Per unit of ownership amount of cash distributions paid to unit-holder of a limited liability company (LLC).

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480008/505-10-S99-1

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Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Distributions Paid (Details) - Clearway Energy LLC - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022
Common Class B
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Quarterly dividend, declared (in usd per share)	$ 0.4240	$ 0.4171	$ 0.4102	$ 0.4033	$ 0.3964	$ 0.3891	$ 0.3818	$ 0.3745	$ 0.3672	$ 0.3604	$ 0.3536	$ 0.3468
Common Class D
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Quarterly dividend, declared (in usd per share)	$ 0.4240	$ 0.4171	$ 0.4102	$ 0.4033	$ 0.3964	$ 0.3891	$ 0.3818	$ 0.3745	$ 0.3672	$ 0.3604	$ 0.3536	$ 0.3468