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- Definition

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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- Definition

The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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- Definition

The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a business segment or subsidiary or sale of an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled during the period (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture or equity method investment).

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- Definition

Per share or per unit amount of equity securities issued.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Nov. 01, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 04, 2021	Feb. 05, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses and Interests in Affiliates		$ 1	$ 58
Equity Unit, Shares Issued							10,430,500
Shares Issued, Price Per Share				$ 25.86				$ 25.88
AES Brasil [Domain]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent					45.70%				36.30%
Guacolda [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			50.00%
Fluence [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	34.20%		43.20%				50.00%
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	$ 936
Shares Issued, Price Per Share						$ 28
AES Brasil [Domain]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			100.00%