Held-For-Sale Businesses and Dispositions Held-For-Sale Businesses and Dispositions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Held-For-Sale Businesses and Dispositions [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes, excluding any impairment charge or gain/loss on sale, the pre-tax income (loss) attributable to AES of disposed businesses for the periods indicated (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,	2021		2020		2019
Alto Maipo	$	35	$	11	$	(6)
Itabo	5		41		30
Estrella de Mar I	—		5		12
Stuart and Killen (1)	—		—		52
Shady Point	—		—		(5)
Other	—		—		(3)
Total	$	40	$	57	$	80

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(1)After the retirement of Stuart and Killen in 2018, the Company entered into contracts to buy back all open capacity years for the plants at prices lower than the PJM capacity revenue prices. As such, the Company continued to earn capacity margin until the plants were transferred in December 2019.

Disclosure Of Pretax Income of Businesses Held For Sale

Excluding any impairment charges, pre-tax income attributable to AES of businesses held-for-sale as of December 31, 2021 was as follows (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,	2021		2020		2019
Mong Duong	$	56	$	55	$	34
Jordan	21		20		18
Total	$	77	$	75	$	52