Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,145	$ 1,166
Restricted cash	455	370
Short-term investments	334	313
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $21 and $23, respectively	1,503	1,595
Inventory	495	577
Prepaid expenses	72	130
Other current assets	856	807
Current held-for-sale assets	610	57
Total current assets	5,470	5,015
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land	442	449
Electric generation, distribution assets and other	25,148	25,242
Accumulated depreciation	(8,599)	(8,227)
Construction in progress	4,862	3,932
Property, plant and equipment, net	21,853	21,396
Other Assets:
Investments in and advances to affiliates	1,209	1,114
Debt service reserves and other deposits	241	467
Goodwill	1,059	1,059
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $302 and $457, respectively	462	436
Deferred income taxes	135	97
Loan receivable	1,370	1,423
Other noncurrent assets	1,624	1,514
Total other assets	6,100	6,110
TOTAL ASSETS	33,423	32,521
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,237	1,329
Accrued interest	236	191
Accrued non-income taxes	230	250
Accrued and other liabilities	951	962
Non-recourse debt, including $312 and $479, respectively, related to variable interest entities	1,882	1,659
Current held-for-sale liabilities	455	8
Total current liabilities	4,991	4,399
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Recourse debt	3,556	3,650
Non-recourse debt, including $3,350 and $2,922 respectively, related to variable interest entities	14,323	13,986
Deferred income taxes	1,198	1,280
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,083	2,723
Total noncurrent liabilities	22,160	21,639
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	886	879
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 817,783,916 issued and 663,892,656 outstanding at September 30, 2019 and 817,203,691 issued and 662,298,096 outstanding at December 31, 2018)	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	7,948	8,154
Accumulated deficit	(614)	(1,005)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,335)	(2,071)
Treasury stock, at cost (153,891,260 and 154,905,595 shares at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)	(1,867)	(1,878)
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity	3,140	3,208
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	2,246	2,396
Total equity	5,386	5,604
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 33,423	$ 32,521