Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share Tables [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted Table

			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2013					2012
			Income		Shares	$ per Share		Income		Shares	$ per Share
			(in millions except per share data)
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
	Income from continuing operations attributable
		to The AES Corporation common stockholders	$	106	745	$	0.14	$	341	766	$	0.45
EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES
	Convertible securities			-	-		-		6	15		-
	Stock options			-	1		-		-	1		-
	Restricted stock units			-	3		-		-	3		(0.01)
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE			$	106	749	$	0.14	$	347	785	$	0.44