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Segment and Geographic Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION |
|  | Revenue |  | Property, Plant & Equipment, net
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (in millions)
United States(1) |  | $ | 3,764 |  | $ | 2,113 |  | $ | 1,952 |  | $ | 7,663 |  | $ | 7,730
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brazil(2) |  |  | 5,788 |  |  | 6,640 |  |  | 6,355 |  |  | 5,756 |  |  | 5,896
Chile |  |  | 1,679 |  |  | 1,608 |  |  | 1,355 |  |  | 2,993 |  |  | 2,781
Argentina(3) |  |  | 857 |  |  | 979 |  |  | 771 |  |  | 278 |  |  | 293
El Salvador |  |  | 850 |  |  | 752 |  |  | 648 |  |  | 267 |  |  | 268
Dominican Republic |  |  | 761 |  |  | 674 |  |  | 535 |  |  | 670 |  |  | 662
Philippines |  |  | 559 |  |  | 480 |  |  | 501 |  |  | 800 |  |  | 766
United Kingdom(4) |  |  | 505 |  |  | 587 |  |  | 364 |  |  | 579 |  |  | 523
Ukraine |  |  | 491 |  |  | 418 |  |  | 356 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 94
Cameroon |  |  | 457 |  |  | 386 |  |  | 422 |  |  | 989 |  |  | 901
Colombia |  |  | 453 |  |  | 365 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 383 |  |  | 384
Mexico |  |  | 397 |  |  | 404 |  |  | 409 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 779
Bulgaria(5) |  |  | 369 |  |  | 251 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 1,611 |  |  | 1,624
Puerto Rico |  |  | 293 |  |  | 298 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 570 |  |  | 581
Panama |  |  | 266 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 1,069 |  |  | 1,040
Sri Lanka |  |  | 169 |  |  | 140 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 22
Kazakhstan |  |  | 151 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 86
Jordan |  |  | 121 |  |  | 124 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 222 |  |  | 216
Spain(6) |  |  | 119 |  |  | 258 |  |  | 411 |  |  | - |  |  | -
Hungary(7) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 10 |  |  | - |  |  | -
Qatar(8) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Pakistan(9) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Oman(10) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Vietnam |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 887 |  |  | 138
Other Non-U.S. (11) |  |  | 92 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 217
Total Non-U.S. |  |  | 14,377 |  |  | 14,810 |  |  | 13,491 |  |  | 18,250 |  |  | 17,271
Total |  | $ | 18,141 |  | $ | 16,923 |  | $ | 15,443 |  | $ | 25,913 |  | $ | 25,001
(1) Excludes revenue of $39 million, $374 million and $662 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $619 million as of December 31, 2011, related to Eastern Energy, Thames, Ironwood, and Red Oak which were reflected as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally property, plant and equipment excludes $25 million and $45 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, related to wind turbines which were re flected as assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. (2) Excludes revenue of $124 million and $118 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to Brazil Telecom, which was reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. (3) Excludes revenue of $102 million and $116 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to our Argentina distribution businesses, whic h were reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. (4) Excludes revenue of $5 million, $17 million and $21 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to carbon reduction projects, which were reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. (5) Our wind project in Bulgaria started operations in 2010 and Maritza started operations in June 2011. (6) Excludes property, plant and equipment of $620 million as of December 31, 2011, related to Cartagena, which was reflected as assets held for sal e in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. (7) Excludes revenue of $18 million, $219 million and $287 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $5 million as of December 31, 2011, related to Borsod, Tiszapalkonya and Tisza II, which were reflected as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets. (8) Excludes revenue of $129 million for the year en ded December 31, 2010, related to Ras Laffan, which was reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consol i dated Statement s of Operations. (9) Excludes revenue of $299 million for the year en ded December 31, 2010, related to Lal Pir and Pak Gen, which were reflected as discontinued operations in the acco mpanying Consolidated Statement s of Operations. (10) Excludes revenue of $62 million for the year en ded December 31, 2010, related to Barka, which was reflected as discontinued operations in the acco mpanying Consolidated Statement s of Operations. (11) Excludes revenue of $1 million for each of the year s ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, related to alternative e nergy and carbon reduction projects, which were reflected as discontinued operations i n the accompanying Consol idated Statements of Operations. 17. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company completed the restructuring of its operational management and reporting process. The segment reporting structure uses the Company's management reporting structure as its foundation to reflect how the Company manages the business internally with further aggregation by geographic regions to provide better socio-political-economic understanding of our business. The management reporting structure is organized along six strategic business units (“SBUs”) – led by our Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), who in turn reports to our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Upon the application of the accounting guidance for segment reporting, the Company has identified eight reportable segments based on the six strategic business units. All prior period results have been retrospectively revised to reflect the new segment reporting structure which includes: US – Generation; US – Utilities; Andes – Generation; Brazil – Generation; Brazil – Utilities; M CAC – Generation; EMEA – Generation; Asia – Gene ration Corporate and Other— The Company's EMEA and M CAC Utilities operating segments are reported within “Corporate and Other” because they do not meet the criteria to allow for aggregation with another operating segment or the quantitative thresholds that would require separate disclosure under the segment reporting accounting guidance. None of these operating segments are currently material to our presentation of reportable segments, individually or in the aggregate. AES Solar and certain other unconsolidated businesses are accounted for using the equity method of accounting; therefore, their operating results are included in “Net Equity in Earnings of Affiliates” on the face of the Consolidated Statements of Operations, not in revenue or adjusted PTC. “Corporate and Other” also includes corporate overhead costs which are not directly associated with the operations of our eight reportable segments and other intercompany charges such as self-insurance premiums which are fully eliminated in consolidation. During the fourth quarter 2012, the Company changed its primary segment performance measure from adjusted gr oss margin to adjusted pre-tax c ontribution (“Adjusted PTC”). Adjusted PTC, a non-GAAP measure, is defined by the Company as pre-tax income from continuing operations attributable to AES excluding unrealized gains or losses related to derivative transactions, unrealized foreign currency gains or losses, significant gains or losses due to dispositions and acquisitions of business interests, significant losses due to impairments and costs due to the early retirement of debt. The C ompany has concluded that Adjusted PTC best reflects the underlying business performance of the Company and is the most relevant measure considered in the Company's internal evaluation of the financial performance of its segments. Additionally, given its large number of businesses and complexity, the Company has also concluded that Adjusted PTC is a more transparent measure that better assists the investor in determining which businesses have the greatest impact on the overall Company results. Total revenue includes inter-segment revenue related to the transfer of electricity from generation plants to utilities within Brazil. No material inter-segment revenue relationships exist between other segments. Corporate allocations include certain self-insurance activities whic h are reflected within segment a djusted PTC. All intra-segment activity has been eliminated with respect to revenue and adjusted PTC within the segment. Inter-segment activity has been eliminated within the total consolidated results. Asset information for businesses that were discontinued or classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2012 is segregated and is shown in the line “Discontinued Businesses” in the accompanying segment tables. The tables below present the breakdown of reportable segment balance sheet and income statement data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012 through 2010:
|  | Total Revenue |  | Intersegment |  | External Revenue
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (in millions)
