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Schedule 1 - Yield, Inc,'s FS 2014, 2013 NRG Yield CF (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Income (Loss) $ 221,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss $ 167,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss [1]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments (27,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (22,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [1]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities 223,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 120,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Payments of Capital Distribution (21,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfCapitalDistribution  
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 924,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 594,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (1,068,000,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (515,000,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock   468,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates 16,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates  
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 1,177,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 432,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease) 332,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 37,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents 391,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 59,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue [1]
NRG Yield [Member]    
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities (1,000,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
5,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Payments of Capital Distribution (630,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfCapitalDistribution
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
(468,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfCapitalDistribution
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 345,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Increase (Decrease) in Notes Receivable, Related Parties (337,000,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInNotesReceivableRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInNotesReceivableRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (967,000,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
(468,000,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock 630,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
468,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Payments of Financing Costs (7,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates 41,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock (41,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
(5,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 968,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
463,000,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease) 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Cash and cash equivalents 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= nyld_NRGYieldMember
Affiliated Entity [Member]    
Payments of Capital Distribution   $ (707,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfCapitalDistribution
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
[1] Retrospectively adjusted as discussed in Note 1, Nature of Business.