Line |
Label |
Object Class (Data type) |
Period Type |
Balance |
Report Element Name |
1 |
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] |
Table |
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us-gaap:ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable |
2 |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] |
Axis |
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us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis |
3 |
Defined Benefit Plan and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Domain] |
Member |
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us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlansDomain |
4 |
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] |
Member |
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us-gaap:UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember |
5 |
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] |
Member |
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us-gaap:ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember |
6 |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
LineItems |
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us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems |
7 |
Benefit Obligation: |
Abstract |
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us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssumptionsUsedInCalculatingBenefitObligationAbstract |
8 |
Discount rates |
Concept (Percent) |
As Of |
|
us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate |
9 |
Rates of compensation increase |
Concept (Percent) |
As Of |
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us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease |
10 |
Periodic Benefit Cost: |
Abstract |
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us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssumptionsUsedInCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract |
11 |
Discount rate |
Concept (Percent) |
For Period |
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us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate |
12 |
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets |
Concept (Percent) |
For Period |
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us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets |
13 |
Rate of compensation increase |
Concept (Percent) |
For Period |
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us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease |
14 |
Defined benefit plan, benefit obligation subsidiary using salary bonds |
Concept (Monetary) |
As Of |
Credit |
aes:DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationSubsidiaryUsingSalaryBands |