Investments In and Advances To Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Ownership Interest And Carrying Values Of Investments Accounted For Under The Equity Method

The following table summarizes the relevant effective equity ownership interest and carrying values for the Company’s investments accounted for under the equity method as of the periods indicated.



		December 31,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
Affiliate	Country	Carrying Value (in millions)				Ownership Interest %
Silver Ridge Power	Various	$	—	$	281	—	%	50	%
Solar Power PR	Puerto Rico	2		10		50	%	50	%
Barry⁽¹⁾	United Kingdom	—		—		100	%	100	%
Elsta⁽¹⁾	Netherlands	54		120		50	%	50	%
Entek	Turkey	—		165		—	%	50	%
Guacolda⁽²⁾	Chile	285		245		35	%	35	%
OPGC⁽³⁾	India	194		186		49	%	49	%
Other affiliates	Various	2		3
Total investments in and advances to affiliates		$	537	$	1,010


⁽¹⁾	Represent VIEs in which the Company holds a variable interest but is not the primary beneficiary.


⁽²⁾	The Company's ownership in Guacolda is held through AES Gener, a 71%-owned consolidated subsidiary. AES Gener owns 50% of Guacolda, resulting in an AES effective ownership in Guacolda of 35%.


⁽³⁾	OPGC has one coal-fired expansion project under development with a total capacity of 1,320 MW. The project started construction in April 2014 and is currently expected to begin operations in 2018. As of December 31, 2014, total capitalized costs at the project level were $186 million (AES share of $91 million).

Investments In and Advances to Affiliates Financial Information

The following tables summarize financial information of the Company’s 50%-or-less-owned affiliates and majority-owned unconsolidated subsidiaries that are accounted for using the equity method.



	50%-or-less Owned Affiliates						Majority-Owned Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
Years ended December 31,	2014		2013		2012		2014			2013			2012
	(in millions)						(in millions)
Revenue	$	928	$	1,099	$	1,868	$	2		$	2		$	106
Operating margin	206		295		355		—			—			26
Net income (loss)	59		53		146		—			—			(5		)

December 31,	2014		2013				2014			2013
	(in millions)						(in millions)
Current assets	$	450	$	842			$	—		$	1
Noncurrent assets	1,748		3,722				15			20
Current liabilities	299		600				—			1
Noncurrent liabilities	935		2,096				67			75
Noncontrolling interests	17		15				—			—
Stockholders’ equity	947		1,853				(52		)	(55		)