Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Revenue:
Regulated	$ 2,116	$ 1,974		$ 4,258	$ 4,113
Non-Regulated	2,195	1,971		4,315	3,982
Total revenue	4,311	3,945		8,573	8,095
Cost of Sales:
Regulated	(1,844)	(1,632)		(3,776)	(3,419)
Non-Regulated	(1,648)	(1,412)		(3,184)	(3,026)
Total cost of sales	(3,492)	(3,044)		(6,960)	(6,445)
Operating margin	819	901		1,613	1,650
General and administrative expenses	(52)	(53)		(103)	(107)
Interest expense	(323)	(337)		(696)	(707)
Interest income	73	63		136	128
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(15)	(165)		(149)	(212)
Other expense	(17)	(17)		(25)	(43)
Other income	33	13		44	81
Gain on sale of investments	0	20		1	23
Goodwill impairment expense	0	0		(154)	0
Asset impairment expense	(63)	0		(75)	(48)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	7	(18)		(12)	(48)
Other non-operating expense	(44)	0		(44)	0
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES	418	407		536	717
Income tax expense	(157)	(76)		(211)	(159)
Net equity in earnings of affiliates	20	2		45	6
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	281	333		370	564
Income (loss) from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income tax expense of $8, $7, $22, and $5, respectively	7	(3)	[1]	27	1
Net (loss) gain from disposal and impairments of discontinued businesses, net of income tax (benefit) expense of $5, $0, $4, and $(1), respectively	(13)	3	[1]	(56)	(33)
NET INCOME	275	333		341	532
Noncontrolling interests:
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(139)	(166)		(275)	(285)
Less: (Income) loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3)	0		9	2
Total net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(142)	(166)		(266)	(283)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	133	167		75	249
AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	142	167		95	279
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(9)	0		(20)	(30)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	$ 133	$ 167		$ 75	$ 249
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.20	$ 0.22		$ 0.13	$ 0.37
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ (0.02)	$ 0.00		$ (0.03)	$ (0.04)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 0.18	$ 0.22		$ 0.10	$ 0.33
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.20	$ 0.22		$ 0.13	$ 0.37
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ (0.02)	$ 0.00		$ (0.03)	$ (0.04)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 0.18	$ 0.22		$ 0.10	$ 0.33
DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING (in shares)	728	751		728	750
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.08		$ 0.05	$ 0.08

[1] Includes the results of operations of our Ukraine utility businesses, which were sold in April 2013.