Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,212	$ 949
Restricted cash	415	274
Short-term investments	617	424
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13 and $10, respectively	1,498	1,463
Inventory	569	562
Prepaid expenses	66	62
Other current assets	703	630
Current assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	358	2,034
Total current assets	5,438	6,398
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	502	502
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	24,311	24,119
Accumulated depreciation	(8,168)	(7,942)
Construction in progress	4,043	3,617
Property, plant and equipment, net	20,688	20,296
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	1,282	1,197
Debt service reserves and other deposits	541	565
Goodwill	1,059	1,059
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $454 and $441, respectively	362	366
Deferred income taxes	94	130
Service concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $206, respectively	0	1,360
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Noncurrent	1,474	0
Other noncurrent assets	1,635	1,741
Total other assets	6,447	6,418
TOTAL ASSETS	32,573	33,112
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,317	1,371
Accrued interest	289	228
Accrued and other liabilities	1,182	1,232
Non-recourse debt, includes $986 and $1,012, respectively, related to variable interest entities	2,025	2,164
Current liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	63	1,033
Total current liabilities	4,876	6,028
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	4,060	4,625
Non-recourse debt, includes $1,570 and $1,358, respectively, related to variable interest entities	13,601	13,176
Deferred income taxes	1,207	1,006
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	189	230
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,264	2,365
Total noncurrent liabilities	21,321	21,402
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 8)
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	851	837
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 816,331,182 issued and 661,364,449 outstanding at March 31, 2018 and 816,312,913 issued and 660,388,128 outstanding at December 31, 2017)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	8,397	8,501
Accumulated deficit	(1,525)	(2,276)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,808)	(1,876)
Treasury stock, at cost (154,966,733 and 155,924,785 shares at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)	(1,879)	(1,892)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	3,193	2,465
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,332	2,380
Total equity	5,525	4,845
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 32,573	$ 33,112