Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,187	$ 949
Restricted cash	441	274
Short-term investments	401	424
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $16 and $10, respectively	1,510	1,463
Inventory	562	562
Prepaid expenses	97	62
Other current assets	706	630
Current held-for-sale assets	111	2,034
Total current assets	5,015	6,398
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	470	502
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	25,055	24,119
Accumulated depreciation	(8,033)	(7,942)
Construction in progress	3,616	3,617
Property, plant and equipment, net	21,108	20,296
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	1,277	1,197
Debt service reserves and other deposits	494	565
Goodwill	1,059	1,059
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $472 and $441, respectively	400	366
Deferred income taxes	88	130
Service concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $206, respectively	0	1,360
Loan receivable	1,441	0
Other noncurrent assets	1,607	1,741
Total other assets	6,366	6,418
TOTAL ASSETS	32,489	33,112
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,299	1,371
Accrued interest	272	228
Accrued and other liabilities	1,151	1,232
Non-recourse debt, includes $368 and $1,012, respectively, related to variable interest entities	1,308	2,164
Current held-for-sale liabilities	17	1,033
Total current liabilities	4,047	6,028
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	3,815	4,625
Non-recourse debt, includes $2,832 and $1,358, respectively, related to variable interest entities	14,273	13,176
Deferred income taxes	1,214	1,006
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,552	2,595
Total noncurrent liabilities	21,854	21,402
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	879	837
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 817,203,691 issued and 662,297,479 outstanding at September 30, 2018 and 816,312,913 issued and 660,388,128 outstanding at December 31, 2017)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	8,328	8,501
Accumulated deficit	(1,133)	(2,276)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,020)	(1,876)
Treasury stock, at cost (154,906,212 and 155,924,785 shares at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)	(1,878)	(1,892)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	3,305	2,465
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,404	2,380
Total equity	5,709	4,845
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 32,489	$ 33,112