Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)	$ 248	$ (313)
Adjustments to net income:
Depreciation and amortization	581	586
Loss (gain) on sales and disposals of businesses	48	(30)
Impairment expenses	258	396
Deferred income taxes	(18)	(443)
Provisions for contingencies	23	21
Gain on extinguishment of debt	(5)	(4)
Loss on sales of assets	19	14
Impairments of discontinued operations	0	783
Other	94	79
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable	(120)	366
(Increase) decrease in inventory	(43)	12
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	156	473
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(155)	(172)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities	(134)	(557)
Increase (decrease) in income tax payables, net and other tax payables	(61)	(255)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities	63	407
Net cash provided by operating activities	954	1,363
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(1,123)	(1,255)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(2)	(11)
Proceeds from the sale of businesses, net of cash sold, and equity method investments	33	156
Sale of short-term investments	1,930	2,762
Purchase of short-term investments	(1,876)	(2,806)
Increase in restricted cash, debt service reserves and other assets	(12)	(142)
Other investing	(58)	(30)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,108)	(1,326)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities	538	664
Repayments under the revolving credit facilities	(524)	(681)
Issuance Of Recourse Debt	525	500
Repayments of recourse debt	(860)	(611)
Issuance of non-recourse debt	1,832	1,534
Repayments of non-recourse debt	(982)	(1,054)
Payments for financing fees	(80)	(55)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(184)	(236)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests and redeemable security holders	44	94
Proceeds from the sale of redeemable stock of subsidiaries	0	134
Dividends paid on AES common stock	(158)	(145)
Payments for financed capital expenditures	(61)	(87)
Purchase of treasury stock	0	(79)
Other financing	(26)	(21)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	64	(43)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	6	8
(Increase) decrease in cash of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	(8)	6
Total increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(92)	8
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning	1,305	1,257
Cash and cash equivalents, ending	1,213	1,265
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized	612	615
Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds	218	347
SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Assets acquired through capital lease and other liabilities	0	5
Reclassification of Alto Maipo loans and accounts payable into equity (see Note 11—Equity)	$ 279	$ 0