Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)	[1]	$ (84)	$ 721
Adjustments to net income:
Depreciation and amortization		877	880
Gain on sales and disposals of businesses		(30)	(24)
Impairment expenses		475	276
Deferred income taxes		(475)	(8)
Provisions for (reversals of) contingencies		28	(91)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		12	165
Loss on sales of assets		26	23
Impairments of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses		783	0
Other		106	50
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable		335	(314)
(Increase) decrease in inventory		36	(11)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets		670	377
(Increase) decrease in other assets		(237)	(1,103)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities		(567)	238
Increase (decrease) in income tax payables, net and other tax payables		(270)	(126)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities		497	452
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,182	1,505
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures		(1,770)	(1,687)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(61)	(17)
Proceeds from the sale of businesses, net of cash sold		157	96
Sale of short-term investments		3,747	3,683
Purchase of short-term investments		(3,797)	(3,605)
Increase in restricted cash, debt service reserves and other assets		(123)	(60)
Other investing		(22)	(49)
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,869)	(1,639)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities		1,079	677
Repayments under the revolving credit facilities		(856)	(644)
Issuance of recourse debt		500	575
Repayments of recourse debt		(808)	(915)
Issuance of non-recourse debt		2,118	3,281
Repayments of non-recourse debt		(1,720)	(2,468)
Payments for financing fees		(86)	(65)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(356)	(182)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests and redeemable security holders		154	117
Proceeds from the sale of redeemable stock of subsidiaries		134	461
Dividends paid on AES common stock		(218)	(209)
Payments for financed capital expenditures		(108)	(110)
Purchase of treasury stock		(79)	(408)
Other financing		(12)	(24)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(258)	86
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		7	(40)
Decrease in cash of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses		6	7
Total increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		68	(81)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning		1,257	1,517
Cash and cash equivalents, ending		1,325	1,436
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized		837	875
Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds		425	319
SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Assets acquired through capital lease and other liabilities		$ 5	$ 12

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