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The AES Quarterly Cash Flow Statements Chart

Quarterly
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Annual
 
 Operating Cash Flow  
 Investing Cash Flow  
 Financing Cash Flow  
 Free Cash Flow  
 Capital Expenditure  
20200930 20201231 20210331 20210630 20210930 20211231 20220331 20220630 20220930 20221231 20230331 20230630 20230930 20231231 20240331 20240630 20240930 20241231 20250331 20250630 -2.43-1.9-1.37-0.84-0.320.210.741.27Billion

The AES Quarterly Cash Flow Statements Table

Quarterly
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Annual
 
Unit: USD2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 2003-03-31 
                                                                           
  operating activities:                                                                         
  net income-150,000,000 -73,000,000 353,000,000 210,000,000 -39,000,000 278,000,000 -643,000,000 291,000,000 -19,000,000 189,000,000 -986,000,000 446,000,000 -136,000,000 171,000,000 -1,330,000,000 485,000,000 -77,000,000 -29,000,000 401,000,000 -481,000,000 3,000,000 229,000,000 -120,000,000 298,000,000 -233,477,000,000 233,777,000,000 181,000,000 191,000,000 416,000,000 777,000,000 -1,286,000,000 261,000,000 150,000,000 98,000,000 -693,000,000 229,000,000 -387,000,000 74,000,000 41,000,000 203,000,000 298,000,000 508,000,000 275,000,000 66,000,000 207,000,000 515,000,000 445,000,000 175,000,000 427,000,000 483,000,000 -169,000,000 397,000,000 429,000,000 402,000,000 283,000,000 440,000,000 531,000,000 501,000,000          133,000,000 160,000,000 140,000,000    
  adjustments to net income                                                                         
  depreciation, amortization, and accretion of aros354,000,000 337,000,000                                                                        
  emissions allowance expense76,000,000 102,000,000 94,000,000 73,000,000 24,000,000 47,000,000 53,000,000 72,000,000 50,000,000 89,000,000 106,000,000 80,000,000 121,000,000 118,000,000                                                            
  gain on realized/unrealized derivatives86,000,000 -15,000,000 51,000,000 -57,000,000 -64,000,000 -73,000,000                                                                    
  loss on commencement of sales-type leases                                                                         
  gain on disposal and sale of business interests-70,000,000 1,000,000 -308,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000 -43,000,000       2,000,000 -1,000,000 1,764,000,000 -22,000,000   -22,000,000    -19,000,000 -16,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000                                                
  impairment expense-144,000,000 49,000,000 19,000,000 79,000,000 230,000,000 46,000,000 721,000,000 159,000,000 179,000,000 20,000,000 1,182,000,000 50,000,000 482,000,000 1,000,000 201,000,000 29,000,000 872,000,000 473,000,000 9,000,000 849,000,000 158,000,000 50,000,000                                                    
  loss on realized/unrealized foreign currency  16,000,000 14,000,000   147,000,000 113,000,000                                                                  
  deferred income tax benefit, net of tax credit transfers allocated to aes                                                                         
  tax credit transfers allocated to noncontrolling interests                                                                         
  other91,000,000 129,000,000 140,000,000 108,000,000 -131,000,000 104,000,000 -1,000,000 51,000,000 48,000,000 51,000,000 147,000,000 -10,000,000 -4,000,000 50,000,000 -243,000,000 100,000,000 186,000,000 77,000,000 -42,000,000 225,000,000 17,000,000 8,000,000 46,000,000 135,000,000 -9,829,000,000 9,972,000,000 111,000,000 80,000,000 54,000,000 72,000,000 85,000,000 -33,000,000 51,000,000 43,000,000 62,000,000 27,000,000 82,000,000 -3,000,000 -22,000,000 -20,000,000 -43,000,000 89,000,000 11,000,000 35,000,000 90,000,000 -40,000,000 84,000,000 154,000,000 -5,000,000 -84,000,000 50,000,000 -39,000,000 -22,000,000 -20,000,000 -132,000,000 29,000,000 -37,000,000 41,000,000                
  changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                                         
  increase in accounts receivable125,000,000 -99,000,000 215,000,000 -337,000,000 -7,000,000 -232,000,000 145,000,000 -44,000,000 122,000,000 -62,000,000 -123,000,000 -147,000,000 -185,000,000 -77,000,000 -52,000,000 2,000,000 -41,000,000 -79,000,000 88,000,000 -10,000,000 10,000,000 -40,000,000 46,000,000 17,000,000 1,000,000 9,000,000 -81,000,000 -131,000,000 45,000,000 -39,000,000 102,000,000 -159,000,000 -170,000,000 50,000,000 -98,000,000 -31,000,000 329,000,000 37,000,000 -64,000,000 130,000,000 -26,000,000 -182,000,000 -93,000,000 -219,000,000 14,000,000 -189,000,000 -51,000,000 -3,000,000 -70,000,000 -112,000,000 38,000,000 -67,000,000 -5,000,000 -64,000,000  -79,000,000                  
  increase in inventory-1,000,000 -28,000,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 -41,000,000 72,000,000 53,000,000 -23,000,000 85,000,000 191,000,000 -56,000,000 -134,000,000 -183,000,000 -44,000,000 -23,000,000 -77,000,000 -7,000,000 14,000,000 -5,000,000 31,000,000 -69,000,000 23,000,000 31,000,000 -28,000,000 43,000,000 -18,000,000 -23,000,000 20,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 38,000,000 -23,000,000 -27,000,000 -16,000,000 6,000,000 24,000,000 36,000,000 -24,000,000 -15,000,000 43,000,000 27,000,000 -36,000,000 -27,000,000 -12,000,000 -32,000,000 -11,000,000 -23,000,000 -30,000,000 -19,000,000 -69,000,000 1,000,000 10,000,000   -24,000,000 1,000,000                  
  increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets29,000,000 169,000,000 149,000,000 -13,000,000 94,000,000 39,000,000 -38,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 64,000,000 76,000,000 71,000,000 -246,000,000 59,000,000 -132,000,000 -23,000,000 -35,000,000 22,000,000 -20,000,000 56,000,000 -23,000,000 59,000,000 -43,000,000 -21,000,000 47,000,000 -37,000,000 90,000,000 -42,000,000 -33,000,000 -33,000,000 -16,000,000 36,000,000 120,000,000 200,000,000 197,000,000 199,000,000 274,000,000 278,000,000 245,000,000 -61,000,000 60,000,000 2,000,000 -74,000,000 135,000,000 -117,000,000     240,000,000       -105,000,000                
  increase in other assets57,000,000 18,000,000 -250,000,000 130,000,000 138,000,000 -91,000,000 9,000,000 -78,000,000 24,000,000 50,000,000 182,000,000 157,000,000 104,000,000 -10,000,000 -310,000,000 17,000,000 -23,000,000 31,000,000 118,000,000 -177,000,000 4,000,000 -79,000,000 -21,000,000 -10,000,000 -208,000,000 219,000,000 -10,000,000 -37,000,000 -4,000,000 19,000,000 -29,000,000 -111,000,000 -112,000,000 -43,000,000 -14,000,000 -65,000,000 -151,000,000 -21,000,000 -202,000,000 -288,000,000 -284,000,000 -123,000,000 128,000,000 -444,000,000 -137,000,000 -156,000,000 -236,000,000 -124,000,000 -54,000,000 11,000,000 -197,000,000 19,000,000 -70,000,000 -44,000,000 6,000,000 -66,000,000 -73,000,000                
  increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities-119,000,000 3,000,000 -74,000,000 194,000,000 -75,000,000 -85,000,000 55,000,000 118,000,000 -12,000,000 -293,000,000 362,000,000 -43,000,000 275,000,000 -124,000,000 6,000,000 35,000,000 45,000,000 -337,000,000 -88,000,000 -17,000,000 18,000,000 -99,000,000 6,000,000 17,000,000 -54,000,000 25,000,000 91,000,000 61,000,000 -24,000,000 -66,000,000 1,000,000 296,000,000 -60,000,000 -74,000,000 -53,000,000 -10,000,000 -485,000,000 -72,000,000 -207,000,000 59,000,000 -71,000,000 180,000,000 -609,000,000 415,000,000 -38,000,000 266,000,000                            
  increase in income tax payables, net and other tax payables1,000,000 -83,000,000 380,000,000 -50,000,000 -137,000,000 -327,000,000 -42,000,000 18,000,000 -78,000,000 -7,000,000 80,000,000 -17,000,000 -121,000,000 7,000,000 104,000,000 64,000,000 -347,000,000 -92,000,000 -3,000,000 129,000,000 -103,000,000 36,000,000 41,000,000 51,000,000       57,000,000 57,000,000 -99,000,000 38,000,000 71,000,000 -15,000,000 -107,000,000 -148,000,000 179,000,000 5,000,000 150,000,000 -63,000,000 30,000,000 -206,000,000                              
  increase in other liabilities58,000,000 25,000,000 29,000,000 58,000,000 79,000,000 -5,000,000 20,000,000 112,000,000 -134,000,000 45,000,000 -189,000,000 9,000,000 4,000,000 -9,000,000 213,000,000 -2,000,000 -18,000,000 -3,000,000 -18,000,000   39,000,000 -68,000,000 19,000,000 -23,000,000 -1,000,000 4,000,000 68,000,000 -17,000,000 -23,000,000 71,000,000 36,000,000 27,000,000 -24,000,000 90,000,000 314,000,000 93,000,000 81,000,000 -1,000,000 197,000,000 253,000,000 128,000,000 -62,000,000 204,000,000 41,000,000 124,000,000 49,000,000 119,000,000 59,000,000 149,000,000 52,000,000 14,000,000 42,000,000                    
