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Other Income and Expense - Other Income (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract termination (Beaver Valley) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 60 |
Contingency reversal (Kazakhstan) | 18 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 18 | [1] | 0 | [1]
Gain on sale of assets | 8 |  | 4 |  | 10 |  | 5 |
Other | 7 |  | 9 |  | 16 |  | 16 |
Total other income | $ 33 |  | $ 13 |  | $ 44 |  | $ 81 |
[1] | Reversal of a liability in Kazakhstan from the expiration of a statute of limitations for the Republic of Kazakhstan to claim payment from AES.

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