Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,022	$ 1,539
Restricted cash	308	283
Short-term investments	439	709
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $94 and $96, respectively	2,877	2,709
Inventory	734	702
Deferred income taxes	213	275
Prepaid expenses	115	175
Other current assets	1,799	1,434
Current assets of held-for-sale businesses	8	0
Total current assets	7,515	7,826
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	801	870
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	30,136	30,459
Accumulated depreciation	(9,996)	(9,962)
Construction in progress	2,499	3,784
Property, plant and equipment, net	23,440	25,151
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	562	537
Debt service reserves and other deposits	403	411
Goodwill	1,473	1,458
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $130 and $158, respectively	241	281
Deferred income taxes	571	662
Service concession assets	1,538	0
Other noncurrent assets	2,691	2,640
Noncurrent assets of held-for-sale businesses	150	0
Total other assets	7,629	5,989
TOTAL ASSETS	38,584	38,966
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,994	2,278
Accrued interest	244	260
Accrued and other liabilities	2,317	2,326
Non-recourse debt, including $220 and $240, respectively, related to variable interest entities	1,999	1,982
Recourse debt	0	151
Current liabilities of held-for-sale businesses	9	0
Total current liabilities	6,563	6,997
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Non-recourse debt, including $1,058 and $1,030, respectively, related to variable interest entities	13,750	13,618
Recourse debt	5,014	5,107
Deferred income taxes	1,281	1,277
Pension and other post-retirement liabilities	1,183	1,342
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,110	3,222
Noncurrent liabilities of held-for-sale businesses	61	0
Total noncurrent liabilities	$ 24,399	$ 24,566
Contingencies and Commitments (see Note 9)
Redeemable stock of subsidiaries	$ 538	$ 78
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 815,558,389 issued and 682,607,128 outstanding at June 30, 2015 and 814,539,146 issued and 703,851,297 outstanding at December 31, 2014)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	8,705	8,409
Retained earnings	258	512
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,445)	(3,286)
Treasury stock, at cost (132,951,261 shares at June 30, 2015 and 110,687,849 shares at December 31, 2014)	(1,662)	(1,371)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	3,864	4,272
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	3,220	3,053
Total equity	7,084	7,325
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 38,584	$ 38,966