  net cash from operating activities976,000,000 545,000,000 1,088,000,000 985,000,000 392,000,000 287,000,000 725,000,000 1,122,000,000 562,000,000 625,000,000 1,066,000,000 784,000,000 408,000,000 457,000,000 523,000,000 775,000,000 351,000,000 253,000,000 668,000,000 1,267,000,000 447,000,000 373,000,000 691,000,000 761,000,000 -689,501,000,000 690,515,000,000 662,000,000 767,000,000 399,000,000 515,000,000 800,000,000 735,000,000 251,000,000 703,000,000 702,000,000 819,000,000 723,000,000 640,000,000 629,000,000 915,000,000 575,000,000 763,000,000 232,000,000 221,000,000 580,000,000 534,000,000 576,000,000 1,128,000,000 675,000,000 505,000,000 1,098,000,000 996,000,000 732,000,000 684,000,000 314,000,000 1,028,000,000 495,000,000 376,000,000 526,000,000 581,000,000 597,000,000 837,000,000 976,999,456 544 2,164,998,534 -846,998,534 327,000,000 520,000,000 459,000,000 499,000,000 349,000,000 291,000,000 446,000,000 
  investing activities:                                                                         
  capital expenditures-1,332,000,000 -1,254,000,000 -1,727,000,000 -1,832,000,000 -1,685,000,000 -2,148,000,000 -2,429,000,000 -1,899,000,000 -1,845,000,000 -1,551,000,000 -1,840,000,000 -1,052,000,000 -893,000,000 -766,000,000 -582,000,000 -535,000,000 -567,000,000 -432,000,000 -525,000,000 -413,000,000 -386,000,000 -576,000,000 -777,000,000 -558,000,000 -566,000,000 -504,000,000 -529,000,000 -598,000,000 -499,000,000 -495,000,000 -590,000,000 -464,000,000 -649,000,000 -474,000,000 -575,000,000 -515,000,000 -615,000,000 -640,000,000 -621,000,000 -519,000,000 -627,000,000 -481,000,000 -509,000,000 -399,000,000 -492,000,000 -579,000,000 -598,000,000 -813,000,000 -540,000,000 -479,000,000 -782,000,000 -526,000,000 -509,000,000 -493,000,000 -755,000,000 -572,000,000 -619,000,000 -574,000,000                
  free cash flows-356,000,000 -709,000,000 -639,000,000 -847,000,000 -1,293,000,000 -1,861,000,000 -1,704,000,000 -777,000,000 -1,283,000,000 -926,000,000 -774,000,000 -268,000,000 -485,000,000 -309,000,000 -59,000,000 240,000,000 -216,000,000 -179,000,000 143,000,000 854,000,000 61,000,000 -203,000,000 -86,000,000 203,000,000 -690,067,000,000 690,011,000,000 133,000,000 169,000,000 -100,000,000 20,000,000 210,000,000 271,000,000 -398,000,000 229,000,000 127,000,000 304,000,000 108,000,000 8,000,000 396,000,000 -52,000,000 282,000,000 -277,000,000 -178,000,000 88,000,000 -45,000,000 -22,000,000 315,000,000 135,000,000 26,000,000 316,000,000 470,000,000 223,000,000 191,000,000 -441,000,000 456,000,000 -124,000,000 -198,000,000                
  acquisitions of business interests, net of cash and restricted cash acquired-108,000,000 -4,000,000 -167,000,000 -6,000,000 -16,000,000 -57,000,000 -231,000,000 -21,000,000   -129,000,000 -7,000,000   -565,000,000 -12,000,000   -42,000,000 -10,000,000 -74,000,000 -10,000,000 -136,000,000                                                   
  proceeds from the sale of business interests, net of cash and restricted cash sold5,000,000 412,000,000 11,000,000 156,000,000 98,000,000   4,000,000 33,000,000   128,000,000 -3,000,000   -48,000,000 -3,000,000                                                  
  sale of short-term investments19,000,000 33,000,000 65,000,000 197,000,000 393,000,000 141,000,000 316,000,000 296,000,000 350,000,000 356,000,000 395,000,000 309,000,000 148,000,000 197,000,000 91,000,000 209,000,000 59,000,000 257,000,000 188,000,000 98,000,000 87,000,000 254,000,000 142,000,000 194,000,000 -149,819,000,000 150,149,000,000 292,000,000 592,000,000 269,000,000 149,000,000 598,000,000 1,012,000,000 1,023,000,000 907,000,000 1,157,000,000 985,000,000 1,159,000,000 1,603,000,000 1,168,000,000 1,223,000,000 1,168,000,000 1,137,000,000 1,149,000,000 1,049,000,000 2,100,000,000 1,505,000,000 1,884,000,000 1,126,000,000 1,824,000,000 1,241,000,000 1,203,000,000 1,444,000,000 2,133,000,000 1,006,000,000 1,249,000,000 1,008,000,000 1,270,000,000 999,000,000 428,000,000 326,000,000 850,000,000 403,000,000 757,999,724 276 1,495,998,899 -801,998,899 372,000,000 430,000,000      
  purchase of short-term investments-18,000,000 -18,000,000 -93,000,000 -121,000,000 -460,000,000 -144,000,000 -173,000,000 -144,000,000 -202,000,000 -418,000,000 -401,000,000 -397,000,000 -349,000,000 -345,000,000 -147,000,000 -114,000,000 -128,000,000 -130,000,000 -107,000,000 -83,000,000 -186,000,000 -277,000,000 -198,000,000 -148,000,000 -204,000,000 -220,000,000 -196,000,000 -277,000,000 -593,000,000 -345,000,000 -637,000,000 -797,000,000 -1,160,000,000 -716,000,000 -1,354,000,000 -991,000,000 -1,098,000,000 -1,708,000,000 -1,196,000,000 -1,335,000,000 -1,237,000,000 -1,461,000,000 -932,000,000 -993,000,000 -1,406,000,000 -1,855,000,000 -2,228,000,000 -1,139,000,000 -1,312,000,000 -1,181,000,000 -1,255,000,000 -1,285,000,000 -2,153,000,000 -1,102,000,000 -1,474,000,000 -1,034,000,000 -1,054,000,000 -686,000,000                
  contributions and loans to equity affiliates-1,000,000 -32,000,000 -21,000,000 -29,000,000 -21,000,000 -31,000,000 -35,000,000 -92,000,000 -20,000,000 -30,000,000 -33,000,000 -76,000,000 -93,000,000 -106,000,000 -148,000,000 -109,000,000 -64,000,000 -46,000,000 -108,000,000 -63,000,000 -115,000,000 -66,000,000 -85,000,000                                                  
  purchase of emissions allowances-195,000,000 -39,000,000 -49,000,000 -66,000,000 -35,000,000 -56,000,000 -107,000,000 -46,000,000 -37,000,000 -78,000,000 -73,000,000 -122,000,000 -157,000,000 -136,000,000                                                            
  other investing34,000,000 -4,000,000 -26,000,000 -16,000,000 -6,000,000 -112,000,000 -21,000,000 -74,000,000 -10,000,000 -11,000,000 -11,000,000 -11,000,000 3,000,000 -10,000,000 122,000,000 -211,000,000 10,000,000 -18,000,000 -27,000,000 24,000,000 -50,000,000 -26,000,000 -54,000,000 52,000,000 -23,000,000 1,000,000 -47,000,000 20,000,000 -28,000,000 -29,000,000 25,000,000 -28,000,000 -19,000,000 -39,000,000 -9,000,000 8,000,000 -22,000,000 -8,000,000 -20,000,000 -24,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 -64,000,000 3,000,000 -21,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 5,000,000 -20,000,000 9,000,000 -12,000,000 -16,000,000 59,000,000 -11,000,000 -31,000,000 19,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 12,000,000              
  net cash from investing activities-1,600,000,000 -1,282,000,000 -1,611,000,000 -1,865,000,000 -1,838,000,000 -2,386,000,000 -2,515,000,000 -1,923,000,000 -2,126,000,000 -1,624,000,000 -2,011,000,000 -1,242,000,000 -1,430,000,000 -1,153,000,000 -1,323,000,000 -583,000,000 -758,000,000 -387,000,000 -439,000,000 -495,000,000 -626,000,000 -735,000,000 -1,010,000,000 -598,000,000   -315,000,000 -310,000,000 -296,000,000 416,000,000 -467,000,000 -1,174,000,000 -768,000,000 -340,000,000 -239,000,000 -543,000,000 -778,000,000 -548,000,000 -727,000,000 -569,000,000 -292,000,000 27,000,000 -65,000,000 -326,000,000 373,000,000 -725,000,000 -3,172,000,000 -977,000,000 -156,000,000 -601,000,000 -693,000,000 -392,000,000 -360,000,000 -595,000,000 -873,000,000 -660,000,000 -461,000,000 77,000,000               195,000,000 
  financing activities:                                                                         
  borrowings under the revolving credit facilities941,000,000 1,187,000,000 1,154,000,000 1,649,000,000 2,262,000,000 1,741,000,000     1,210,000,000 1,114,000,000 1,907,000,000 1,193,000,000 1,551,000,000 253,000,000 206,000,000 792,000,000 321,000,000 781,000,000 124,000,000 1,194,000,000 557,000,000 572,000,000 -503,984,000,000 504,881,000,000 431,000,000 301,000,000 252,000,000 881,000,000 667,000,000 951,000,000 313,000,000 225,000,000 386,000,000 415,000,000 416,000,000 248,000,000  316,000,000   65,000,000 65,000,000   311,000,000 1,000,000 101,000,000 24,000,000                  10,000,000     8,000,000 
  repayments under the revolving credit facilities-1,947,000,000 -451,000,000 -2,146,000,000 -1,469,000,000 -1,545,000,000 -1,037,000,000     -1,905,000,000 -513,000,000 -1,554,000,000 -715,000,000 -1,389,000,000 -99,000,000 -139,000,000 -793,000,000 -964,000,000 -557,000,000 -643,000,000 -315,000,000 -694,000,000 -443,000,000 -324,000,000 -274,000,000 -643,000,000 -553,000,000 -259,000,000 -783,000,000 -891,000,000 -327,000,000 -440,000,000 -84,000,000 -577,000,000 -175,000,000 -565,000,000 -116,000,000  -285,000,000                                  
  commercial paper borrowings (repayments)-188,000,000 255,000,000  -79,000,000 -29,000,000 719,000,000                                                                    
  issuance of recourse debt800,000,000 500,000,000   900,000,000 500,000,000    7,000,000 1,800,000,000 22,000,000       1,000,000,000 500,000,000     775,000,000 750,000,000                50 4,999,994 -5,999,994        
