Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,588	$ 1,305
Restricted cash	218	278
Short-term investments	634	798
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $116 and $111, respectively	2,134	2,166
Inventory	645	630
Prepaid expenses	118	83
Other current assets	1,040	1,151
Current assets of held-for-sale businesses	24	0
Total current assets	6,401	6,411
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	795	779
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	28,690	28,539
Accumulated depreciation	(9,777)	(9,528)
Construction in progress	3,440	3,057
Property, plant and equipment, net	23,148	22,847
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	674	621
Debt service reserves and other deposits	686	593
Goodwill	1,157	1,157
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $534 and $519, respectively	353	359
Deferred income taxes	778	781
Service concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $136 and $114, respectively	1,425	1,445
Other noncurrent assets	1,886	1,905
Total other assets	6,959	6,861
TOTAL ASSETS	36,508	36,119
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,657	1,656
Accrued interest	365	247
Accrued and other liabilities	2,043	2,066
Non-recourse debt, includes $134 and $273, respectively, related to variable interest entities	1,137	1,303
Current liabilities of held-for-sale businesses	41	0
Total current liabilities	5,243	5,272
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	4,500	4,671
Non-recourse debt, includes $1,643 and $1,502, respectively, related to variable interest entities	14,697	14,489
Deferred income taxes	758	804
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	1,411	1,396
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,996	3,005
Total noncurrent liabilities	24,362	24,365
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 8)
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	774	782
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 816,079,347 issued and 660,108,793 outstanding at March 31, 2017 and 816,061,123 issued and 659,182,232 outstanding at December 31, 2016)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	8,731	8,592
Accumulated deficit	(1,139)	(1,146)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,717)	(2,756)
Treasury stock, at cost (155,970,554 shares at March 31, 2017 and 156,878,891 at December 31, 2016)	(1,892)	(1,904)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	2,991	2,794
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	3,138	2,906
Total equity	6,129	5,700
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 36,508	$ 36,119