Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 518	$ 341
Adjustments to net income:
Depreciation and amortization	597	625
Impairment expenses	45	273
Deferred income taxes	17	52
Releases of contingencies	(134)	(48)
Loss on the extinguishment of debt	145	149
Loss on sale of assets	12	8
Loss on disposals and impairments — discontinued operations	0	51
Other	70	45
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable	(444)	(312)
(Increase) decrease in inventory	(54)	(39)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	132	(72)
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(815)	(316)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities	179	(194)
Increase (Decrease) in income tax payables, net and other tax payables	(131)	(176)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities	453	66
Net cash provided by operating activities	590	453
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(1,168)	(908)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(18)	(728)
Proceeds from the sale of businesses, net of cash sold	2	890
Proceeds from the sale of assets	1	16
Sale of short-term investments	2,460	2,198
Purchase of short-term investments	(2,270)	(1,925)
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash, debt service reserves and other assets	(51)	127
Other investing	(26)	(61)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,070)	(391)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities	361	737
Issuance of recourse debt	575	1,525
Issuance of non-recourse debt	1,940	1,710
Repayments under the revolving credit facilities	(359)	(607)
Repayments of recourse debt	(915)	(1,663)
Repayments of non-recourse debt	(1,457)	(1,349)
Payments for financing fees	(40)	(105)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(113)	(197)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	97	110
Proceeds from the sale of redeemable stock of subsidiaries	461	0
Dividends paid on AES common stock	(141)	(72)
Payments for financed capital expenditures	(84)	(312)
Purchase of treasury stock	(307)	(32)
Other financing	(29)	5
Net cash used in financing activities	(11)	(250)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(19)	(14)
(Decrease) increase in cash of discontinued and held-for-sale businesses	(7)	75
Total decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(517)	(127)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning	1,539	1,642
Cash and cash equivalents, ending	1,022	1,515
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized	665	676
Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds	247	332
SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Assets received upon sale of subsidiaries	0	44
Assets acquired through capital lease	$ 10	$ 13