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Impairments | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
IMPAIRMENTS | 13. ASSET IMPAIRMENT EXPENSE Asset impairment expense was $11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. We continue to evaluate the recoverability of our l ong-lived assets at Kelanitissa, our diesel-fired generation plant in Sri Lanka, as a result of both the requirement to transfer the plant to the government at end of our PPA and the current expectation of lower future operating cash flows. During the current quarter, the Company recognized asset impairment expense of $5 million for the long-lived assets of Kelanitissa. Our evaluation during the quarter indicated that the long-lived assets were no longer recoverable and accordingly they were written down to their estimated fair value of $17 million based on a discounted cash flow analysis. The long-lived assets had a carrying amount of $22 million prior to the recognition of asset im pairment expense. Kelanitissa is reported in the Asia Generation reportable segment. The remaining asset impairment expense consists of smaller projects write-offs.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the details of the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Disclosure may also include a description of the impaired asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired asset is reported. + References No definition available. + Details
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