Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Acquisitions And Dispositions Tables [Abstract]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

		Preliminary		Adjustments		Updated
Cash		$	116	$	-	$	116
Accounts receivable			278		-		278
Inventory			124		-		124
Other current assets			41		(1)		40
Property, plant and equipment			2,549		(114)		2,435
Intangible assets subject to amortization			166		4		170
Intangible assets - indefinite-lived			5		-		5
Regulatory assets			201		1		202
Other noncurrent assets			58		-		58
Current liabilities			(401)		-		(401)
Non-recourse debt			(1,255)		-		(1,255)
Deferred taxes			(558)		39		(519)
Regulatory liabilities			(117)		1		(116)
Other noncurrent liabilities			(195)		-		(195)
Redeemable preferred stock			(18)		-		(18)
	Net identifiable assets acquired		994		(70)		924
Goodwill			2,489		70		2,559
	Net assets acquired	$	3,483	$	-		3,483

Pro Forma Revenue And Net Income Table

			Net Income (Loss)
			Attributable to The
	Revenue		AES Corporation
	(in millions)
Actual for the three months ended June 30, 2012	$	385	$	5
Actual for the six months ended June 30, 2012		816		27
Pro forma for the three months ended June 30, 2011		4,866		186
Pro forma for the six months ended June 30, 2011		9,489		406