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US - Generation |  | $ | 861 |  | $ | 784 |  | $ | 806 |  | $ | - |  | $ | (2) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 861 |  | $ | 782 |  | $ | 806
US - Utilities |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | 1,326 |  |  | 1,145 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | 1,326 |  |  | 1,145
Andes - Generation |  |  | 3,020 |  |  | 2,989 |  |  | 2,519 |  |  | (33) |  |  | (36) |  |  | - |  |  | 2,987 |  |  | 2,953 |  |  | 2,519
Brazil - Generation |  |  | 1,087 |  |  | 1,128 |  |  | 1,031 |  |  | (1,019) |  |  | (1,109) |  |  | (1,015) |  |  | 68 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 16
Brazil - Utilities |  |  | 5,720 |  |  | 6,621 |  |  | 6,340 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 5,720 |  |  | 6,621 |  |  | 6,340
MCAC - Generation |  |  | 1,723 |  |  | 1,575 |  |  | 1,400 |  |  | (2) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (3) |  |  | 1,721 |  |  | 1,570 |  |  | 1,397
EMEA - Generation |  |  | 1,376 |  |  | 1,501 |  |  | 1,208 |  |  | (33) |  |  | (34) |  |  | (31) |  |  | 1,343 |  |  | 1,467 |  |  | 1,177
Asia - Generation |  |  | 738 |  |  | 626 |  |  | 618 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 738 |  |  | 626 |  |  | 618
Corporate and Other |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,565 |  |  | 1,435 |  |  | (4) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (10) |  |  | 1,805 |  |  | 1,559 |  |  | 1,425
Total Revenue |  | $ | 19,232 |  | $ | 18,115 |  | $ | 16,502 |  | $ | (1,091) |  | $ | (1,192) |  | $ | (1,059) |  | $ | 18,141 |  | $ | 16,923 |  | $ | 15,443
|  |  | Total Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution |  | Intersegment |  | External Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution
|  |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  |  | (in millions)
Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US - Generation |  | $ | 171 |  | $ | 101 |  | $ | 75 |  | $ | 38 |  | $ | 51 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 209 |  | $ | 152 |  | $ | 81
US - Utilities |  |  | 239 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 241 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 132
Andes - Generation |  |  | 369 |  |  | 508 |  |  | 322 |  |  | (16) |  |  | (32) |  |  | 6 |  |  | 353 |  |  | 476 |  |  | 328
Brazil - Generation |  |  | 169 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 177 |  |  | (244) |  |  | (267) |  |  | (251) |  |  | (75) |  |  | (78) |  |  | (74)
Brazil - Utilities |  |  | 152 |  |  | 226 |  |  | 214 |  |  | 165 |  |  | 179 |  |  | 192 |  |  | 317 |  |  | 405 |  |  | 406
MCAC - Generation |  |  | 363 |  |  | 290 |  |  | 238 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (23) |  |  | 371 |  |  | 291 |  |  | 215
EMEA - Generation |  |  | 381 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 201 |  |  | (18) |  |  | (4) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 363 |  |  | 269 |  |  | 205
Asia - Generation |  |  | 201 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 147
Corporate and Other |  |  | (668) |  |  | (688) |  |  | (547) |  |  | 63 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 62 |  |  | (605) |  |  | (619) |  |  | (485)
Total Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution |  |  | 1,377 |  |  | 1,078 |  |  | 955 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,377 |  |  | 1,078 |  |  | 955
Reconciliation to Income from Continuing Operations before Taxes and Equity Earnings of Affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-GAAP Adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized derivatives gains (losses) |  |  | (118) |  |  | (11) |  |  | 2
Unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) |  |  | 18 |  |  | (38) |  |  | 38
Disposition/acquisition gains |  |  | 206 |  |  | - |  |  | -
Impairment losses |  |  | (1,936) |  |  | (271) |  |  | (322)
Debt retirement losses |  |  | (16) |  |  | (46) |  |  | (29)
Pre-tax contribution |  |  | (469) |  |  | 712 |  |  | 644
Add: Income from continuing operations before taxes, attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 817 |  |  | 1,497 |  |  | 1,430
Less: Net equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  | 34 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 184
Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity earnings of affiliates |  | $ | 314 |  | $ | 2,211 |  | $ | 1,890
Adjusted p re-tax c ontribution in each segment before intersegment eliminations includes the effect of intercompany transaction s with other segments except for interest and charges for certain management fees.
