Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	$ 2,003,000,000	$ 1,788,000,000
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	1,166,000,000	949,000,000
Restricted cash	370,000,000	274,000,000
Short-term investments	313,000,000	424,000,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $23 and $10, respectively	1,595,000,000	1,463,000,000
Inventory	577,000,000	562,000,000
Prepaid expenses	130,000,000	62,000,000
Other current assets	807,000,000	630,000,000
Current assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	57,000,000	2,034,000,000
Total current assets	5,015,000,000	6,398,000,000
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	449,000,000	502,000,000
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	25,242,000,000	24,119,000,000
Accumulated depreciation	(8,227,000,000)	(7,942,000,000)
Construction in progress	3,932,000,000	3,617,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	21,396,000,000	20,296,000,000
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	1,114,000,000	1,197,000,000
Debt service reserves and other deposits	467,000,000	565,000,000
Goodwill	1,059,000,000	1,059,000,000
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $457 and $441, respectively	436,000,000	366,000,000
Deferred income taxes	97,000,000	130,000,000
Service concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $206, respectively	0	1,360,000,000
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Noncurrent	1,423,000,000	0
Other noncurrent assets	1,514,000,000	1,741,000,000
Total other assets	6,110,000,000	6,418,000,000
TOTAL ASSETS	32,521,000,000	33,112,000,000
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,329,000,000	1,371,000,000
Accrued interest	191,000,000	228,000,000
Accrual for Taxes Other than Income Taxes, Current	250,000,000	252,000,000
Accrued and other liabilities	962,000,000	980,000,000
Non-recourse debt, including $479 and $1,012, respectively, related to variable interest entities	1,659,000,000	2,164,000,000
Current liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses	8,000,000	1,033,000,000
Total current liabilities	4,399,000,000	6,028,000,000
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Non-recourse debt, including $2,922 and $1,358 respectively, related to variable interest entities	13,986,000,000	13,176,000,000
Recourse debt	3,650,000,000	4,625,000,000
Deferred income taxes	1,280,000,000	1,006,000,000
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,723,000,000	2,595,000,000
Total noncurrent liabilities	21,639,000,000	21,402,000,000
Commitments and Contingencies (see Notes 11 and 12)
Redeemable stock of subsidiaries	879,000,000	837,000,000
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 817,203,691 issued and 662,298,096 outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 816,312,913 issued and 660,388,128 outstanding at December 31, 2017)	8,000,000	8,000,000
Additional paid-in capital	8,154,000,000	8,501,000,000
Accumulated deficit	(1,005,000,000)	(2,276,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,071,000,000)	(1,876,000,000)
Treasury stock, at cost (154,905,595 and 155,924,785 shares at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)	(1,878,000,000)	(1,892,000,000)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	3,208,000,000	2,465,000,000
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,396,000,000	2,380,000,000
Total equity	5,604,000,000	4,845,000,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 32,521,000,000	$ 33,112,000,000