Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

SCHEDULE II

THE AES CORPORATION
SCHEDULE II
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(IN MILLIONS)
			Balance at		Charged						Balance at
			Beginning of		to Cost		Amounts		Translation		the End of
			the Period		and Expense		Written off		Adjustment		the Period
Allowance for accounts receivables
	(current and noncurrent)
Year ended December 31, 2010		.	$	276	$	53	$	(37)	$	3	$	295
Year ended December 31, 2011		.		295		43		(41)		(24)		273
Year ended December 31, 2012		.		273		129		(80)		(13)		309