Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenue:
Regulated	$ 1,727	$ 1,576
Non-Regulated	1,765	1,695
Total revenue	3,492	3,271
Cost of Sales:
Regulated	(1,578)	(1,467)
Non-Regulated	(1,321)	(1,295)
Total cost of sales	(2,899)	(2,762)
Operating margin	593	509
General and administrative expenses	(54)	(48)
Interest expense	(348)	(342)
Interest income	97	117
Gain on extinguishment of debt	17	4
Other expense	(29)	(8)
Other income	73	13
Gain on disposal and sale of businesses	0	47
Asset impairment expense	(168)	(159)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	(21)	40
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES	160	173
Income tax expense	(69)	(96)
Net equity in earnings of affiliates	7	6
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	98	83
Loss from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income tax benefit of $4	0	(9)
NET INCOME	98	74
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(125)	52
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable stocks of subsidiaries	3	0
Total net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(122)	52
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	(24)	126
AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	(24)	135
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(9)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	$ (24)	$ 126
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ (0.04)	$ 0.20
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	0.00	(0.01)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	(0.04)	0.19
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	(0.04)	0.20
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	0.00	(0.01)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ (0.04)	$ 0.19
DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING	659	663
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE	$ 0.12	$ 0.11