Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Revenue:
Regulated	$ 2,378	$ 2,062	$ 6,636	$ 6,175
Non-Regulated	2,063	1,934	6,378	5,916
Total revenue	4,441	3,996	13,014	12,091
Cost of Sales:
Regulated	(1,956)	(1,663)	(5,732)	(5,082)
Non-Regulated	(1,718)	(1,406)	(4,902)	(4,432)
Total cost of sales	(3,674)	(3,069)	(10,634)	(9,514)
Operating margin	767	927	2,380	2,577
General and administrative expenses	(45)	(53)	(148)	(160)
Interest expense	(390)	(358)	(1,086)	(1,065)
Interest income	69	85	205	213
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(47)	0	(196)	(212)
Other expense	(12)	(15)	(37)	(58)
Other income	12	25	56	106
Gain on disposals and sale of investments	362	3	363	26
Goodwill impairment expense	0	(58)	(154)	(58)
Asset impairment expense	(15)	(16)	(90)	(64)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	(79)	32	(91)	(16)
Other non-operating expense	(16)	(122)	(60)	(122)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES	606	450	1,142	1,167
Income tax expense	(92)	(126)	(303)	(285)
Net equity in earnings of affiliates	(6)	15	39	21
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	508	339	878	903
Income (loss) from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income tax expense (benefit) of $0, $(3), $22, and $2, respectively	0	(38)	27	(37)	[1]
Net loss from disposal and impairments of discontinued businesses, net of income tax expense (benefit) of $0, $(1), $4, and $(2), respectively	0	(78)	(56)	(111)	[1]
NET INCOME	508	223	849	755
Noncontrolling interests:
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(20)	(164)	(295)	(449)
Less: Loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	12	9	14
Total net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(20)	(152)	(286)	(435)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	488	71	563	320
AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	488	175	583	454
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(104)	(20)	(134)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	$ 488	$ 71	$ 563	$ 320
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.68	$ 0.23	$ 0.81	$ 0.61
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.00	$ (0.14)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.18)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 0.68	$ 0.09	$ 0.78	$ 0.43
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.67	$ 0.23	$ 0.81	$ 0.61
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.00	$ (0.14)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.18)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 0.67	$ 0.09	$ 0.78	$ 0.43
DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING (in shares)	740	747	727	749
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0	$ 0.10	$ 0.08

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