Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenue:
Regulated	$ 2,246	$ 2,484
Non-Regulated	2,019	2,102
Total Revenue	4,265	4,586
Cost of Sales:
Regulated	(1,894)	(2,056)
Non-Regulated	(1,616)	(1,458)
Total cost of sales	(3,510)	(3,514)
Gross Margin	755	1,072
General and administrative expenses	(61)	(87)
Interest expense	(377)	(416)
Interest income	66	91
Other expense	(75)	(28)
Other income	68	18
Gain on sale of investments	3	179
Asset impairment expense	(48)	(10)
Foreign currency transaction losses	(32)	(1)
Other non-operating expense	0	(49)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES	299	769
Income tax expense	(82)	(268)
Net equity in earnings of affiliates	4	13
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	221	514
Income from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income tax (benefit) expense of $(1), $2, respectively	14	6
Net loss from disposal and impairments of discontinued businesses, net of income tax expense (benefit) of $(1), $0, respectively	(36)	(5)
NET INCOME	199	515
Noncontrolling interests:
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(115)	(173)
Less: Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2)	(1)
Total net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(117)	(174)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	82	341
AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	106	341
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(24)	0
Net income	$ 82	$ 341
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.14	$ 0.45
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ (0.03)	$ 0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 0.11	$ 0.45
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.14	$ 0.44
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ (0.03)	$ 0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 0.11	$ 0.44