Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,374,000,000	$ 943,000,000
Restricted cash	536,000,000	304,000,000
Short-term investments	730,000,000	232,000,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 and $5, respectively	1,799,000,000	1,418,000,000
Inventory	1,055,000,000	604,000,000
Prepaid expenses	98,000,000	142,000,000
Other current assets, net of CECL allowance of $2 and $0, respectively	1,533,000,000	897,000,000
Current held-for-sale assets	518,000,000	816,000,000
Total current assets	7,643,000,000	5,356,000,000
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	470,000,000	426,000,000
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	26,599,000,000	25,552,000,000
Accumulated depreciation	(8,651,000,000)	(8,486,000,000)
Construction in progress	4,621,000,000	2,414,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	23,039,000,000	19,906,000,000
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	952,000,000	1,080,000,000
Debt service reserves and other deposits	177,000,000	237,000,000
Goodwill	362,000,000	1,177,000,000
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $434 and $385, respectively	1,841,000,000	1,450,000,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense	319,000,000	409,000,000
Loan receivable, net of allowance of $26	1,051,000,000	0
Other noncurrent assets, net of allowance of $51 and $23, respectively	2,979,000,000	2,188,000,000
Noncurrent held-for-sale assets	0	1,160,000,000
Total other assets	7,681,000,000	7,701,000,000
TOTAL ASSETS	38,363,000,000	32,963,000,000
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,730,000,000	1,153,000,000
Accrued interest	249,000,000	182,000,000
Accrued non-income taxes	249,000,000	266,000,000
Accrued and other liabilities	2,151,000,000	1,205,000,000
Non-recourse debt, including $416 and $302, respectively, related to variable interest entities	1,758,000,000	1,367,000,000
Current held-for-sale liabilities	354,000,000	559,000,000
Total current liabilities	6,491,000,000	4,732,000,000
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	3,894,000,000	3,729,000,000
Non-recourse debt, including $2,295 and $2,223, respectively, related to variable interest entities	17,846,000,000	13,603,000,000
Deferred income taxes	1,139,000,000	977,000,000
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,168,000,000	3,358,000,000
Noncurrent held-for-sale liabilities	0	740,000,000
Total noncurrent liabilities	26,047,000,000	22,407,000,000
Commitments and Contingencies (see Notes 12 and 13)
Redeemable stock of subsidiaries	1,321,000,000	1,257,000,000
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock (without par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 1,043,050 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021)	838,000,000	838,000,000
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 818,790,001 issued and 668,743,464 outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 818,717,043 issued and 666,793,625 outstanding at December 31, 2021)	8,000,000	8,000,000
Additional paid-in capital	6,688,000,000	7,106,000,000
Accumulated deficit	(1,635,000,000)	(1,089,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,640,000,000)	(2,220,000,000)
Treasury stock, at cost (150,046,537 and 151,923,418 shares at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	(1,822,000,000)	(1,845,000,000)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	2,437,000,000	2,798,000,000
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,067,000,000	1,769,000,000
Total equity	4,504,000,000	4,567,000,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	38,363,000,000	32,963,000,000
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities [Member]
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Non-recourse debt, including $416 and $302, respectively, related to variable interest entities	416,000,000	302,000,000
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Non-recourse debt, including $2,295 and $2,223, respectively, related to variable interest entities	$ 2,295,000,000	$ 2,223,000,000