Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016		Sep. 30, 2015
Revenue:
Regulated	$ 1,785	$ 1,691	$ 4,926		$ 5,319
Non-Regulated	1,757	1,831	5,116		5,617
Total revenue	3,542	3,522	10,042		10,936
Cost of Sales:
Regulated	(1,623)	(1,458)	(4,521)		(4,447)
Non-Regulated	(1,231)	(1,399)	(3,750)		(4,348)
Total cost of sales	(2,854)	(2,857)	(8,271)		(8,795)
Operating margin	688	665	1,771		2,141
General and administrative expenses	(40)	(45)	(135)		(150)
Interest expense	(354)	(365)	(1,086)		(995)
Interest income	110	126	365		321
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(16)	(20)	(12)		(161)
Other expense	(13)	(18)	(42)		(47)
Other income	18	12	43		42
Gain on disposal and sale of businesses	0	24	30		24
Asset impairment expense	(79)	(231)	(473)		(276)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	(20)	12	(16)		4
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES	294	160	445		903
Income tax expense	(75)	(43)	(165)		(266)
Net equity in earnings of affiliates	11	81	25		96
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	230	198	305		733
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income tax benefit (expense) of $0, $(1), $4 and $6, respectively	(1)	5	(7)		(12)
Net loss from disposal and impairments of discontinued businesses, net of income tax benefit of $401 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016	0	0	(382)		0
NET INCOME (LOSS)	229	203	(84)	[1]	721	[1]
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(57)	(23)	(105)		(330)
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable stocks of subsidiaries	3	0	8		0
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	175	180	(181)		391
AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	176	175	208		403
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1)	5	(389)		(12)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	$ 175	$ 180	$ (181)		$ 391
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ 0.31		$ 0.58
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	0.00	0.01	(0.59)		(0.01)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	0.26	0.27	(0.28)		0.57
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	0.26	0.26	0.31		0.58
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	0.00	0.00	(0.59)		(0.02)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ (0.28)		$ 0.56
DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING	662	682	662		694
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE	$ 0.11	$ 0.10	$ 0.22		$ 0.20

[1] (1) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest of $105 million and $8 million of net loss attributable to redeemable stocks of subsidiaries.