Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,322,000,000	$ 1,374,000,000
Restricted cash	517,000,000	536,000,000
Short-term investments	713,000,000	730,000,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8 and $5, respectively	1,710,000,000	1,799,000,000
Inventory	774,000,000	1,055,000,000
Prepaid expenses	218,000,000	98,000,000
Other current assets	1,449,000,000	1,533,000,000
Current held-for-sale assets	502,000,000	518,000,000
Total current assets	7,205,000,000	7,643,000,000
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	490,000,000	470,000,000
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	27,312,000,000	26,599,000,000
Accumulated depreciation	(8,413,000,000)	(8,651,000,000)
Construction in progress	6,688,000,000	4,621,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	26,077,000,000	23,039,000,000
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	858,000,000	952,000,000
Debt service reserves and other deposits	171,000,000	177,000,000
Goodwill	362,000,000	362,000,000
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $475 and $434, respectively	2,282,000,000	1,841,000,000
Deferred income taxes	383,000,000	319,000,000
Loan receivable, net of allowance	1,018,000,000	1,051,000,000
Other noncurrent assets, net of allowance of $21 and $51, respectively	3,149,000,000	2,979,000,000
Total other assets	8,223,000,000	7,681,000,000
TOTAL ASSETS	41,505,000,000	38,363,000,000
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,583,000,000	1,730,000,000
Accrued interest	303,000,000	249,000,000
Accrued non-income taxes	228,000,000	249,000,000
Accrued and other liabilities	2,232,000,000	2,151,000,000
Recourse debt current	500,000,000	0
Non-recourse debt, including $896 and $416, respectively, related to variable interest entities	2,445,000,000	1,758,000,000
Current held-for-sale liabilities	337,000,000	354,000,000
Total current liabilities	7,628,000,000	6,491,000,000
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	4,976,000,000	3,894,000,000
Non-recourse debt, including $2,032 and $2,295, respectively, related to variable interest entities	18,622,000,000	17,846,000,000
Deferred income taxes	1,104,000,000	1,139,000,000
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,128,000,000	3,168,000,000
Total noncurrent liabilities	27,830,000,000	26,047,000,000
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	1,289,000,000	1,321,000,000
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued	838,000,000	838,000,000
Common Stock, Value, Issued	8,000,000	8,000,000
Additional paid-in capital	6,550,000,000	6,688,000,000
Accumulated deficit	(1,523,000,000)	(1,635,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,567,000,000)	(1,640,000,000)
Treasury Stock, Value	(1,814,000,000)	(1,822,000,000)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	2,492,000,000	2,437,000,000
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,266,000,000	2,067,000,000
Total equity	4,758,000,000	4,504,000,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 41,505,000,000	$ 38,363,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	1,043,050	1,043,050
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,200,000,000	1,200,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	669,385,716	668,743,464
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	818,808,272	818,790,001
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	1,043,050	1,043,050
Treasury Stock, Common, Shares	149,422,556	150,046,537