  repayments of recourse debt-774,000,000         -29,000,000 -19,000,000 -7,000,000 -1,770,000,000 -1,578,000,000 -18,000,000 -1,000,000 -446,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -152,000,000 -7,000,000 -1,774,000,000 -493,000,000 -519,000,000 -341,000,000 -197,000,000 -495,000,000 -116,000,000 -98,000,000 -356,000,000 -797,000,000 -866,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -203,000,000 -268,000,000 -295,000,000 -213,000,000                    
  issuance of non-recourse debt1,039,000,000 1,293,000,000 2,037,000,000 1,401,000,000 1,667,000,000 2,131,000,000 2,737,000,000 327,000,000 767,000,000 690,000,000 2,234,000,000 422,000,000 1,422,000,000 1,710,000,000 666,000,000 278,000,000 393,000,000 307,000,000 451,000,000 2,316,000,000 1,507,000,000 406,000,000 2,248,000,000 999,000,000 -864,176,000,000 866,757,000,000 419,000,000 317,000,000 435,000,000 757,000,000 519,000,000 871,000,000 1,263,000,000 569,000,000 860,000,000 584,000,000 1,373,000,000 161,000,000 967,000,000 1,341,000,000 1,926,000,000 543,000,000 1,156,000,000 554,000,000 76,000,000 503,000,000 1,702,000,000 942,000,000 459,000,000 115,000,000 443,000,000 154,000,000 1,127,000,000 216,000,000 808,000,000 373,000,000 572,000,000 244,000,000 428,000,000 370,000,000 1,525,000,000 323,000,000 1,248,999,643 357          
  repayments of non-recourse debt-731,000,000 -759,000,000 -995,000,000 -585,000,000 -1,811,000,000 -915,000,000 -1,233,000,000 -318,000,000 -284,000,000 -660,000,000 -1,372,000,000 -303,000,000 -681,000,000 -788,000,000 -670,000,000 -403,000,000 -619,000,000 -320,000,000 -685,000,000 -2,688,000,000 -671,000,000 -92,000,000 -1,853,000,000 -697,000,000 -1,853,000,000 -428,000,000 -272,000,000 -298,000,000 -331,000,000 -510,000,000 -629,000,000 -749,000,000 -687,000,000 -295,000,000 -946,000,000 -666,000,000 -806,000,000 -248,000,000 -844,000,000 -1,011,000,000 -1,842,000,000 -290,000,000 -1,000,000,000 -349,000,000 -177,000,000 -151,000,000 -728,000,000 -721,000,000 -567,000,000 -201,000,000 -504,000,000 -144,000,000 -1,115,000,000 -182,000,000 -386,000,000 -131,000,000 -322,000,000 -169,000,000                
  payments for financing fees-28,000,000 -21,000,000 -50,000,000 -13,000,000 -44,000,000 -31,000,000 -66,000,000 -9,000,000 -49,000,000 -18,000,000 -37,000,000 -45,000,000 -11,000,000 -27,000,000 -13,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -5,000,000 -28,000,000 -33,000,000 -41,000,000 -5,000,000 -57,000,000 -32,000,000 -33,000,000 -4,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -11,000,000 -14,000,000 -4,000,000 -16,000,000 -62,000,000 -18,000,000 -19,000,000 -31,000,000 -44,000,000 -11,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -47,000,000 -6,000,000 -27,000,000 -78,000,000 -5,000,000 -12,000,000 -49,000,000 -79,000,000                          
  purchases under supplier financing arrangements250,000,000 317,000,000 575,000,000 503,000,000 222,000,000 486,000,000 551,000,000 489,000,000 289,000,000 529,000,000                                                                
  repayments of obligations under supplier financing arrangements-234,000,000 -628,000,000 -382,000,000 -357,000,000 -539,000,000 -516,000,000 -392,000,000 -237,000,000 -275,000,000 -587,000,000                                                                
  distributions to noncontrolling interests-254,000,000 -84,000,000 -265,000,000 -37,000,000 -105,000,000 -23,000,000 -150,000,000 -26,000,000 -100,000,000 -47,000,000 -136,000,000 -36,000,000 -46,000,000 -47,000,000 -111,000,000 -44,000,000 -112,000,000 -17,000,000 -228,000,000 -95,000,000 -77,000,000 -22,000,000 -172,000,000 -109,000,000 -96,000,000 -50,000,000 -141,000,000 -71,000,000 -111,000,000 -17,000,000 -161,000,000 -79,000,000 -151,000,000 -33,000,000 -120,000,000 -120,000,000 -158,000,000 -78,000,000 -144,000,000 -69,000,000 -108,000,000 -180,000,000 -171,000,000 -26,000,000 -559,000,000 -19,000,000 -98,000,000 -276,000,000 -671,000,000 -43,000,000 -294,000,000 -409,000,000 -470,000,000 -72,000,000 -285,000,000 -227,000,000 -322,000,000 -12,000,000                
  contributions from noncontrolling interests201,000,000 73,000,000 85,000,000 40,000,000 71,000,000 26,000,000 39,000,000 45,000,000 18,000,000 111,000,000 94,000,000 20,000,000 8,000,000 270,000,000 1,000,000 94,000,000                   66,000,000 28,000,000 9,000,000 20,000,000 112,000,000 4,000,000 78,000,000 32,000,000 7,000,000 5,000,000        115,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 73,000,000                
  sales to noncontrolling interests893,000,000 245,000,000 378,000,000 546,000,000 198,000,000 125,000,000 1,567,000,000 182,000,000   406,000,000 107,000,000 181,000,000 48,000,000 92,000,000                                                           
  issuance of preferred shares in subsidiaries      418,000,000 3,000,000 60,000,000 2,000,000   -1,000,000                                                       
  dividends paid on aes common stock-125,000,000 -125,000,000 -122,000,000 -123,000,000 -122,000,000 -116,000,000 -111,000,000 -111,000,000 -111,000,000 -111,000,000 -106,000,000 -105,000,000 -106,000,000 -105,000,000 -100,000,000 -101,000,000 -100,000,000 -100,000,000 -95,000,000 -96,000,000 -95,000,000 -95,000,000 -90,000,000 -91,000,000 -91,000,000 -90,000,000 -86,000,000 -86,000,000 -86,000,000 -86,000,000 -79,000,000 -80,000,000 -79,000,000 -79,000,000 -72,000,000 -73,000,000 -72,000,000 -73,000,000 -67,000,000 -68,000,000 -36,000,000 -36,000,000 -36,000,000 -36,000,000                              
  payments for financed capital expenditures-14,000,000 -7,000,000 -98,000,000 -10,000,000 -12,000,000 -7,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -10,000,000 -14,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -18,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -20,000,000 -29,000,000 -10,000,000 -20,000,000 -16,000,000 -14,000,000 -96,000,000 -89,000,000 -66,000,000 -31,000,000 -89,000,000 -79,000,000 -39,000,000 -35,000,000 -26,000,000 -5,000,000 -21,000,000 -77,000,000 -10,000,000 -40,000,000 -26,000,000 -168,000,000 -48,000,000 -134,000,000 -178,000,000                              
  other financing-110,000,000 -4,000,000 -84,000,000 -38,000,000 -10,000,000 23,000,000 -83,000,000 -25,000,000 -6,000,000 -7,000,000 -49,000,000 19,000,000 -16,000,000 49,000,000 115,000,000 -116,000,000 -76,000,000 32,000,000 -69,000,000 -4,000,000 34,000,000 -13,000,000 127,000,000 23,000,000 5,000,000 -35,000,000 57,000,000 17,000,000 33,000,000 -6,000,000 -26,000,000 -26,000,000 -32,000,000 9,000,000 -1,000,000 -20,000,000 17,000,000 5,000,000 23,000,000 -1,000,000   27,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 -9,000,000 7,000,000 -5,000,000 14,000,000 -1,000,000   18,000,000 -17,000,000 24,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000              
  net cash from financing activities145,000,000 1,317,000,000 -224,000,000 1,428,000,000 1,153,000,000 2,606,000,000 1,665,000,000 1,211,000,000 1,513,000,000 1,016,000,000 895,000,000 939,000,000 1,106,000,000 818,000,000 276,000,000 -161,000,000 -311,000,000 993,000,000 -735,000,000 -501,000,000 128,000,000 1,030,000,000 47,000,000 -241,000,000 -294,000,000 402,000,000 -480,000,000 -434,000,000 -99,000,000 -630,000,000 -635,000,000 614,000,000 143,000,000 -79,000,000 -489,000,000 -215,000,000 137,000,000 -180,000,000 -58,000,000 97,000,000 -418,000,000 -594,000,000 -118,000,000 -132,000,000 -899,000,000 37,000,000 1,065,000,000 -273,000,000 1,083,000,000 -463,000,000 -728,000,000 -670,000,000 -823,000,000 1,515,000,000 367,000,000 -88,000,000 418,000,000 -87,000,000                
  effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash-4,000,000 -1,000,000 -16,000,000 -4,000,000 -28,000,000 -15,000,000 -162,000,000 -71,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -12,000,000 -26,000,000 -38,000,000 20,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 18,000,000 -22,000,000 9,000,000 4,000,000 -5,000,000 -32,000,000 10,000,000 -26,000,000   -4,000,000                                               
  increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of held-for-sale businesses118,000,000 -52,000,000 243,000,000 -133,000,000 -86,000,000 73,000,000 -58,000,000 -14,000,000 3,000,000 -9,000,000 115,000,000 -72,000,000 43,000,000 -64,000,000   120,000,000 -58,000,000 -57,000,000 -1,000,000 -47,000,000 2,000,000                                                    
  total increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash-365,000,000 527,000,000 -520,000,000 411,000,000 -407,000,000 565,000,000 -345,000,000 325,000,000 -67,000,000 -10,000,000 53,000,000 383,000,000 89,000,000 78,000,000 -490,000,000 -52,000,000 -580,000,000 779,000,000 -554,000,000 274,000,000 -103,000,000 638,000,000 -269,000,000 -112,000,000 -372,430,000,000 372,380,000,000 -119,000,000 -20,000,000 -26,000,000 380,000,000                                            
  cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning2,039,000,000 1,990,000,000 2,087,000,000 1,484,000,000 1,827,000,000 1,572,000,000 -20,029,785,000,000 20,031,788,000,000 1,788,000,000                                            
  cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, ending-365,000,000 2,566,000,000 -520,000,000 411,000,000 -407,000,000 2,555,000,000 -345,000,000 325,000,000 -67,000,000 2,077,000,000 53,000,000 383,000,000 89,000,000 1,562,000,000 -490,000,000 -52,000,000 -580,000,000 2,606,000,000 -554,000,000 274,000,000 -103,000,000 2,210,000,000 -269,000,000 -112,000,000 -23,750,215,000,000 23,752,168,000,000 -119,000,000 -20,000,000 -26,000,000 2,168,000,000                                            
  deferred income tax expense 10,000,000   -41,000,000 222,000,000                                                                    
  supplemental disclosures:                                                                         
  cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized 267,000,000 165,000,000 338,000,000 411,000,000 354,000,000 582,000,000 223,000,000 260,000,000 252,000,000 274,000,000 231,000,000 238,000,000 185,000,000 239,000,000 170,000,000 239,000,000 167,000,000 290,000,000 160,000,000 295,000,000 163,000,000 265,000,000 203,000,000 -168,729,000,000 169,207,000,000 320,000,000 161,000,000 315,000,000 207,000,000 399,000,000 185,000,000 417,000,000 195,000,000 436,000,000 222,000,000 387,000,000 228,000,000 390,000,000 210,000,000 449,000,000 226,000,000 450,000,000 226,000,000 492,000,000 291,000,000 460,000,000 248,000,000 505,000,000 229,000,000 459,000,000 239,000,000 480,000,000 284,000,000 424,000,000 274,000,000 426,000,000 271,000,000 504,000,000 415,000,000              
  cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds 60,000,000 75,000,000 61,000,000 141,000,000 68,000,000 34,000,000 67,000,000 147,000,000 53,000,000 68,000,000 62,000,000 95,000,000 46,000,000 52,000,000 35,000,000 322,000,000 50,000,000 75,000,000 82,000,000 124,000,000 52,000,000 67,000,000 60,000,000 -6,335,000,000 6,571,000,000 57,000,000 104,000,000 138,000,000 71,000,000 86,000,000 73,000,000 144,000,000 74,000,000 62,000,000 78,000,000 165,000,000 182,000,000 69,000,000 72,000,000 79,000,000 69,000,000 95,000,000 237,000,000 200,000,000 325,000,000 324,000,000 141,000,000 202,000,000 304,000,000 109,000,000 160,000,000 169,000,000 260,000,000 95,000,000 83,000,000 106,000,000 200,000,000 157,000,000 193,000,000              
  schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:                                                                         
  dividends declared but not yet paid 125,000,000    116,000,000    111,000,000    105,000,000    101,000,000    95,000,000    9,186,000,000    86,000,000    79,000,000    75,000,000                                    
  noncash recognition of new operating and financing leases 60,000,000 216,000,000 60,000,000 56,000,000 124,000,000 38,000,000                                                                   
  noncash contributions from noncontrolling interests 42,000,000 75,000,000 188,000,000                                                                     
  conversion of corporate units to shares of common stock  838,000,000                                                                    
  initial recognition of contingent consideration for acquisitions  62,000,000 5,000,000 9,000,000 24,000,000 -3,000,000                                                                  
  cash and cash equivalents 1,753,000,000  146,000,000 -221,000,000 1,994,000,000  443,000,000 -119,000,000 1,441,000,000  478,000,000 19,000,000 1,056,000,000  198,000,000 -673,000,000 1,886,000,000  88,000,000 -127,000,000 1,544,000,000  -24,000,000 -14,259,997,000,000 14,261,166,000,000                                                
  restricted cash 735,000,000  264,000,000 -63,000,000 362,000,000  -152,000,000 61,000,000 456,000,000  -98,000,000 78,000,000 334,000,000  -154,000,000 79,000,000 325,000,000  10,000,000 -62,000,000 426,000,000  17,000,000 -518,932,000,000 519,370,000,000                                                
  debt service reserves and other deposits 78,000,000  1,000,000 -123,000,000 199,000,000  34,000,000 -9,000,000 180,000,000  3,000,000 -8,000,000 172,000,000  -96,000,000 14,000,000 395,000,000  176,000,000 86,000,000 240,000,000  -105,000,000 -430,121,000,000 430,467,000,000                                                
  cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 2,566,000,000  411,000,000 -407,000,000 2,555,000,000  325,000,000 -67,000,000 2,077,000,000  383,000,000 89,000,000 1,562,000,000  -52,000,000 -580,000,000 2,606,000,000  274,000,000 -103,000,000 2,210,000,000  -112,000,000 -23,750,050,000,000 23,752,003,000,000                                                
  deferred income tax benefit, net of tax credit transfer proceeds allocated to aes                                                                         
  tax credit transfer proceeds allocated to noncontrolling interests                                                                         
  affiliate repayments and returns of capital          78,000,000    125,000,000                                                           
  acquisitions of noncontrolling interests      -115,000,000 -11,000,000   -61,000,000 -1,000,000 -5,000,000 -535,000,000 -100,000,000 -4,000,000 -13,000,000 -19,000,000                                                       
  liabilities derecognized upon completion of remaining performance obligation for sale of warrior run receivables                                                                        
  noncash contributions to equity affiliates related to tax credit transfers                                                                         
  adjustments to net income:                                                                         
  depreciation and amortization   306,000,000 308,000,000 312,000,000 292,000,000 286,000,000 277,000,000 273,000,000 253,000,000 266,000,000 264,000,000 270,000,000 261,000,000 257,000,000 263,000,000 275,000,000 265,000,000 264,000,000 271,000,000 268,000,000 271,000,000 262,000,000 -245,742,000,000 246,254,000,000 233,000,000 258,000,000 258,000,000 254,000,000 285,000,000 303,000,000 290,000,000 291,000,000 299,000,000 291,000,000 296,000,000 290,000,000 264,000,000 283,000,000 308,000,000 312,000,000 319,000,000 306,000,000 346,000,000 360,000,000 315,000,000 325,000,000 317,000,000 305,000,000 302,000,000 292,000,000 291,000,000 293,000,000 282,000,000 269,000,000 253,000,000 245,000,000                
  deferred income tax benefit, net of tax credit transfers                                                                         
  liabilities derecognized due to sale of warrior run receivables                                                                         
  increase in deferred income     23,000,000 -52,000,000 8,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 -15,000,000 -11,000,000 49,000,000 10,000,000 46,000,000 -53,000,000 -165,000,000 -142,000,000 -175,000,000                                                       
  gain on remeasurement to acquisition date fair value              -34,000,000 -8,000,000                                                          
  deferred income taxes      48,000,000 17,000,000 -108,000,000 -11,000,000   -36,000,000 -7,000,000 -329,000,000 -4,000,000 -94,000,000 21,000,000 109,000,000 -396,000,000 52,000,000 2,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,000,000 -62,165,000,000 62,180,000,000 92,000,000 38,000,000 3,000,000 180,000,000 675,000,000 15,000,000 -12,000,000 -6,000,000 -318,000,000 -32,000,000 -474,000,000 31,000,000 -42,000,000 -25,000,000 -36,000,000 31,000,000 -4,000,000 56,000,000                              
  issuance of preferred stock              -1,000,000 -2,000,000 1,017,000,000                                                        
  noncash contributions to equity affiliates from transfers of tax credits                                                                         
  notes payable issued for the acquisition of business interests                                                                        
  noncash consideration transferred for aes clean energy acquisitions                                                                         
  loss on disposal and sale of business interests                5,000,000                                                        
  loss of affiliates, net of dividends       18,000,000 25,000,000 4,000,000 33,000,000 26,000,000 19,000,000 33,000,000 8,000,000 -18,000,000 10,000,000 36,000,000                                                        
  borrowings under the revolving credit facilities and commercial paper program       17,265,000,000 14,381,000,000 2,335,000,000                                                                
