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2415408 - Disclosure - Benefit Plans (Net Periodic Benefit Cost) (Details)
(http://www.aes.com/role/BenefitPlansNetPeriodicBenefitCostDetails)
TableSchedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000874761 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]
U.S. Defined Benefit PlansForeign Defined Benefit PlansU.S. Defined Benefit PlansForeign Defined Benefit PlansU.S. Defined Benefit PlansForeign Defined Benefit Plans
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
13,000,000  
13,000,000  
16,000,000  
15,000,000  
14,000,000  
16,000,000  
Interest cost
42,000,000  
344,000,000  
48,000,000  
340,000,000  
50,000,000  
473,000,000  
Expected return on plan assets
(68,000,000) 
(221,000,000) 
(70,000,000) 
(236,000,000) 
(67,000,000) 
(348,000,000) 
Amortization of prior service cost
7,000,000  
(1,000,000) 
7,000,000  
0  
6,000,000  
(1,000,000) 
Amortization of net loss
18,000,000  
19,000,000  
20,000,000  
25,000,000  
13,000,000  
35,000,000  
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net Gain (Loss) Due to Curtailments
4,000,000  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
Settlement gain recognized
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
1,000,000  
Total pension cost
16,000,000  
 
154,000,000  
 
21,000,000  
 
144,000,000  
 
16,000,000  
 
176,000,000