Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 949	$ 1,244
Restricted cash	274	277
Short-term investments	424	530
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $10 and $17, respectively	1,463	1,421
Inventory	562	622
Prepaid expenses	62	72
Other current assets	630	657
Current assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	2,034	1,593
Total current assets	6,398	6,416
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	502	518
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	24,119	24,911
Accumulated depreciation	(7,942)	(7,919)
Construction in progress	3,617	2,905
Property, plant and equipment, net	20,296	20,415
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	1,197	621
Debt service reserves and other deposits	565	438
Goodwill	1,059	1,157
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $441 and $399, respectively	366	287
Deferred income taxes	130	227
Service concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $206 and $114, respectively	1,360	1,445
Other noncurrent assets	1,741	1,775
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	0	3,343
Total other assets	6,418	9,293
TOTAL ASSETS	33,112	36,124
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,371	1,238
Accrued interest	228	216
Accrued and other liabilities	1,232	1,117
Non-recourse debt, including $1,012 and $273, respectively, related to variable interest entities	2,164	1,052
Current liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	1,033	1,654
Total current liabilities	6,028	5,277
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Non-recourse debt, including $1,358 and $1,502 respectively, related to variable interest entities	13,176	13,731
Recourse debt	4,625	4,671
Deferred income taxes	1,006	804
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	230	237
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,365	2,327
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	0	2,595
Total noncurrent liabilities	21,402	24,365
Commitments and Contingencies (see Notes 11 and 12)
Redeemable stock of subsidiaries	837	782
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 816,312,913 issued and 660,388,128 outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 816,061,123 issued and 659,182,232 outstanding at December 31, 2016)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	8,501	8,592
Accumulated deficit	(2,276)	(1,146)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,876)	(2,756)
Treasury stock, at cost (155,924,785 and 156,878,891 shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively)	(1,892)	(1,904)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	2,465	2,794
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,380	2,906
Total equity	4,845	5,700
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 33,112	$ 36,124