 77 | $ 109 | $ 134 | $ 157 |
Variable Lease, Income | 28 | 28 | 45 | 43 |
Lease Income | 49 | 81 | 179 | 200 |
Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, to be Received, Year One | 32 |  | 32 |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received, Year One | 38 |  | 38 |  |
Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, to be Received, Year Two | 63 |  | 63 |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received, Year Two | 64 |  | 64 |  |
Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, to be Received, Year Three | 63 |  | 63 |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received, Year Three | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, to be Received, Year Four | 63 |  | 63 |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received, Year Four | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, to be Received, Year Five | 63 |  | 63 |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received, Year Five | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, to be Received, after Year Five | 946 |  | 946 |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received, after Year Five | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, Payments to be Received | 1,230 |  | 1,230 |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received | 104 |  | 104 |  |
Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, Undiscounted Excess Amount | (634) |  | (634) |  |
Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable | 596 |  | 596 |  |
Sales-type Lease, Variable Lease Income | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sales-type Lease, Interest Income | 6 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
Sales-type Lease, Selling Profit (Loss) | 0 | $ (199) | (44) | (208) |
AES Andres |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales-type Lease, Selling Profit (Loss) |  |  | (44) | $ (208) |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | (1,901) |  | (1,901) |  | $ (1,923)
Accumulated Amortization on PP&E |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | (253) |  | (253) |  | (231)
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | $ (1,648) |  | $ (1,648) |  | $ (1,692)

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