Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,426	$ 1,166
Restricted cash	519	370
Short-term investments	378	313
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $23 and $23, respectively	1,564	1,595
Inventory	579	577
Prepaid expenses	111	130
Other current assets	703	807
Current held-for-sale assets	575	57
Total current assets	5,855	5,015
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	450	449
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	24,844	25,242
Accumulated depreciation	(8,273)	(8,227)
Construction in progress	4,207	3,932
Property, plant and equipment, net	21,228	21,396
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	1,147	1,114
Debt service reserves and other deposits	430	467
Goodwill	1,059	1,059
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $467 and $457, respectively	467	436
Deferred income taxes	108	97
Loan receivable	1,406	1,423
Other noncurrent assets	1,771	1,514
Total other assets	6,388	6,110
TOTAL ASSETS	33,471	32,521
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,224	1,329
Accrued interest	265	191
Accrued non-income taxes	271	250
Accrued and other liabilities	914	962
Non-recourse debt, including $338 and $479, respectively, related to variable interest entities	1,265	1,659
Current held-for-sale liabilities	418	8
Total current liabilities	4,357	4,399
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	3,895	3,650
Non-recourse debt, including $3,077 and $2,922 respectively, related to variable interest entities	14,550	13,986
Deferred income taxes	1,302	1,280
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,828	2,723
Total noncurrent liabilities	22,575	21,639
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	890	879
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 817,593,854 issued and 663,694,956 outstanding at March 31, 2019 and 817,203,691 issued and 662,298,096 outstanding at December 31, 2018)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	8,039	8,154
Accumulated deficit	(839)	(1,005)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,107)	(2,071)
Treasury stock, at cost (153,898,898 and 154,905,595 shares at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)	(1,867)	(1,878)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	3,234	3,208
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,415	2,396
Total equity	5,649	5,604
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 33,471	$ 32,521