Investments In and Advances To Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2010

Investments In And Advances To Affiliates Tables Abstract

Equity Ownership Interest And Carrying Values Of Investments Accounted For Under The Equity Method

		December 31,
Affiliate	Country	2010		2009		2010		2009
		Carrying Value				Ownership Interest %
		(in millions)
AES Solar Energy Ltd.	United States	$	256	$	224	50	%	50	%
AES Solar Power Ltd.	United States		8		-	50	%	-	%
Barry(1)	United Kingdom		-		-	100	%	100	%
Cartagena	Spain		N/A		-	N/A		71	%
CEMIG(2)	Brazil		22		-	72	%	10	%
Chigen affiliates	China		146		182	25	%	27	%
China Wind	China		69		52	49	%	49	%
Elsta	Netherlands		202		204	50	%	50	%
Guacolda	Chile		149		131	35	%	35	%
IC Ictas Energy Group	Turkey		151		104	51	%	51	%
InnoVent(1)	France		31		30	40	%	40	%
JHRH	China		39		-	35	%	-	%
OPGC	India		224		208	49	%	49	%
Trinidad Generation Unlimited(1)	Trinidad		20		16	10	%	10	%
Other affiliates			3		6	-	%	-	%
Total investments in and advances to affiliates		$	1,320	$	1,157

Summarized Financial Data For Unconsolidated Subsidiaries Accounted For Using The Equity Method

	50%-or-less Owned Affiliates						Majority-Owned Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
Years ended December 31,	2010		2009		2008		2010		2009		2008
	(in millions)						(in millions)
Revenue	$	1,341	$	1,229	$	1,180	$	20	$	158	$	170
Gross margin		207		240		274		18		71		61
Net income (loss)		100		110		83		7		(5)		(4)
December 31,	2010		2009				2010		2009
	(in millions)						(in millions)
Current assets	$	948	$	882			$	114	$	142
Noncurrent assets		4,131		3,543				646		1,140
Current liabilities		687		528				144		153
Noncurrent liabilities		1,597		1,406				242		1,055
Noncontrolling interests		(206)		(191)				125		(24)
Stockholders' equity		3,001		2,682				249		98