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Segment and Geographic Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Revenue By Segment Table | Information about the Company’s operations by segment for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:
Revenue Year Ended December 31, |  | Total Revenue |  | Intersegment |  | External Revenue
2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (in millions)
US SBU |  | $ | 3,630 |  |  | $ | 3,736 |  |  | $ | 2,088 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 3,630 |  |  | $ | 3,736 |  |  | $ | 2,087 |
Andes SBU |  | 2,639 |  |  | 3,020 |  |  | 2,989 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (33 | ) |  | (36 | ) |  | 2,638 |  |  | 2,987 |  |  | 2,953 |
Brazil SBU |  | 5,015 |  |  | 5,788 |  |  | 6,640 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,015 |  |  | 5,788 |  |  | 6,640 |
MCAC SBU |  | 2,713 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 2,327 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 2,712 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 2,324 |
EMEA SBU |  | 1,347 |  |  | 1,344 |  |  | 1,469 |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | 1,347 |  |  | 1,343 |  |  | 1,467 |
Asia SBU |  | 550 |  |  | 733 |  |  | 625 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 550 |  |  | 733 |  |  | 625 |
Corporate and Other |  | 7 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | 2 |
Total Revenue |  | $ | 15,901 |  |  | $ | 17,203 |  |  | $ | 16,146 |  |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | (39 | ) |  | $ | (48 | ) |  | $ | 15,891 |  |  | $ | 17,164 |  |  | $ | 16,098 |
Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution by Segment Table |
| Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution(1) Year Ended December 31, |  | Total Adjusted Pre-tax Contribution |  | Intersegment |  | External Adjusted Pre-tax Contribution
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  |  | (in millions) |  |
| US SBU |  | $ | 440 |  |  | $ | 403 |  |  | 181 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | 53 |  |  | $ | 451 |  |  | $ | 443 |  |  | $ | 234 |
| Andes SBU |  | 353 |  |  | 369 |  |  | 510 |  |  | 19 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | 372 |  |  | 353 |  |  | 478 |
| Brazil SBU |  | 212 |  |  | 321 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 324 |  |  | 418 |
| MCAC SBU |  | 339 |  |  | 387 |  |  | 307 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 351 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 310 |
| EMEA SBU |  | 345 |  |  | 375 |  |  | 276 |  |  | 7 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 12 |  |  | 352 |  |  | 373 |  |  | 288 |
| Asia SBU |  | 142 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 102 |
| Corporate and Other |  | (624 | ) |  | (717 | ) |  | (650 | ) |  | (54 | ) |  | (37 | ) |  | (41 | ) |  | (678 | ) |  | (754 | ) |  | (691 | )
| Total Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution |  | 1,207 |  |  | 1,339 |  |  | 1,139 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,207 |  |  | 1,339 |  |  | 1,139 |
Reconciliation to Income from Continuing Operations before Taxes and Equity Earnings of Affiliates: |  |
Non-GAAP Adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized derivative gains (losses) |  | 57 |  |  | (120 | ) |  | 31 |
Unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) |  | (41 | ) |  | 13 |  |  | (50 | )
Disposition/acquisition gains |  | 30 |  |  | 206 |  |  | — |
Impairment losses |  | (588 | ) |  | (1,951 | ) |  | (337 | )
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  | (225 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | (46 | )
Pre-tax contribution |  | 440 |  |  | (529 | ) |  | 737 |
Add: income from continuing operations before taxes, attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 633 |  |  | 794 |  |  | 1,521 |
Less: Net equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates |  | 25 |  |  | 35 |  |  | (2 | )
Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates |  | $ | 1,048 |  |  | $ | 230 |  |  | $ | 2,260 |
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(1) | Adjusted pre-tax contribution in each segment before intersegment eliminations includes the effect of intercompany transactions with other segments except for interest, charges for certain management fees and the write-off of intercompany balances.
