Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ($135 and $118 attributable to VIEs)	$ 561	$ 906
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $5 and $2	801	644
Inventories	518	475
Margin deposits and other prepaid expense	178	137
Restricted cash, current ($141 and $132 attributable to VIEs)	210	216
Derivative assets, current	959	1,698
Current assets held for sale	452	0
Other current assets	36	19
Total current assets	3,715	4,095
Property, plant and equipment, net ($3,758 and $4,062 attributable to VIEs)	13,069	13,012
Restricted cash, net of current portion ($14 and $11 attributable to VIEs)	15	12
Investments in power plants	80	79
Long-term derivative assets	323	313
Assets Held-for-sale, Not Part of Disposal Group	0	130
Other assets ($63 and $119 attributable to VIEs)	786	1,040
Total assets	17,988	18,681
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	590	552
Accrued interest payable	144	129
Debt, current portion ($164 and $166 attributable to VIEs)	197	221
Derivative liabilities, current	991	1,734
Other current liabilities	392	412
Total current liabilities	2,314	3,048
Debt, net of current portion ($3,013 and $3,096 attributable to VIEs)	11,623	11,716
Long-term derivative liabilities	436	473
Other long-term liabilities	344	277
Total liabilities	14,717	15,514
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares, none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; authorized 1,400,000,000 shares, 359,609,997 and 356,755,747 shares issued, respectively, and 359,080,056 and 356,662,004 shares outstanding, respectively	0	0
Treasury stock, at cost, 529,941 and 93,743 shares, respectively	(7)	(1)
Additional paid-in capital	9,618	9,594
Accumulated deficit	(6,237)	(6,305)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(170)	(179)
Total Calpine stockholders’ equity	3,204	3,109
Noncontrolling interest	67	58
Total stockholders’ equity	3,271	3,167
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 17,988	$ 18,681

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