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Segments and Geographic Information Segment and Geographic Information (Revenue and Assets by Country) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue $ 17,146us-gaap_Revenues $ 15,891us-gaap_Revenues $ 17,164us-gaap_Revenues
Property, plant and equipment, net 25,151us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 25,112us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet  
United States      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 3,828us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
3,630us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
3,736us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Property, plant and equipment, net 7,713us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
7,523us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
 
United States | Discontinued Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 2us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
23us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
63us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Property, plant and equipment, net   69us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
 
Total Non-U.S.      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 13,318us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_TotalNonUsMember
12,261us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_TotalNonUsMember
13,428us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_TotalNonUsMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 17,438us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_TotalNonUsMember
17,589us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_TotalNonUsMember
 
Brazil      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 6,009us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
5,015us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
5,788us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
Property, plant and equipment, net 4,725us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
5,293us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
 
Chile      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 1,624us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_ChileMember
1,569us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_ChileMember
1,679us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_ChileMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 4,012us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_ChileMember
3,312us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_ChileMember
 
El Salvador      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 832us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_SV
860us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_SV
854us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_SV
Property, plant and equipment, net 304us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_SV
292us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_SV
 
Dominican Republic      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 802us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DO
832us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DO
761us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DO
Property, plant and equipment, net 702us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DO
689us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DO
 
Colombia      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 552us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CO
523us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CO
453us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CO
Property, plant and equipment, net 430us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CO
412us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CO
 
United Kingdom      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 533us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
558us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
505us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
Property, plant and equipment, net 324us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
603us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
 
Argentina      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 463us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_ArgentinaMember
545us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_ArgentinaMember
857us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_ArgentinaMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 222us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_ArgentinaMember
256us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_ArgentinaMember
 
Philippines      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 451us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_PhilippinesMember
497us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_PhilippinesMember
559us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_PhilippinesMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 752us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_PhilippinesMember
776us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_PhilippinesMember
 
Mexico      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 434us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MX
440us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MX
397us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MX
Property, plant and equipment, net 733us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MX
748us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MX
 
Bulgaria      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 410us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_BulgariaMember
422us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_BulgariaMember
369us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_BulgariaMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,457us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_BulgariaMember
1,606us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_BulgariaMember
 
Puerto Rico      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 348us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PR
328us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PR
293us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PR
Property, plant and equipment, net 551us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PR
562us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PR
 
Panama      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 263us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PA
250us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PA
266us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PA
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,030us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PA
1,028us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PA
 
Jordan      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 262us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_JordanMember
142us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_JordanMember
121us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_JordanMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 484us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_JordanMember
439us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_JordanMember
 
Kazakhstan      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 161us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_KazakhstanMember
156us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_KazakhstanMember
151us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_KazakhstanMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 206us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_KazakhstanMember
183us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_KazakhstanMember
 
Sri Lanka      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 107us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_LK
53us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_LK
169us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_LK
Property, plant and equipment, net 7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_LK
7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_LK
 
Spain      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES
119us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES
Property, plant and equipment, net 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES
0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES
 
Cameroon      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_CameroonMember
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_CameroonMember
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_CameroonMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_CameroonMember
0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_CameroonMember
 
Cameroon | Discontinued Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 230us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_CameroonMember
473us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_CameroonMember
457us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_CameroonMember
Property, plant and equipment, net   1,100us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_CameroonMember
 
Ukraine      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_UkraineMember
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_UkraineMember
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_UkraineMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_UkraineMember
0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_UkraineMember
 
Ukraine | Discontinued Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue   187us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_UkraineMember
491us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_UkraineMember
Hungary      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_HungaryMember
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_HungaryMember
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_HungaryMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_HungaryMember
0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_HungaryMember
 
Hungary | Discontinued Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue     18us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_HungaryMember
Vietnam      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_VietnamMember
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_VietnamMember
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_VietnamMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,491us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_VietnamMember
1,296us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_VietnamMember
 
Other Non-U.S.      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue 67us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_OtherNonUsMember
71us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_OtherNonUsMember
87us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_OtherNonUsMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_OtherNonUsMember
87us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_OtherNonUsMember
 
Other Non-U.S. | Discontinued Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue   6us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_OtherNonUsMember
11us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_OtherNonUsMember
Property, plant and equipment, net   $ 19us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aes_OtherNonUsMember