  repayments under the revolving credit facilities and commercial paper program       -16,359,000,000 -14,184,000,000 -1,625,000,000                                                                
  loss on extinguishment of debt        1,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 6,000,000 37,000,000 22,000,000 18,000,000 1,000,000 91,000,000 54,000,000 40,000,000 1,000,000 43,000,000 65,000,000 -10,109,000,000 10,170,000,000 1,000,000    24,000,000    8,000,000                                       
  non-cash contributions from noncontrolling interests                                                                         
  reversals of contingencies                                                                         
  non-cash consideration transferred for aes clean energy acquisitions                                                                         
  133 | notes to consolidated financial statements | december 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019                                                                         
  loss on sale and disposal of assets                      33,000,000 5,000,000 -56,000,000 72,000,000                                                
  non-cash consideration transferred for clean energy acquisitions                                                                         
  gain on sale and disposal of assets             4,000,000  -29,000,000 40,000,000 -20,000,000 18,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 -42,000,000                                                    
  provisions for (reversals of) contingencies                                 12,000,000 20,000,000 7,000,000                                      
  refinancing of non-recourse debt at mong duong                                                                        
  contributions to equity affiliates                         -90,000,000  -11,000,000 -46,000,000 -44,000,000                                            
  partial reinvestment of consideration from the spower transaction                                                                       
  132 | notes to consolidated financial statements | december 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019                                                                         
  non-cash consideration transferred for the clean energy transaction               -20,000,000 119,000,000                                                        
  proceeds from the sale of assets                   2,000,000 15,000,000  6,000,000               9,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 4,000,000 -2,000,000 4,000,000 28,000,000 67,000,000 18,000,000 4,000,000 12,000,000                       
  net gain from disposal and impairments of discontinued businesses                                                                         
  insurance proceeds                                                                         
  notes payable issued for the acquisition of the ventus wind complex                                                                         
  exchange of debentures for the acquisition of the guaimbê solar complex                                                                         
  acquisition of the remaining interest in a distributed energy equity affiliate                                                                         
  acquisition of intangible assets                                                                         
  127 | notes to consolidated financial statements | december 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018                                                                         
  contributions from noncontrolling interests and redeemable security holders                      2,000,000 -1,000,000 -995,000,000 1,011,000,000 3,000,000 12,000,000 17,000,000 11,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 29,000,000 36,000,000                                       
  impairment expenses                      161,000,000   183,000,000    277,000,000 2,000,000 90,000,000 168,000,000 623,000,000 79,000,000 235,000,000 161,000,000 326,000,000 231,000,000 79,000,000 31,000,000 107,000,000 166,000,000                              
  increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses                      -7,000,000 -8,000,000   18,000,000                                               
  conversion of alto maipo loans and accounts payable into equity                                                                         
  kazakhstan hydroelectric return share transfer payment due                                                                         
  124 | notes to consolidated financial statements | december 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017                                                                         
  non-cash contributions to equity affiliates                                                                         
  non-cash exchange of debentures for the acquisition of the guaimbê solar complex                                                                        
  non-cash acquisition of intangible assets                          2,000,000 9,000,000                                              
  non-cash contributions of assets and liabilities for the fluence transaction                                                                         
  provisions for contingencies                          13,000,000     7,000,000           -60,000,000 12,000,000                              
  contributions to equity investments                                                                         
  proceeds from the sale of redeemable stock of subsidiaries                                  134,000,000                                  
  purchase of treasury stock                                  -79,000,000 -74,000,000 -101,000,000 -168,000,000 -108,000,000     -54,000,000 -127,000,000 -35,000,000 -63,000,000 -84,000,000                       
  proceeds from sales to noncontrolling interests, net of transaction costs                                                                         
  non-cash acquisition of the remaining interest in a distributed energy equity affiliate                                                                         
  return share transfer payment due                                                                         
  •                                                                         
  gain on disposal and sale of businesses                           21,000,000 -89,000,000 -788,000,000                                            
  net income on sales of assets                           21,000,000                                              
  gain on sale of discontinued operations                           -5,000,000                                              
  changes in operating assets and liabilities                                                                         
  increase in income taxes payable, net and other taxes payable                           1,000,000                                              
  acquisitions of businesses, net of cash and restricted cash acquired, and equity method investments                                                                         
  proceeds from the sale of businesses, net of cash and restricted cash sold, and equity method investments                                                                         
  proceeds from sales to noncontrolling interests                                                                         
  schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:                                                                         
  non-cash contributions of assets and liabilities for fluence acquisition                           20,000,000                                            
  asset impairment expense                                                                         
  gain on extinguishment of debt                            6,000,000 170,000,000   12,000,000 -17,000,000                                        
  acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired, and equity method investments                              -19,000,000                                           
  proceeds from the sale of businesses, net of cash and restricted cash sold                            628,000,000 1,180,000,000                                            
  effect of exchange rate changes on cash                            -25,000,000 5,000,000 -6,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 -12,000,000 -21,000,000 4,000,000 -41,000,000 8,000,000 -22,000,000 -22,000,000 25,000,000 -43,000,000 -108,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 29,000,000 23,000,000 -23,000,000 -21,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 16,000,000 -2,000,000 33,000,000 17,000,000 48,000,000 -14,000,000 27,999,964 36 11,999,968 -26,999,968        
