Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Changes in Equity — The following table is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending equity attributable to stockholders of The AES Corporation, NCI and total equity as of the periods indicated (in millions):



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
	The Parent Company Stockholders’ Equity			NCI			Total Equity			The Parent Company Stockholders’ Equity			NCI			Total Equity
Balance at the beginning of the period	$	2,465		$	2,380		$	4,845		$	2,794		$	2,906		$	5,700
Net income	1,075			309			1,384			181			328			509
Total foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income tax	(232		)	72			(160		)	117			10			127
Total change in derivative fair value, net of income tax	64			35			99			5			3			8
Total pension adjustments, net of income tax	5			—			5			1			19			20
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle ⁽¹⁾	87			81			168			31			—			31
Fair value adjustment ⁽²⁾	(4		)	—			(4		)	(19		)	—			(19		)
Disposition of businesses ⁽³⁾	—			(250		)	(250		)	—			—			—
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—			(253		)	(253		)	—			(261		)	(261		)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	—			6			6			—			17			17
Dividends declared on common stock	(172		)	—			(172		)	(158		)	—			(158		)
Issuance and exercise of stock-based compensation	18			—			18			12			—			12
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests	(1		)	21			20			22			47			69
Acquisition of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			200			(85		)	115
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable stock of subsidiaries	—			3			3			—			9			9
Balance at the end of the period	$	3,305		$	2,404		$	5,709		$	3,186		$	2,993		$	6,179

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⁽¹⁾	See Note 1—Financial Statement Presentation, New Accounting Standards Adopted for further information.


⁽²⁾	Adjustment to record the redeemable stock of Colon at fair value.


⁽³⁾	See Note 17—Held-for-Sale and Dispositions for further information.

Equity Transactions with Noncontrolling Interests

Dominican Republic — On September 28, 2017, Linda Group, an investor-based group in the Dominican Republic acquired an additional 5% of our Dominican Republic business for $60 million, pre-tax. This transaction resulted in a net increase of $25 million to the Company’s additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interest, respectively. No gain or loss was recognized in net income as the sale was not considered a sale of in-substance real estate. As the Company maintained control after the sale, our businesses in the Dominican Republic continue to be consolidated by the Company within the MCAC SBU reportable segment.

Alto Maipo — On March 17, 2017, AES Gener completed the legal and financial restructuring of Alto Maipo. As part of this restructuring, AES indirectly acquired the 40% ownership interest of the noncontrolling shareholder, for a de minimis payment, and sold a 6.7% interest in the project to the construction contractor. This transaction resulted in a $196 million increase to the Parent Company’s Stockholders’ Equity due to an increase in additional-paid-in capital of $229 million, offset by the reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive losses from NCI to the Parent Company Stockholders’ Equity of $33 million. No gain or loss was recognized in net income as the sale was not considered to be a sale of in-substance real estate. After completion of the sale, the Company has an effective 62% economic interest in Alto Maipo. As the Company maintained control of the partnership after the sale, Alto Maipo continues to be consolidated by the Company within the South America SBU reportable segment.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss — The following table summarizes the changes in AOCL by component, net of tax and NCI, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in millions):



	Foreign currency translation adjustment, net			Unrealized derivative gains (losses), net			Unfunded pension obligations, net			Total
Balance at the beginning of the period	$	(1,486	)	$	(333	)	$	(57	)	$	(1,876	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(231		)	9			—			(222		)
Amount reclassified to earnings	(1		)	55			5			59
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(232		)	64			5			(163		)
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle	—			19			—			19
Balance at the end of the period	$	(1,718	)	$	(250	)	$	(52	)	$	(2,020	)

Reclassifications out of AOCL are presented in the following table. Amounts for the periods indicated are in millions and those in parentheses indicate debits to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:



AOCL Components	Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
AOCL Components		2018			2017			2018			2017
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net
	Gain (loss) on disposal and sale of businesses	$	3		$	—		$	19		$	(98	)
	Net gain from disposal of discontinued businesses	—			—			(18		)	$	—
	Net income attributable to The AES Corporation	$	3		$	—		$	1		$	(98	)
Unrealized derivative gains (losses), net
	Non-regulated revenue	$	(1	)	$	12		$	(6	)	$	22
	Non-regulated cost of sales	(1		)	(2		)	$	(3	)	(11		)
	Interest expense	(11		)	(20		)	$	(38	)	(63		)
	Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	(15		)	14			$	(35	)	(4		)
	Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates	(28		)	4			(82		)	(56		)
	Income tax expense	7			(5		)	15			6
	Income from continuing operations	(21		)	(1		)	(67		)	(50		)
	Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable stock of subsidiaries	1			1			12			10
	Net income attributable to The AES Corporation	$	(20	)	$	—		$	(55	)	$	(40	)
Amortization of defined benefit pension actuarial loss, net
	General and administrative expenses	$	(1	)	$	—		$	(2	)	$	1
	Other expense	—			(1		)	(1		)	(1		)
	Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates	(1		)	(1		)	(3		)	—
	Income from continuing operations	(1		)	(1		)	(3		)	—
	Net income (loss) from operations of discontinued businesses	—			(6		)	—			(20		)
	Net gain from disposal of discontinued operations	—			—			(2		)	—
	Net income	(1		)	(7		)	(5		)	(20		)
	Less: Loss (income) from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			6			—			16
	Net income attributable to The AES Corporation	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	(5	)	$	(4	)
Total reclassifications for the period, net of income tax and noncontrolling interests		$	(18	)	$	(1	)	$	(59	)	$	(142	)

Common Stock Dividends — The Parent Company paid dividends of $0.13 per outstanding share to its common stockholders during the first, second and third quarters of 2018 for dividends declared in December 2017, February and July 2018, respectively.

On October 5, 2018, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.13 per share payable on November 15, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 1, 2018.