|  | Total Assets |  | Depreciation and Amortization |  | Capital Expenditures
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (in millions)
US - Generation |  | $ | 3,259 |  | $ | 3,461 |  | $ | 3,550 |  | $ | 129 |  | $ | 131 |  | $ | 148 |  | $ | 75 |  | $ | 174 |  | $ | 290
US - Utilities |  |  | 7,534 |  |  | 9,397 |  |  | 3,138 |  |  | 396 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 161 |  |  | 324 |  |  | 232 |  |  | 177
Andes - Generation |  |  | 6,619 |  |  | 6,482 |  |  | 6,164 |  |  | 174 |  |  | 151 |  |  | 123 |  |  | 389 |  |  | 385 |  |  | 463
Brazil - Generation |  |  | 1,590 |  |  | 1,777 |  |  | 2,035 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 58
Brazil - Utilities |  |  | 8,120 |  |  | 8,825 |  |  | 8,967 |  |  | 228 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 211 |  |  | 652 |  |  | 633 |  |  | 559
MCAC - Generation |  |  | 4,293 |  |  | 4,246 |  |  | 4,009 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 136
EMEA - Generation |  |  | 4,578 |  |  | 4,491 |  |  | 4,302 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 165 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 229 |  |  | 329 |  |  | 343
Asia - Generation |  |  | 2,625 |  |  | 1,830 |  |  | 1,861 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 229 |  |  | 177 |  |  | 24
Discontinued businesses |  |  | 25 |  |  | 1,625 |  |  | 2,791 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 122 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 107
Corp and Other & eliminations |  |  | 3,187 |  |  | 3,212 |  |  | 3,694 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 110 |  |  | 110 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 151 |  |  | 176
Total |  | $ | 41,830 |  | $ | 45,346 |  | $ | 40,511 |  | $ | 1,394 |  | $ | 1,262 |  | $ | 1,178 |  | $ | 2,270 |  | $ | 2,461 |  | $ | 2,333
|  | Interest Income |  | Interest Expense |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (in millions) |
US - Generation |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 62 |  | $ | 72 |  | $ | 74 |
US - Utilities |  |  | 2 |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | 231 |  |  | 124 |  |  | 119 |
Andes - Generation |  |  | 20 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 128 |  |  | 126 |  |  | 98 |
Brazil - Generation |  |  | 26 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 85 |
Brazil - Utilities |  |  | 252 |  |  | 298 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 266 |  |  | 390 |  |  | 341 |
MCAC - Generation |  |  | 31 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 167 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 157 |
EMEA - Generation |  |  | 8 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 109 |  |  | 75 |
Asia - Generation |  |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 52 |
Corp and Other & eliminations |  |  | 3 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 536 |  |  | 482 |  |  | 448 |
Total |  | $ | 349 |  | $ | 399 |  | $ | 407 |  | $ | 1,572 |  | $ | 1,553 |  | $ | 1,449 |
|  | Investments in and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Advances to Affiliates |  | Equity in Earnings (Loss) |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (in millions) |
US - Generation |  | $ | (1) |  | $ | (1) |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | (2) |
US - Utilities |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Andes - Generation |  |  | 198 |  |  | 188 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 48 |
Brazil - Generation |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Brazil - Utilities |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
MCAC - Generation |  |  | 24 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (2) |  |  | - |
EMEA - Generation |  |  | 454 |  |  | 512 |  |  | 385 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 20 |
Asia - Generation |  |  | 202 |  |  | 366 |  |  | 478 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |
Discontinued businesses |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Corp and Other & eliminations |  |  | 318 |  |  | 338 |  |  | 287 |  |  | (29) |  |  | (50) |  |  | 112 |
Total |  | $ | 1,196 |  | $ | 1,422 |  | $ | 1,320 |  | $ | 34 |  | $ | (2) |  | $ | 184 |
The table below presents information, by country, about the Company's consolidated operations for each of the years ended December 31, 2012 through 2010 and as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Revenue is recorded in the country in which it is earned and assets are recorded in the country in which they are located.