  increase in cash and restricted cash of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses                            -5,000,000 74,000,000                                            
  loss on sales of assets                             2,000,000  15,000,000 7,000,000 12,000,000  12,000,000                                      
  gain on sales and disposals of businesses                              3,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000                                      
  net income from disposal and impairments of discontinued businesses                                                                         
  proceeds from the sale of businesses, net of cash sold, and equity method investments                              69,000,000 6,000,000 29,000,000 4,000,000 474,000,000                                       
  increase in restricted cash, debt service reserves, and other assets                                                                         
  decrease (increase) in cash of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses                                                                         
  total increase in cash and cash equivalents                              -388,000,000 185,000,000 -375,000,000 283,000,000 -20,000,000 60,000,000     -131,000,000   -229,000,000   -1,657,000,000 -230,000,000 1,616,000,000 -544,000,000 -294,000,000 -43,000,000 -474,000,000 1,583,000,000 -189,000,000 285,000,000 468,000,000 364,000,000 30,000,000 69,000,000 -348,000,000      -59,000,000 159,000,000   -208,000,000 413,000,000 415,000,000 
  cash and cash equivalents, beginning                              -61,000,000 1,305,000,000 -5,000,000 1,262,000,000 1,642,000,000 1,704,000,000 -25,000,000 -2,000,000 2,552,000,000 -27,000,000 1,809,000,000 -22,000,000 903,000,000 1,379,000,000 -66,000,000 1,386,998,610 1,390 1,280,998,719 -1,280,998,719 -115,000,000 1,396,000,000 30,000,000 -2,000,000 769,000,000 
  cash and cash equivalents, ending                              -449,000,000 185,000,000 -375,000,000 1,588,000,000 -20,000,000 60,000,000 80,000,000 1,185,000,000 -175,000,000 415,000,000 -131,000,000 155,000,000 102,000,000 1,413,000,000 39,000,000 1,688,000,000 -1,682,000,000 -232,000,000 1,616,000,000 2,008,000,000 -294,000,000 -43,000,000 -501,000,000 3,392,000,000 -211,000,000 285,000,000 468,000,000 1,267,000,000 30,000,000 1,448,000,000 -414,000,000 659,000,000 1,329,998,658 1,342 1,389,998,836 -1,380,998,836 -174,000,000 1,555,000,000 -174,000,000 334,000,000 -176,000,000 490,000,000 1,163,000,000 
  assets acquired through capital lease and other liabilities                                  2,000,000 3,000,000                                    
  impairments of discontinued operations                                                                         
  increase in restricted cash, debt service reserves. and other assets                                                                         
  increase in cash of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses                               7,000,000 -1,000,000 -7,000,000                                        
  reclassification of alto maipo loans and accounts payable into equity                               279,000,000                                        
  acquisitions, net of cash acquired                                  6,000,000 -50,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 1,000,000                                 
  increase in restricted cash, debt service reserves and other assets                                10,000,000 -22,000,000 62,000,000 19,000,000   -99,000,000 -9,000,000    -19,000,000                              
  impairments of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses                                  600,000,000                                      
  assets received upon sale of subsidiaries                                                                       
  decrease in cash of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses                                                                        
  (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt                                    -4,000,000                                    
  proceeds from the sale of businesses, net of cash sold                                    41,000,000 115,000,000 42,000,000 94,000,000 139,000,000 778,000,000 861,000,000 29,000,000 269,000,000 63,000,000                            
  gain on sale of businesses                                     -47,000,000 -5,000,000                                   
  (reversals of) provisions for contingencies                                     -1,000,000                                    
  decrease (increase) in restricted cash, debt service reserves and other assets                                     96,000,000                                    
  increase in cash of held-for-sale businesses                                     4,000,000                                    
  total decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                     -77,000,000        -16,000,000                            
  loss on disposals and impairments - discontinued operations                                         7,000,000 44,000,000                              
  borrowings under revolving credit facilities                                                                         
  repayments under revolving credit facilities                                                                         
  decrease (increase) in cash of discontinued businesses                                                                         
  cash at held-for-sale businesses                                      -7,000,000                                   
  releases of contingencies                                       43,000,000                                  
  loss on the extinguishment of debt                                       20,000,000 65,000,000 47,000,000 15,000,000 134,000,000    37,000,000          14,000,000                
  loss on sale of assets                                       11,000,000                                  
  loss on disposals and impairments — discontinued operations                                                                         
  decrease in cash of discontinued businesses                                                                         
  assets acquired through capital lease                                       2,000,000                                 
  increase in cash of discontinued and held-for-sale businesses                                                                         
  (gain) loss on sale of assets                                                                         
  gain on disposals and impairments - discontinued operations                                                                         
  affiliate advances and equity investments                                              -64,000,000 -31,000,000 -20,000,000 -40,000,000 -20,000,000 -50,000,000 -4,000,000 -23,000,000 -18,000,000 -50,000,000 -57,000,000 -30,000,000            -3,000,000    
  proceeds from government grants for asset construction                                            32,000,000 85,000,000                            
  increase in cash of discontinued and held-for-sale assets                                                                         
  (gain) loss on sale of assets and investments                                                                         
  provisions for (releases of) contingencies                                                                         
  decrease in restricted cash, debt service reserves and other assets                                         35,000,000                                
  borrowings (repayments) under the revolving credit facilities                                                  4,000,000 -14,000,000 62,000,000 26,000,000      186,000,000              
  decrease in cash of discontinued and held-for-sale businesses                                         45,000,000 30,000,000                              
  gain on sale of assets and investments                                          3,000,000 4,000,000                              
  acquisitions - net of cash acquired                                                                         
  gain from sale of investments and impairment expense                                                    14,000,000 4,000,000 172,000,000 -12,000,000 -91,000,000 -12,000,000                
  (gain) loss on disposal and impairment write-down—discontinued operations                                                                         
