v3.25.2
Debt - Non-Recourse Debt Narrative (Details)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
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Mar. 31, 2025
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Jun. 30, 2024
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Jun. 30, 2025
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Jun. 30, 2024
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Sep. 30, 2024
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Sep. 30, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt       $ 2,332,000,000 $ 3,798,000,000      
Loss on extinguishment of debt $ (5,000,000)   $ (9,000,000) (13,000,000) $ (10,000,000)      
Restricted Net Assets 1,100,000,000     1,100,000,000        
Restricted Cash Held for Insurance 168,000,000     168,000,000       $ 155,000,000
Materiality Threshold for Sub Default to Trigger Cross Default 200,000,000     200,000,000        
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation 621,000,000     621,000,000       917,000,000
Supplier Finance Program, guaranteed by Sub 177,000,000     177,000,000       371,000,000
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation 393,000,000     393,000,000       616,000,000
Supplier Finance Program, guaranteed by Parent 216,000,000     216,000,000       245,000,000
Minimum [Member] | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation 1,000,000     1,000,000       1,000,000
Maximum [Member] | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation $ 47,000,000     $ 47,000,000       $ 69,000,000
Weighted Average [Member] | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.36%     6.36%       6.83%
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Restricted Cash $ 608,000,000     $ 608,000,000        
Restricted Cash And Debt Service Reserves 851,000,000     851,000,000        
Restricted Cash                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Restricted Cash And Debt Service Reserves 410,000,000     410,000,000       $ 79,000,000
Debt service reserve                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Restricted Cash And Debt Service Reserves 78,000,000     78,000,000       68,000,000
Nonrecourse Debt [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Restricted Cash And Debt Service Reserves 488,000,000     488,000,000       147,000,000
Mong Duong held-for-sale                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt, Long-Term and Short-Term, Combined Amount $ 467,000,000     $ 467,000,000        
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Dominican Republic Renewables                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold 50.00%     50.00%        
Disposal Group, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Mong Duong Subsidiary [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Ownership Interest Sold 51.00%     51.00%        
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Not Discontinued Operations, Spinoff | Mong Duong held-for-sale                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Long term Concession receivable $ 905,000,000     $ 905,000,000        
AES Mexico Generation Holdings                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Convertible Debt 129,000,000     129,000,000        
Variable Rate [Domain] | Notes Payable to Banks                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Non-recourse debt 1,300,000,000     1,300,000,000        
Clean Energy | Nonrecourse Debt [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt       976,000,000        
AES Clean Energy Subsidiary | Revolving Credit Facilities, Joint and Several                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Credit Facility, Commitments Used $ 2,900,000,000     $ 2,900,000,000        
AES Clean Energy and sPower (co-issuers) | Master Indenture Notes | Nonrecourse [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.70%     6.70%        
AES Clean Energy and sPower (co-issuers) | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | Master Indenture Notes                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt       $ 520,000,000        
Increase in Nonrecourse Debt       498,000,000        
Carrying Amount of Nonrecourse Debt       1,900,000,000        
Nonrecourse Debt       2,700,000,000        
AES Clean Energy Development | Revolving Credit Facilities, Joint and Several                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net       (231,000,000)        
Credit Facility, Commitments Used $ 2,700,000,000     $ 2,700,000,000        
AES Clean Energy Development | Bellefield Financing Agreement due 2026 | Nonrecourse [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.30%     4.30%        
Credit Facility, Commitments Used $ 763,000,000     $ 763,000,000        
Credit facility, commitments               1,700,000,000
AES Clean Energy Development | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | Bellefield Financing Agreement due 2026                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Credit facility, commitments 1,700,000,000     1,700,000,000       $ 2,400,000,000
AES Clean Energy and sPower (co-borrowers) | Revolving Credit Facilities, Joint and Several                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Issued senior notes 3,600,000,000     3,600,000,000        
AES Puerto Rico | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | PR Series A Bond due 2026                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Issued senior notes $ 156,000,000     $ 156,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.625%     6.625%        
Preferred Shares Conversion Option       0.999        
AES Puerto Rico | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | PR Senior Secured Bonds due 2028                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Issued senior notes $ 112,000,000     $ 112,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.625%     6.625%        
AES Puerto Rico | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | Preferred Shares in AES Guayama Holdings                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Issued senior notes $ 44,000,000     $ 44,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 3.125%     3.125%        
AES Puerto Rico | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | PR Bridge Loan due 2026                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Issued senior notes $ 23,000,000     $ 23,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate       4.00%        
AES Indiana | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | AES Indiana FM Bonds due 2054                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Issued senior notes $ 650,000,000     $ 650,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.70%     5.70%        
AES Indiana | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | IPALCO Notes due 2034                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Issued senior notes $ 400,000,000     $ 400,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.75%     5.75%        
AES Indiana | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | IPL Term Loan Due 2024                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Repayments of Debt       $ 300,000,000        
AES Indiana | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | AES Indiana Credit Agreement due 2027                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Repayments of Debt       $ 350,000,000        
AES Indiana | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | IPALCO Senior Notes due 2025                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 3.70%     3.70%        
Repayments of Debt       $ 405,000,000        
AES Andes | Nonrecourse [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt       520,000,000        
AES Andes | 6.35% Senior notes due 2079 | Nonrecourse [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Loss on extinguishment of debt       $ 3,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.35%     6.35%        
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt       $ 228,000,000        
AES Andes | Andes Senior Notes due 2032 | Nonrecourse [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.25%     6.25%        
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt       $ 400,000,000        
AES Andes | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | Andes Senior Notes due 2029                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt       $ 500,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.30%     6.30%        
AES Andes | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | Andes Senior Unsecured Notes due 2079                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Redeemed notes       $ 100,000,000        
AES Andes | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | Andes Senior Unsecured Notes due 2025                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Redeemed notes       $ 43,000,000        
AES Andes | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | Andes Junior Notes due 2055                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt           $ 530,000,000    
AES Andes | Nonrecourse Debt [Member] | 7.125% Senior notes due 2079                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Loss on extinguishment of debt   $ (8,000,000)            
AES Andes | Senior Notes [Member] | 6.35% Senior notes due 2079                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.35%     6.35%        
AES Andes | Senior Notes [Member] | 5.00% Senior notes due 2025                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.00%     5.00%        
AES Andes | Senior Notes [Member] | 7.125% Senior notes due 2079                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage             7.125%  
AES Puerto Rico Solar                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Loan Guarentee $ 861,000,000     $ 861,000,000        
Outstanding borrowings $ 667,000,000     $ 667,000,000        
Project ownership 70.00%     70.00%        
AES Puerto Rico Solar | Nonrecourse [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt       $ 669,000,000        
Dominican Republic Renewables                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Discontinued Operation, Equity Method Investment Retained after Disposal, Ownership Interest before Disposal 33.00%