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Segment and Geographic Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

15. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

The management reporting structure is organized along our two lines of business (Generation and Utilities) and three regions: (1) Latin America & Africa; (2) North America; and (3) Europe, Middle East & Asia (collectively “EMEA”), each managed by a regional president. The segment reporting structure uses the Company's management reporting structure as its foundation to reflect how the Company manages the business internally. During 2010, the Company modified its internal reporting structure to move the management of the Company's generation business in Jordan, Amman East, from Asia to Europe. Accordingly, Amman East is now reported within the Europe—Generation segment. All prior periods have been retrospectively restated to reflect this change and conform to current period presentation. The Company applied the segment reporting accounting guidance, which provides certain quantitative thresholds and aggregation criteria, and the Company concluded it has six reportable segments which include:

•       Latin America—Generation;

•       Latin America—Utilities;

•       North America—Generation;

•       North America—Utilities;

•       Europe—Generation;

•       Asia—Generation.

Corporate and Other – The Company's Europe Utilities, Africa Utilities, Africa Generation, Wind Generation and Climate Solutions operating segments are reported within “Corporate and Other” because they do not meet the criteria to allow for aggregation with another operating segment or the quantitative thresholds that would require separate disclosure under segment reporting accounting guidance. None of these operating segments are currently material to our presentation of reportable segments, individually or in the aggregate. AES Solar and certain other unconsolidated businesses are accounted for using the equity method of accounting; therefore, their operating results are included in “Net Equity in Earnings of Affiliates” on the face of the Consolidated Statements of Operations, not in revenue or gross margin. “Corporate and Other” also includes costs related to corporate overhead costs which are not directly associated with the operations of our six reportable segments and other intercompany charges such as self-insurance premiums which are fully eliminated in consolidation.

The Company uses Adjusted Gross Margin, a non-GAAP measure, to evaluate the performance of its segments. Adjusted Gross Margin is defined by the Company as: Gross Margin plus depreciation and amortization less general and administrative expenses.

Segment revenue includes inter-segment sales related to the transfer of electricity from generation plants to utilities within Latin America. No material inter-segment revenue relationships exist between other segments. Corporate allocations include certain management fees and self insurance activities which are reflected within segment Adjusted Gross Margin. All intra-segment activity has been eliminated with respect to revenue and Adjusted Gross Margin within the segment. Inter-segment activity has been eliminated within the total consolidated results. All balance sheet information for businesses that were discontinued or classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2010 is segregated and is shown in the line “Discontinued Businesses” in the accompanying segment tables.  

The tables below present the breakdown of business segment balance sheet and income statement data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 through 2008:

  Total Revenue Intersegment External Revenue
  2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008
                            
  (in millions)
Revenue                           
Latin America - Generation $ 4,281 $ 3,651 $ 4,468 $ (1,017) $ (864) $ (991) $ 3,264 $ 2,787 $ 3,477
Latin America - Utilities    7,222   6,092   5,907   -   -   -   7,222   6,092   5,907
North America - Generation   1,551   1,483   1,644   -   -   -   1,551   1,483   1,644
North America - Utilities   1,145   1,068   1,079   -   -   -   1,145   1,068   1,079
Europe - Generation   1,318   762   1,044   (2)   2   -   1,316   764   1,044
Asia - Generation   618   375   345   -   -   -   618   375   345
Corp/Other and eliminations   46   9   21   1,019   862   991   1,065   871   1,012
Total Revenue $ 16,181 $ 13,440 $ 14,508 $ - $ - $ - $ 16,181 $ 13,440 $ 14,508

   Total Adjusted Gross Margin Intersegment External Adjusted Gross Margin
   2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008
                             
   (in millions)
Adjusted Gross Margin                           
Latin America - Generation $ 1,698 $ 1,528 $ 1,557 $ (1,010) $ (852) $ (978) $ 688 $ 676 $ 579
Latin America - Utilities   1,320   1,130   1,102   1,018   865   991   2,338   1,995   2,093
North America - Generation   555   558   640   2   (3)   17   557   555   657
North America - Utilities   407   401   419   2   2   2   409   403   421
Europe - Generation   395   273   305   3   4   2   398   277   307
Asia - Generation   255   111   (11)   2   4   4   257   115   (7)
Corp/Other and eliminations   62   2   (65)   (17)   (20)   (38)   45   (18)   (103)
Reconciliation to Income from Continuing Operations before Taxes         
Depreciation and amortization   (1,096)   (936)   (899)
Interest expense    (1,506)   (1,462)   (1,746)
Interest income    410   346   515
Other expense   (238)   (106)   (161)
Other income   104   460   372
Gain on sale of investments   -   131   909
Loss on sale of subsidiary stock   -   -   (31)
Goodwill impairment   (21)   (122)   -
Asset impairment expense   (391)   (20)   (175)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) on net monetary position   (33)   34   (183)
Other non-operating expense   (7)   (12)   (15)
Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates $ 1,914 $ 2,316 $ 2,533

