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Nonparticipant-Directed Status [Domain] EBP, Participant-Directed and Nonparticipant-Directed Status [Domain] EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] AES Corp Retirement Savings Plan [Domain] EBP 006 [Member] EBP 006 EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Abstract] EBP, Tax Status [Abstract] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) Cover [Abstract] Maximum Maximum [Member] EBP, Employer Contribution, Receivable EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Pending Correction in VFCP EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Pending Correction in VFCP Minimum Minimum [Member] EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Dividend Income on Investment EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Dividend Income on Investment Subsequent Event Type [Domain] Subsequent Event Type [Domain] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Abstract] Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Table Text Block] Investment, Identifier [Axis] Investment, Identifier [Axis] EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Not Corrected EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Not Corrected Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus EBP, Allocation Status [Axis] EBP, Allocation Status [Axis] EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Transfer to (from) Plan EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Transfer to (from) Plan EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Obtained [true false] EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Obtained [true false] EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Line Items] EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Line Items] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Abstract] EBP, Basis of Accounting EBP, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block] EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] EBP, Discretionary Profit sharing, percent EBP, Discretionary Profit sharing, percent EBP, Discretionary Profit sharing, percent Document [Domain] Document [Domain] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Policy Text Block] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Mutual Fund Mutual Fund [Member] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Abstract] EBP, Investment EBP, Investment [Policy Text Block] Amendment Flag Amendment Flag EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Administrative Expense EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Administrative Expense Common Collective Trust Common Collective Trust [Member] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block] EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Current Value EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Current Value EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] Measurement Input Type [Axis] Measurement Input Type [Axis] EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Late Repayment Included [true false] EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Late Repayment Included [true false] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Abstract] EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account resulting from termination EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account resulting from termination EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account resulting from termination Valuation Approach and Technique [Axis] Valuation Approach and Technique [Axis] EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Employer Contribution EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Employer Contribution EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus EBP, Description of Plan EBP, Description of Plan [Text Block] EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Date EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Date EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block] EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Administrative Expense EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Administrative Expense EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution Document Period End Date Document Period End Date EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, 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Percentage Upon Plan Termination EBP, Vesting Percentage Upon Plan Termination Document Type Document Type EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] EBP, Use of Estimate EBP, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block] Subsequent Event Type [Axis] Subsequent Event Type [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Axis] EBP, Note Receivable from Participant EBP, Note Receivable from Participant EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table Text Block] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Axis] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Axis] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Domain] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Domain] EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment EBP, Payment of Benefits for accounts less than $5,000 EBP, Payment of Benefits for accounts less than $7,000 EBP, Payment of Benefits for accounts less than $7,000 EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] EBP, Subsequent Event [Abstract] Investments [Domain] Investments [Domain] EBP, Self-Directed Brokerage Account EBP, Self-Directed Brokerage Account [Member] Document Information [Table] Document Information [Table] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Plan Transfers into the plan related to AES Ohio Amendment EBP, Plan Transfers into the plan related to AES Ohio Amendment EBP, Plan Transfers into the plan related to AES Ohio Amendment EBP, Payment of Benefits for accounts greater than $5,000 EBP, Payment of Benefits for accounts greater than $7,000 EBP, Payment of 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Percentage Qualified Plan [Member]