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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share Tables [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted Table

				December 31, 2012								December 31, 2011								December 31, 2010
				Income			Shares		$ per Share			Income			Shares		$ per Share			Income			Shares		$ per Share
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
	Income (loss) from continuing operations
		attributable to The AES Corporation
		common stockholders		$	(915)		755		$	(1.21)		$	492		778		$	0.63		$	496		769		$	0.64
EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES
	Convertible securities				-		-			-			-		-			-			-		-			-
	Stock options				-		-			-			-		2			-			-		2			-
	Restricted stock units				-		-			-			-		3			-			-		3			-
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE				$	(915)		755		$	(1.21)		$	492		783		$	0.63		$	496		774		$	0.64

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations.

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