  undistributed gain from sale of equity method investment                                                  12,000,000 -3,000,000                      
  changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:                                                                         
  increase income tax payables                                                                         
  acquisitions—net of cash acquired                                                     -34,000,000                    
  increase in restricted cash                                              225,000,000 -148,000,000 -27,000,000 11,000,000 -22,000,000 -8,000,000 -28,000,000 -46,000,000                    
  increase in debt service reserves and other assets                                            6,000,000 20,000,000 95,000,000 -287,000,000 -85,000,000 -7,000,000 -47,000,000 52,000,000 -61,000,000                    
  proceeds from performance bond                                                                        
  proceeds from loan repayments                                                                       
  (repayments) borrowings under the revolving credit facilities                                            -29,000,000 -281,000,000          -65,000,000 122,000,000 -153,000,000                
  issuance of common stock                                                  1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 1,570,000,000     15,000,000 14,000,000 19,000,000 31,000,000 27,999,992 25,999,980 -15,999,980 8,000,000 8,000,000      
  financed capital expenditures                                            -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -18,000,000 -7,000,000 11,000,000 -17,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 13,000,000 -30,000,000 9,000,000 -3,000,000 25,000,000 -49,000,000                
  increase in cash of discontinued and held for sale businesses                                                                         
  assets acquired in noncash asset exchange                                                      1,000,000                  
  (gain) income from sale of investments and impairment expense                                            21,000,000 -92,000,000     963,000,000                       
  benefit from deferred taxes                                            -29,000,000 101,000,000 -132,000,000 -95,000,000 11,000,000 17,000,000 -449,000,000 -86,000,000 88,000,000 29,000,000 39,000,000 87,000,000 -86,000,000 -25,000,000                
  contingencies                                            18,000,000 17,000,000 -6,000,000 -10,000,000 24,000,000 22,000,000 -38,000,000 3,000,000 26,000,000 46,000,000                    
  (gain) loss on the extinguishment of debt                                                  25,000,000    -3,000,000                  
  (gain) loss on disposal and impairment write-down - discontinued operations                                                                         
  increase in income taxes and other income tax payables                                            -88,000,000 -161,000,000     146,000,000 110,000,000                      
  decrease in cash of discontinued and held for sale businesses                                            7,000,000 113,000,000                            
  acquisitions — net of cash acquired                                               -1,000,000 -19,000,000 -138,000,000  -137,000,000                      
  decrease in restricted cash                                             28,000,000           12,000,000 293,000,000                
  increase income taxes and other income tax payables                                                                         
  income from sale of investments and impairment expense                                               284,000,000 34,000,000 3,000,000                        
  (gain) loss on disposal and impairment write-down — discontinued operations                                                                         
  decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets                                               -90,000,000 136,000,000 16,000,000                        
  increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                 -41,000,000 132,000,000   56,000,000 -149,000,000   -192,000,000                
  proceeds from the sale of businesses                                               39,000,000 8,000,000 226,000,000 171,000,000 99,000,000 99,000,000                    
  loss on disposal and impairment write-down — discontinued operations                                                                         
  decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                                         
  decrease in income taxes and other income tax payables                                                     -97,000,000                    
  decrease in income taxes receivable and other income taxes payable                                                 -105,000,000                        
  payments for deferred financing costs                                                 -5,000,000 -11,000,000 -21,000,000 -16,000,000 -13,000,000 -19,000,000 -19,000,000 -31,000,000 -22,000,000                
  noncontrolling interest of discontinued operations                                                                         
  loan advances                                                                         
  assets acquired in acquisition of subsidiary                                                                         
  liabilities assumed in acquisition of subsidiary                                                                         
  assets disposed of in noncash asset exchange                                                                         
  gain on the extinguishment of debt                                                                         
  loss on disposal and impairment write-down—discontinued operations                                                     13,000,000                    
  decrease in inventory                                                     3,000,000                    
  decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                     47,000,000 35,000,000 83,000,000                  
  gain on disposal and impairment write-down—discontinued operations                                                                         
  decrease (increase) in accounts receivable                                                         80,000,000                
  decrease (increase) in restricted cash                                                      30,000,000          57,999,983   67,000,000      
  decrease (increase) in debt service reserves and other assets                                                      105,000,000 40,000,000 -33,000,000 73,000,000       67,999,912 -72,999,912 46,000,000 27,000,000      
  non-recourse debt assumed in acquisition of subsidiary                                                           421,000,000              
  liabilities extinguished due to sale of assets                                                                         
  settlement of non-cash contingencies                                                       40,000,000                  
  increase in income tax receivables and payables                                                       42,000,000                  
  decrease in other long-term liabilities                                                                         
  proceeds from the sales of businesses                                                           81,000,000             
  proceeds from the sales of assets                                                       12,000,000 -1,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000   6,999,886 114 25,999,979 -5,999,979 3,000,000 3,000,000      
  increase in other long-term liabilities                                                                         
  (settlement) accrual of non-cash contingencies                                                         -102,000,000                
  decrease (increase) in inventory                                                         47,000,000                
  increase in income taxes receivables and payables                                                         -9,000,000                
  decrease in other liabilities                                                         -34,000,000                
  purchase of emission allowances                                                                         
  proceeds from the sales of emission allowances                                                          1,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 22,000,000    -28,999,970        
