Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,140	$ 949
Restricted cash	379	274
Short-term investments	856	424
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $17 and $10, respectively	1,423	1,463
Inventory	583	562
Prepaid expenses	116	62
Other current assets	682	630
Current held-for-sale assets	108	2,034
Total current assets	5,287	6,398
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	480	502
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	24,269	24,119
Accumulated depreciation	(7,905)	(7,942)
Construction in progress	3,875	3,617
Property, plant and equipment, net	20,719	20,296
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	1,327	1,197
Debt service reserves and other deposits	623	565
Goodwill	1,059	1,059
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $476 and $441, respectively	341	366
Deferred income taxes	83	130
Service concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $206, respectively	0	1,360
Loan receivable	1,458	0
Other noncurrent assets	1,700	1,741
Total other assets	6,591	6,418
TOTAL ASSETS	32,597	33,112
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,506	1,371
Accrued interest	200	228
Accrued and other liabilities	1,036	1,232
Non-recourse debt, includes $369 and $1,012, respectively, related to variable interest entities	1,235	2,164
Current held-for-sale liabilities	17	1,033
Total current liabilities	3,994	6,028
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	4,126	4,625
Non-recourse debt, includes $2,520 and $1,358, respectively, related to variable interest entities	14,230	13,176
Deferred income taxes	1,165	1,006
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,562	2,595
Total noncurrent liabilities	22,083	21,402
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	863	837
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 816,449,182 issued and 661,528,835 outstanding at June 30, 2018 and 816,312,913 issued and 660,388,128 outstanding at December 31, 2017)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	8,402	8,501
Accumulated deficit	(1,234)	(2,276)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,988)	(1,876)
Treasury stock, at cost (154,920,347 and 155,924,785 shares at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)	(1,879)	(1,892)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	3,309	2,465
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,348	2,380
Total equity	5,657	4,845
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 32,597	$ 33,112