Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,437	$ 1,539
Restricted cash	341	283
Short-term investments	453	709
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $85 and $96, respectively	2,477	2,709
Inventory	670	702
Deferred income taxes	155	275
Prepaid expenses	121	175
Other current assets	1,514	1,434
Current assets of held-for-sale businesses	52	0
Total current assets	7,220	7,826
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	704	870
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	28,307	30,459
Accumulated depreciation	(9,264)	(9,962)
Construction in progress	2,716	3,784
Property, plant and equipment, net	22,463	25,151
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	601	537
Debt service reserves and other deposits	339	411
Goodwill	1,473	1,458
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $131 and $158, respectively	251	281
Deferred income taxes	503	662
Service concession assets	1,554	0
Other noncurrent assets	2,596	2,640
Total other assets	7,317	5,989
TOTAL ASSETS	37,000	38,966
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,729	2,278
Accrued interest	341	260
Accrued and other liabilities	2,134	2,326
Recourse debt	0	151
Non-recourse debt, including $217 and $240, respectively, related to variable interest entities	2,300	1,982
Current liabilities of held-for-sale businesses	30	0
Total current liabilities	6,534	6,997
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	5,107	5,107
Non-recourse debt, including $1,050 and $1,030, respectively, related to variable interest entities	13,291	13,618
Deferred income taxes	1,185	1,277
Pension and other post-retirement liabilities	978	1,342
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,906	3,222
Total noncurrent liabilities	$ 23,467	$ 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; 815,846,624 issued and 674,461,074 outstanding at September 30, 2015 and 814,539,146 issued and 703,851,297 outstanding at December 31, 2014)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	8,710	8,409
Retained earnings	370	512
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,758)	(3,286)
Treasury stock, at cost (141,385,550 shares at September 30, 2015 and 110,687,849 shares at December 31, 2014)	(1,763)	(1,371)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	3,567	4,272
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,894	3,053
Total equity	6,461	7,325
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 37,000	$ 38,966