Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Total Revenue	$ 3,627	$ 3,036	$ 9,557	$ 8,371
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(2,735)	(2,276)	(7,572)	(6,219)
Operating margin	892	760	1,985	2,152
General and administrative expenses	(51)	(39)	(149)	(130)
Interest expense	(276)	(242)	(813)	(669)
Interest income	100	71	270	212
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(1)	(22)	(8)	(41)
Other expense	(10)	(12)	(51)	(32)
Other income	4	48	80	274
Gain on disposal and sale of business interests	1	22	0	81
Asset impairment expense	(50)	(29)	(533)	(1,374)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	8	29	(60)	(8)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES	617	586	721	465
Income tax expense	(145)	(126)	(186)	(75)
Net equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates	(26)	25	(54)	(15)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	446	485	481	375
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0	0	4
NET INCOME	446	485	481	379
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable stock of subsidiaries	(25)	(142)	(124)	(156)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	$ 421	$ 343	$ 357	$ 223
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.63	$ 0.52	$ 0.53	$ 0.32
Income from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0.01
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 421	$ 343	$ 357	$ 219
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 4
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.59	$ 0.48	$ 0.50	$ 0.31
Income from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	0	0	0	0.01
Earnings Per Share, Basic	0.63	0.52	0.53	0.33
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 0.59	$ 0.48	$ 0.50	$ 0.32
DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING	711	711	711	701
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 0.63	$ 0.52	$ 0.53	$ 0.33
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 0.59	$ 0.48	$ 0.50	$ 0.32
DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING	711	711	711	701
Electric Transmission [Member]
Total Revenue	$ 976	$ 768	$ 2,613	$ 2,147
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(896)	(644)	(2,335)	(1,806)
Electricity, Generation [Member]
Total Revenue	2,651	2,268	6,944	6,224
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ (1,839)	$ (1,632)	$ (5,237)	$ (4,413)