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Debt - Non-Recourse Debt Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt				$ 700	$ 1,913
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ (18)		$ (40)	$ (19)	(41)
DPL Subsidiary [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 4.125% Senior Notes due 2025 [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issued senior notes			$ 415		$ 415
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.125%		4.125%
DPL Subsidiary [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 7.25% Senior Notes due 2021 [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			7.25%		7.25%
Redeemed notes					$ 380
AES Tiete [Domain] \| Nonrecourse Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt		$ 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt					(2)
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 4.25% Senior Notes due 2030 [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issued senior notes			$ 475		$ 475
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.25%		4.25%
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 3.45% Senior Notes due 2020 [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			3.45%		3.45%
Redeemed notes					$ 405
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 65 Million Term Loan due 2020 [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redeemed notes					$ 65
AES Brasil [Domain] \| Nonrecourse Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt		$ 140
AES Andres \| Nonrecourse Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds From Issuance Of Nonrecourse Debt	300
Repayments of Long-term Debt	(274)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 14