|  | Revenue |  | Property, Plant & Equipment, net
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (in millions)
United States(1) |  | $ | 3,764 |  | $ | 2,113 |  | $ | 1,952 |  | $ | 7,663 |  | $ | 7,730
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brazil(2) |  |  | 5,788 |  |  | 6,640 |  |  | 6,355 |  |  | 5,756 |  |  | 5,896
Chile |  |  | 1,679 |  |  | 1,608 |  |  | 1,355 |  |  | 2,993 |  |  | 2,781
Argentina(3) |  |  | 857 |  |  | 979 |  |  | 771 |  |  | 278 |  |  | 293
El Salvador |  |  | 850 |  |  | 752 |  |  | 648 |  |  | 267 |  |  | 268
Dominican Republic |  |  | 761 |  |  | 674 |  |  | 535 |  |  | 670 |  |  | 662
Philippines |  |  | 559 |  |  | 480 |  |  | 501 |  |  | 800 |  |  | 766
United Kingdom(4) |  |  | 505 |  |  | 587 |  |  | 364 |  |  | 579 |  |  | 523
Ukraine |  |  | 491 |  |  | 418 |  |  | 356 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 94
Cameroon |  |  | 457 |  |  | 386 |  |  | 422 |  |  | 989 |  |  | 901
Colombia |  |  | 453 |  |  | 365 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 383 |  |  | 384
Mexico |  |  | 397 |  |  | 404 |  |  | 409 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 779
Bulgaria(5) |  |  | 369 |  |  | 251 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 1,611 |  |  | 1,624
Puerto Rico |  |  | 293 |  |  | 298 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 570 |  |  | 581
Panama |  |  | 266 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 1,069 |  |  | 1,040
Sri Lanka |  |  | 169 |  |  | 140 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 22
Kazakhstan |  |  | 151 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 86
Jordan |  |  | 121 |  |  | 124 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 222 |  |  | 216
Spain(6) |  |  | 119 |  |  | 258 |  |  | 411 |  |  | - |  |  | -
Hungary(7) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 10 |  |  | - |  |  | -
Qatar(8) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Pakistan(9) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Oman(10) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Vietnam |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 887 |  |  | 138
Other Non-U.S. (11) |  |  | 92 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 217
Total Non-U.S. |  |  | 14,377 |  |  | 14,810 |  |  | 13,491 |  |  | 18,250 |  |  | 17,271
Total |  | $ | 18,141 |  | $ | 16,923 |  | $ | 15,443 |  | $ | 25,913 |  | $ | 25,001
(1) Excludes revenue of $39 million, $374 million and $662 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $619 million as of December 31, 2011, related to Eastern Energy, Thames, Ironwood, and Red Oak which were reflected as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally property, plant and equipment excludes $25 million and $45 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, related to wind turbines which were re flected as assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. (2) Excludes revenue of $124 million and $118 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to Brazil Telecom, which was reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. (3) Excludes revenue of $102 million and $116 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to our Argentina distribution businesses, whic h were reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. (4) Excludes revenue of $5 million, $17 million and $21 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to carbon reduction projects, which were reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. (5) Our wind project in Bulgaria started operations in 2010 and Maritza started operations in June 2011. (6) Excludes property, plant and equipment of $620 million as of December 31, 2011, related to Cartagena, which was reflected as assets held for sal e in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. (7) Excludes revenue of $18 million, $219 million and $287 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $5 million as of December 31, 2011, related to Borsod, Tiszapalkonya and Tisza II, which were reflected as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets. (8) Excludes revenue of $129 million for the year en ded December 31, 2010, related to Ras Laffan, which was reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consol i dated Statement s of Operations. (9) Excludes revenue of $299 million for the year en ded December 31, 2010, related to Lal Pir and Pak Gen, which were reflected as discontinued operations in the acco mpanying Consolidated Statement s of Operations. (10) Excludes revenue of $62 million for the year en ded December 31, 2010, related to Barka, which was reflected as discontinued operations in the acco mpanying Consolidated Statement s of Operations. (11) Excludes revenue of $1 million for each of the year s ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, related to alternative e nergy and carbon reduction projects, which were reflected as discontinued operations i n the accompanying Consol idated Statements of Operations.

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