Assets By Segment Table | Assets by segment as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
|  | Total Assets |  | Depreciation and Amortization |  | Capital Expenditures
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (in millions)
US SBU |  | $ | 9,952 |  |  | $ | 10,651 |  |  | $ | 12,714 |  |  | $ | 440 |  |  | $ | 518 |  |  | $ | 300 |  |  | $ | 426 |  |  | $ | 405 |  |  | $ | 406 |
Andes SBU |  | 7,356 |  |  | 6,619 |  |  | 6,482 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 174 |  |  | 151 |  |  | 471 |  |  | 389 |  |  | 385 |
Brazil SBU |  | 8,388 |  |  | 9,710 |  |  | 10,602 |  |  | 259 |  |  | 281 |  |  | 331 |  |  | 588 |  |  | 718 |  |  | 738 |
MCAC SBU |  | 5,075 |  |  | 5,030 |  |  | 4,962 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 192 |  |  | 220 |
EMEA SBU |  | 4,191 |  |  | 4,085 |  |  | 4,086 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 341 |  |  | 162 |  |  | 196 |
Asia SBU |  | 2,810 |  |  | 2,587 |  |  | 1,800 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 576 |  |  | 221 |  |  | 150 |
Discontinued businesses |  | 1,718 |  |  | 1,960 |  |  | 3,445 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 148 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 143 |  |  | 335 |
Corporate and Other & eliminations |  | 921 |  |  | 1,188 |  |  | 1,255 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 31 |
Total Assets |  | $ | 40,411 |  |  | $ | 41,830 |  |  | $ | 45,346 |  |  | $ | 1,294 |  |  | $ | 1,394 |  |  | $ | 1,262 |  |  | $ | 2,579 |  |  | $ | 2,270 |  |  | $ | 2,461 |
|  | Interest Income |  | Interest Expense
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (in millions)
US SBU |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 290 |  |  | $ | 291 |  |  | $ | 194 |
Andes SBU |  | 37 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 135 |  |  | 128 |  |  | 126 |
Brazil SBU |  | 210 |  |  | 278 |  |  | 346 |  |  | 364 |  |  | 305 |  |  | 452 |
MCAC SBU |  | 20 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 192 |  |  | 166 |
EMEA SBU |  | 2 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 108 |
Asia SBU |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 46 |
Corporate and Other & eliminations |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 445 |  |  | 491 |  |  | 438 |
Total |  | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | 348 |  |  | $ | 398 |  |  | $ | 1,482 |  |  | $ | 1,544 |  |  | $ | 1,530 |
|  | Investments in and Advances to Affiliates |  | Equity in Earnings (Losses)
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (in millions)
US SBU |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Andes SBU |  | 248 |  |  | 198 |  |  | 188 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 35 |
Brazil SBU |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
MCAC SBU |  | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (2 | )
EMEA SBU |  | 286 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 512 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 8 |  |  | 10 |
Asia SBU |  | 186 |  |  | 202 |  |  | 367 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 5 |
Corporate and Other & eliminations |  | 289 |  |  | 318 |  |  | 336 |  |  | (28 | ) |  | (28 | ) |  | (50 | )
Total |  | $ | 1,010 |  |  | $ | 1,196 |  |  | $ | 1,422 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | (2 | )
Revenue And PP&E By Country | The table below presents information, by country, about the Company’s consolidated operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013 and as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, 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
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in millions)
United States(1) |  | $ | 3,630 |  |  | $ | 3,736 |  |  | $ | 2,088 |  |  | $ | 7,523 |  |  | $ | 7,540 |
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brazil(2) |  | 5,015 |  |  | 5,788 |  |  | 6,640 |  |  | 5,293 |  |  | 5,756 |
Chile |  | 1,569 |  |  | 1,679 |  |  | 1,608 |  |  | 3,312 |  |  | 2,993 |
El Salvador |  | 860 |  |  | 854 |  |  | 755 |  |  | 292 |  |  | 284 |
Dominican Republic |  | 832 |  |  | 761 |  |  | 674 |  |  | 689 |  |  | 670 |
United Kingdom |  | 558 |  |  | 505 |  |  | 587 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 578 |
Argentina(3) |  | 545 |  |  | 857 |  |  | 979 |  |  | 256 |  |  | 278 |
Colombia |  | 523 |  |  | 453 |  |  | 365 |  |  | 412 |  |  | 383 |
Philippines |  | 497 |  |  | 559 |  |  | 480 |  |  | 776 |  |  | 800 |
Mexico |  | 440 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 404 |  |  | 748 |  |  | 759 |
Bulgaria(4) |  | 422 |  |  | 369 |  |  | 251 |  |  | 1,606 |  |  | 1,606 |
Puerto Rico |  | 328 |  |  | 293 |  |  | 298 |  |  | 562 |  |  | 570 |
Panama |  | 250 |  |  | 266 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 1,028 |  |  | 1,069 |
Kazakhstan |  | 156 |  |  | 151 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 141 |
Jordan |  | 142 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 124 |  |  | 439 |  |  | 222 |
Sri Lanka |  | 53 |  |  | 169 |  |  | 140 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 8 |
Spain |  | — |  |  | 119 |  |  | 258 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cameroon(5) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Ukraine(6) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Hungary(7) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Vietnam |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,296 |  |  | 887 |
Other Non-U.S. (8) |  | 71 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 91 |
Total Non-U.S. |  | 12,261 |  |  | 13,428 |  |  | 14,010 |  |  | 17,589 |  |  | 17,095 |
Total |  | $ | 15,891 |  |  | $ | 17,164 |  |  | $ | 16,098 |  |  | $ | 25,112 |  |  | $ | 24,635 |
(1) | Excludes revenue of $23 million, $63 million and $396 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $69 million and $123 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to Condon, Mid-West Wind, Eastern Energy, Thames, Red Oak and Ironwood 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 as of December 31, 2012 related to wind turbines which were reflected as assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) | Excludes revenue of $124 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 related to Brazil Telecom, which was reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(3) | Excludes revenue of $102 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 related to our Argentina distribution businesses, which were reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(4) | Our wind project in Maritza started operations in June 2011.
(5) | Excludes revenue of $474 million, $457 million and $386 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $1,100 million and $992 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 respectively, related to Dibamba, Kribi and Sonel, which were reflected as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(6) | Excludes revenue of $187 million, $491 million and $418 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $112 million as of December 31, 2012 related to Kievoblenergo and Rivnooblenergo, which were reflected as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(7) | Excludes revenue of $18 million and $219 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, 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.
(8) | Excludes revenue of $6 million, $11 million and $18 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $19 million and $54 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to Saurashtra, Poland wind and our carbon reduction projects, which were reflected as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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