  purchase of long-term available-for-sale securities                                                                         
  distributions to minority interests                                                                         
  contributions from minority interests                                                          327,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000   999,991 -8,999,991        
  assets acquired in acquisition                                                                         
  non-recourse debt assumed in acquisitions                                                                         
  liabilities relieved due to sale of assets                                                                         
  liabilities assumed in acquisition                                                                         
  decrease in debt service reserves and other assets                                                           117,000,000             
  net cash from (used) in financing activities                                                           148,000,000              
  depreciation and amortization of intangible assets                                                                   224,000,000      
  income from sale of investments and goodwill and asset impairment expense                                                                         
  gain on disposal and impairment write-down associated with discontinued oper ations                                                                         
  minority interest expense                                                                         
  decrease (increase) in other assets                                                                         
  common stock issued for debt retirement                                                                    23,000,000 20,000,000 23,000,000 
  brasiliana energia debt exchange                                                                       
  transfer of infoenergy to brasiliana                                                                        
  iqp - buyer's assumption of debt                                                                         
  operating activities                                                                         
  investing activities                                                                         
  borrowings under the revolving credit facilities—net                                                                         
  payments of deferred financing costs                                                                         
  cash payments for interest—net of amounts capitalized                                                             346,000,000 855,999,646 354  -848,998,797 475,000,000 374,000,000      
  cash payments for income taxes—net of refunds                                                             102,000,000 257,999,827 173  -100,999,867 20,000,000 81,000,000      
  supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:                                                                         
  indian queens—buyer’s assumption of debt                                                                         
  property additions                                                                         
  purchase of long-term available for sale securities                                                                         
  proceeds from the sales of emisson allowances                                                               44          
  gain on disposal and impairment write-down associated with discontinued operations                                                                         
  other assets and liabilities                                                                         
  proceeds from the sale of emisson allowances                                                                         
  issuance of non-recourse debt and other coupon bearing securities                                                                1,883,998,491 -950,998,491 535,000,000 416,000,000 960,000,000 255,000,000 1,599,000,000 2,252,000,000 269,000,000 
  repayments of non-recourse debt and other coupon bearing securities                                                                         
  other non-cash charges                                                                   153,000,000      
  increase in working capital                                                                         
  changes in other assets and liabilities                                                                   94,000,000      
  dividends to minority interests                                                                         
  decrease in cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations and businesses held for sale                                                                    -4,000,000 5,000,000    
  (gain) loss on disposal and impairment write-down associated with discontinued operations                                                                         
  cash payments for interest-net of amounts capitalized                                                                         
  cash payments for income taxes-net of refunds                                                                         
  liabilities consolidated in eletropaulo transaction                                                                         
  adjustments:                                                                         
  depreciation and amortization – continuing and discontinued operations                                                                     210,000,000    
  property additions and project development costs                                                                         
  net proceeds from the sale of assets                                                                     28,000,000    
  sale (purchase) of short-term investments                                                                     26,000,000    
  (increase) in restricted cash                                                                         
  (repayments) under the revolving credit facilities                                                                         
  (repayments) of non-recourse debt and other coupon bearing securities                                                                         
  proceeds from sale of common stock                                                                     3,000,000   
  (distributions to) contribution by minority interests                                                                         
  supplemental interest and income taxes disclosures:                                                                         
  cash payments for interest – net of amounts capitalized                                                                     381,000,000 350,000,000   
  cash payments for income taxes – net of refunds                                                                     36,000,000 35,000,000   
  debt assumed by third parties on asset sales and disposals                                                                        
  other noncash charges                                                                         
  proceeds from sales of interests in subsidiaries and assets, net of cash                                                                      19,000,000 103,000,000 585,000,000 
  cash acquired in eletropaulo share swap                                                                         
  proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities                                                                         
  debt service reserves and other assets                                                                      -74,000,000   
  contributions by minority interests                                                                      7,000,000 13,000,000 6,000,000 
  effect of exchange rate change on cash                                                                      1,000,000   
  decrease (increase) in cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations and businesses held for sale                                                                         
  increase in cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations and businesses held for sale                                                                         
  cash payments for interest — net of amounts capitalized                                                                        381,000,000 
  cash payments for income taxes — net of refunds                                                                        23,000,000 

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