Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,765,000,000	$ 1,374,000,000
Restricted cash	365,000,000	536,000,000
Short-term investments	538,000,000	730,000,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $9 and $5, respectively	1,725,000,000	1,799,000,000
Inventory	798,000,000	1,055,000,000
Prepaid expenses	161,000,000	98,000,000
Other current assets	1,472,000,000	1,533,000,000
Current held-for-sale assets	493,000,000	518,000,000
Total current assets	7,317,000,000	7,643,000,000
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	492,000,000	470,000,000
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	27,998,000,000	26,599,000,000
Accumulated depreciation	(8,602,000,000)	(8,651,000,000)
Construction in progress	7,647,000,000	4,621,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	27,535,000,000	23,039,000,000
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	894,000,000	952,000,000
Debt service reserves and other deposits	205,000,000	177,000,000
Goodwill	362,000,000	362,000,000
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $486 and $434, respectively	2,290,000,000	1,841,000,000
Deferred income taxes	428,000,000	319,000,000
Other noncurrent assets, net of allowance of $16 and $51, respectively	3,140,000,000	2,979,000,000
Total other assets	8,309,000,000	7,681,000,000
TOTAL ASSETS	43,161,000,000	38,363,000,000
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,641,000,000	1,730,000,000
Accrued interest	379,000,000	249,000,000
Accrued non-income taxes	269,000,000	249,000,000
Accrued and other liabilities	2,442,000,000	2,151,000,000
Current held-for-sale liabilities	328,000,000	354,000,000
Total current liabilities	8,819,000,000	6,491,000,000
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred income taxes	1,257,000,000	1,139,000,000
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,775,000,000	3,168,000,000
Total noncurrent liabilities	27,663,000,000	26,047,000,000
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	1,423,000,000	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	6,449,000,000	6,688,000,000
Accumulated deficit	(1,292,000,000)	(1,635,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,410,000,000)	(1,640,000,000)
Treasury Stock, Value	(1,814,000,000)	(1,822,000,000)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	2,779,000,000	2,437,000,000
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,477,000,000	2,067,000,000
Total equity	5,256,000,000	4,504,000,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 43,161,000,000	$ 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)	669,629,035	668,743,464
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	819,051,591	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
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	$ 990,000,000
Recourse
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-Term Debt	700,000,000	$ 0
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	4,864,000,000	3,894,000,000
Nonrecourse [Member]
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-Term Debt	3,060,000,000	1,758,000,000
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	18,767,000,000	17,846,000,000
Nonrecourse [Member] | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities [Member]
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-Term Debt	1,015,000,000	416,000,000
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$ 1,781,000,000	$ 2,295,000,000