Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,398	$ 1,305
Restricted cash	437	278
Short-term investments	563	798
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $90 and $111, respectively	2,357	2,166
Inventory	660	630
Prepaid expenses	89	83
Other current assets	1,080	1,151
Current assets of held-for-sale businesses	76	0
Total current assets	6,660	6,411
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	798	779
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	29,916	28,539
Accumulated depreciation	(10,199)	(9,528)
Construction in progress	3,841	3,057
Property, plant and equipment, net	24,356	22,847
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	1,164	621
Debt service reserves and other deposits	786	593
Goodwill	1,157	1,157
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $563 and $519, respectively	474	359
Deferred income taxes	760	781
Service concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $182 and $114, respectively	1,382	1,445
Other noncurrent assets	2,095	1,905
Total other assets	7,818	6,861
TOTAL ASSETS	38,834	36,119
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	2,091	1,656
Accrued interest	353	247
Accrued and other liabilities	2,020	2,066
Non-recourse debt, includes $439 and $273, respectively, related to variable interest entities	2,257	1,303
Current liabilities of held-for-sale businesses	15	0
Total current liabilities	6,736	5,272
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	4,954	4,671
Non-recourse debt, includes $1,557 and $1,502, respectively, related to variable interest entities	14,822	14,489
Deferred income taxes	742	804
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	1,387	1,396
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,047	3,005
Total noncurrent liabilities	24,952	24,365
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 8)
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	967	782
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 816,312,913 issued and 660,386,566 outstanding at September 30, 2017 and 816,061,123 issued and 659,182,232 outstanding at December 31, 2016)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	8,670	8,592
Accumulated deficit	(934)	(1,146)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,666)	(2,756)
Treasury stock, at cost (155,926,347 and 156,878,891 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	(1,892)	(1,904)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	3,186	2,794
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,993	2,906
Total equity	6,179	5,700
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 38,834	$ 36,119