Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ($49 and $79 attributable to VIEs)	$ 294	$ 418
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $8 and $6	874	839
Inventories	455	581
Margin deposits and other prepaid expense	323	441
Restricted cash, current ($62 and $109 attributable to VIEs)	105	173
Derivative assets, current	1,062	1,725
Current assets held for sale (nil and $134 attributable to VIEs)	0	210
Other current assets	74	45
Total current assets	3,187	4,432
Property, plant and equipment, net ($4,139 and $3,979 attributable to VIEs)	12,940	13,013
Restricted cash, net of current portion ($27 and $14 attributable to VIEs)	28	15
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries	98	99
Long-term derivative assets	527	543
Goodwill	242	187
Intangible assets, net	578	650
Other assets ($66 and $56 attributable to VIEs)	375	378
Total assets	17,975	19,317
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	761	671
Accrued interest payable	105	125
Debt, current portion ($180 and $176 attributable to VIEs)	615	748
Derivative liabilities, current	1,022	1,630
Other current liabilities	370	528
Total current liabilities	2,873	3,702
Debt, net of current portion ($2,891 and $2,944 attributable to VIEs)	11,307	11,431
Long-term derivative liabilities	428	476
Other long-term liabilities	298	369
Total liabilities	14,906	15,978
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, 361,744,735 and 359,627,113 shares issued, respectively, and 360,670,818 and 359,061,764 shares outstanding, respectively	0	0
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,073,917 and 565,349 shares, respectively	(13)	(7)
Additional paid-in capital	9,642	9,625
Accumulated deficit	(6,485)	(6,213)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(148)	(137)
Total Calpine stockholders’ equity	2,996	3,268
Noncontrolling interest	73	71
Total stockholders’ equity	3,069	3,339
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 17,975	$ 19,317

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