Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,325	$ 1,257
Restricted cash	291	295
Short-term investments	596	469
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $113 and $87 respectively	2,081	2,302
Inventory	637	671
Prepaid expenses	92	106
Other current assets	1,266	1,318
Current assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	1,006	424
Total current assets	7,294	6,842
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	780	702
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	29,087	27,751
Accumulated depreciation	(9,884)	(9,327)
Construction in progress	3,300	3,029
Property, plant and equipment, net	23,283	22,155
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	626	610
Debt service reserves and other deposits	644	555
Goodwill	1,157	1,157
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $94 and $93, respectively	227	207
Deferred income taxes	503	410
Service concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $93 and $34, respectively	1,465	1,543
Other noncurrent assets	1,909	2,109
Noncurrent assets of held-for-sale businesses	0	882
Total other assets	6,531	7,473
TOTAL ASSETS	37,108	36,470
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,426	1,571
Accrued interest	368	236
Accrued and other liabilities	2,026	2,286
Non-recourse debt, includes $247 and $258, respectively, related to variable interest entities	1,091	2,172
Current liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	802	661
Total current liabilities	5,713	6,926
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	4,944	4,966
Non-recourse debt, includes $1,494 and $1,531, respectively, related to variable interest entities	14,796	12,943
Deferred income taxes	1,042	1,090
Pension and other post-retirement liabilities	1,035	919
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,035	2,794
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	0	123
Total noncurrent liabilities	24,852	22,835
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 8)
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	775	538
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 816,061,123 issued and 659,175,940 outstanding at September 30, 2016 and 815,846,621 issued and 666,808,790 outstanding at December 31, 2015)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	8,645	8,718
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(114)	143
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,753)	(3,883)
Treasury stock, at cost (156,885,183 shares at September 30, 2016 and 149,037,831 at December 31, 2015)	(1,904)	(1,837)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	2,882	3,149
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,886	3,022
Total equity	5,768	6,171
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 37,108	$ 36,470