  Total Assets Depreciation and Amortization Capital Expenditures
  2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008
                            
  (in millions)
                            
Latin America - Generation $ 10,373 $ 9,802 $ 8,217 $ 215 $ 183 $ 168 $ 641 $ 951 $ 886
Latin America - Utilities   10,081   9,233   7,124   254   220   221   649   413   437
North America - Generation   4,681   5,081   5,196   168   167   162   71   64   64
North America - Utilities   3,139   3,035   3,092   161   157   152   177   116   117
Europe - Generation   4,178   3,154   2,836   114   53   45   233   212   531
Asia - Generation   1,762   1,594   1,588   33   32   23   10   22   32
Discontinued businesses   258   2,371   2,684   49   88   92   16   38   86
Corp/Other and eliminations   6,039   5,265   4,069   184   149   138   536   722   744
Total $ 40,511 $ 39,535 $ 34,806 $ 1,178 $ 1,049 $ 1,001 $ 2,333 $ 2,538 $ 2,897

  Investment in and          
  Advances to Affiliates Equity in Earnings (Loss) 
  2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 
                    
  (in millions) 
                    
Latin America - Generation $ 150 $ 129 $ 81 $ 48 $ 30 $ 9 
Latin America - Utilities   -   -   -   -   -   - 
North America - Generation   -   3   2   (2)   (2)   (2) 
North America - Utilities   -   -   1   -   -   - 
Europe - Generation   353   308   232   19   50   28 
Asia - Generation   409   390   371   3   28   12 
Discontinued businesses   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Corp/Other and eliminations   408   327   214   115   (14)   (14) 
Total $ 1,320 $ 1,157 $ 901 $ 183 $ 92 $ 33 

The table below presents information, by country, about the Company's consolidated operations for each of the years ended December 31, 2010 through 2008 and as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Revenue is recorded in the country in which it is earned and assets are recorded in the country in which they are located.

  Revenue Property, Plant & Equipment, net
  2010 2009 2008 2010 2009
                
  (in millions)
United States(1) $ 2,193 $ 2,089 $ 2,155 $ 6,165 $ 6,323
Non-U.S.:               
Brazil   6,473   5,394   5,501   6,413   5,799
Chile   1,355   1,239   1,349   2,560   2,321
Argentina   887   684   949   459   448
El Salvador    648   619   484   261   254
Dominican Republic   535   429   601   625   634
Philippines(2)   501   250   148   784   765
Cameroon   422   370   379   823   742
Spain(3)   411   -   -   667   -
Mexico   409   329   463   786   802
Colombia   393   347   291   387   390
United Kingdom    385   241   342   527   433
Ukraine   356   286   403   86   80
Hungary(4)   252   259   367   73   182
Puerto Rico   253   267   251   596   609
Panama   194   168   210   921   834
Kazakhstan   138   123   234   63   48
Jordan   120   104   47   224   231
Sri Lanka   100   109   184   69   74
Bulgaria(5)   44   -   -   1,825   1,835
Qatar(6)   -   -   -   -   -
Pakistan(7)   -   -   -   -   -
Oman(8)   -   -   -   -   -
Other Non-U.S.    112   133   150   298   285
Total Non-U.S.    13,988   11,351   12,353   18,447   16,766
Total $ 16,181 $ 13,440 $ 14,508 $ 24,612 $ 23,089

(1)       Excludes revenue of $422 million, $456 million and $590 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $2 million and $693 million as of December 31, 2010, and 2009, respectively, related to Eastern Energy, which was reflected as discontinued operations and businesses held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2)       Masinloc was acquired in April 2008; 2008 revenue represents results for a partial year.

(3)       Cartagena was consolidated effective January 1, 2010 upon implementation of the variable interest entity accounting guidance.

(4)       Excludes revenue of $44 million, $58 million and $99 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $7 million and $14 million as of December 31, 2010, and 2009, respectively, related to Borsod and Tiszapalkonya, which were reflected as discontinued operations and businesses held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(5)       Maritza East and our wind project in Bulgaria were under development and therefore not operational as of December 31, 2009. Our wind project in Bulgaria started operations in 2010.

(6)       Excludes revenue of $129 million, $163 million and $161 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $501 million as of December 31, 2009 related to Ras Laffan, which was reflected as discontinued operations and businesses held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(7)       Excludes revenue of $299 million, $470 million and $607 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $36 million as of December 31, 2009 related to Lal Pir and Pak Gen, which were reflected as discontinued operations and businesses held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(8)        Excludes revenue of $62 million, $101 million and $105 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $311 million as of December 31, 2009, related to Barka, which was reflected as discontinued operations and businesses held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.