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CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES AND EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS - SPC Noncontrolling Interests and VIEs Narrative (Details)			1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 11, 2018 wind_farm investor	May 22, 2018	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) wind_farm	Sep. 30, 2018 operating_facility	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Equity method investments in wind and battery storage projects				$ 269,000,000		$ 391,000,000
Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Equity method investments in wind and battery storage projects				0		28,000,000
Number of wind facilities \| operating_facility					8
Reclassification from redeemable noncontrolling interest				$ 0		$ 0	$ 0
SunPower Corp \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Reclassification from redeemable noncontrolling interest							(114,000,000)
Reclassification to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest							$ 114,000,000
SP Solar Holdings I, LP \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Sale of equity interest in limited partnership		33.00%
Distribution made to limited partner, cash distributions paid, percentage						67.00%
SP Solar Holdings I, LP \| Global Atlantic
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Distribution made to limited partner, cash distributions paid, percentage						33.00%
SP Solar Holdings I, LP \| Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Southern Power \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest		66.00%
SP Wind
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of wind facilities \| wind_farm	8			8
SP Wind \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Sale of equity interest in limited partnership	100.00%
Distribution made to limited partner, cash distributions paid, percentage						60.00%
Number of financial investors \| investor	3
SP Wind \| Financial Investors
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Distribution made to limited partner, cash distributions paid, percentage				40.00%		40.00%
SP Wind \| Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Southern Power \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest	100.00%
General Partner \| SP Solar Holdings I, LP \| Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Southern Power \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest		1.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| SP Solar Holdings I, LP \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Assets				$ 6,300,000,000		$ 6,400,000,000
Liabilities				113,000,000		381,000,000
Noncontrolling interests related to other partners' interest				1,200,000,000		1,100,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| SP Wind \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Assets				2,500,000,000		2,500,000,000
Liabilities				51,000,000		128,000,000
Noncontrolling interests related to other partners' interest				47,000,000		45,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| Other Variable Interest Entities \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Assets				858,000,000		1,100,000,000
Liabilities				80,000,000		104,000,000
Noncontrolling interests related to other partners' interest				$ 241,000,000		$ 409,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| DSGP \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Assets			$ 107,000,000
Liabilities			51,000,000
Noncontrolling interests related to other partners' interest			56,000,000
Cash transferred as a result of this reconsideration event			$ 0
Southern Power Solar Facilities \| Turner Renewable Energy \| Southern Power
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of noncontrolling interest								10.00%