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Segment and Geographic Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Revenue By Segment Table | Information about the Company’s operations by segment for the periods indicated was as follows:
Revenue Year Ended December 31, |  | Total Revenue |  | Intersegment |  | External Revenue
2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in millions)
US SBU |  | $ | 3,826 |  |  | $ | 3,630 |  |  | $ | 3,736 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,826 |  |  | $ | 3,630 |  |  | $ | 3,736 |
Andes SBU |  | 2,642 |  |  | 2,639 |  |  | 3,020 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (33 | ) |  | 2,638 |  |  | 2,638 |  |  | 2,987 |
Brazil SBU |  | 6,009 |  |  | 5,015 |  |  | 5,788 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,009 |  |  | 5,015 |  |  | 5,788 |
MCAC SBU |  | 2,682 |  |  | 2,713 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,680 |  |  | 2,712 |  |  | 2,573 |
Europe SBU |  | 1,439 |  |  | 1,347 |  |  | 1,344 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1,433 |  |  | 1,347 |  |  | 1,343 |
Asia SBU |  | 558 |  |  | 550 |  |  | 733 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 558 |  |  | 550 |  |  | 733 |
Corporate and Other |  | 15 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 9 |  |  | (13 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 4 |
Total Revenue |  | $ | 17,171 |  |  | $ | 15,901 |  |  | $ | 17,203 |  |  | $ | (25 | ) |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | (39 | ) |  | $ | 17,146 |  |  | $ | 15,891 |  |  | $ | 17,164 |
Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution by Segment Table |
Adjusted Pretax Contribution(1) Year Ended December 31, |  | Total Adjusted PTC |  | Intersegment |  | External Adjusted PTC
2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in millions)
US SBU |  | $ | 445 |  |  | $ | 440 |  |  | 403 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | 40 |  |  | $ | 455 |  |  | $ | 451 |  |  | $ | 443 |
Andes SBU |  | 421 |  |  | 353 |  |  | 369 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 19 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | 427 |  |  | 372 |  |  | 353 |
Brazil SBU |  | 242 |  |  | 212 |  |  | 321 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 245 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 324 |
MCAC SBU |  | 352 |  |  | 339 |  |  | 387 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 378 |  |  | 351 |  |  | 397 |
Europe SBU |  | 348 |  |  | 345 |  |  | 375 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 7 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 353 |  |  | 352 |  |  | 373 |
Asia SBU |  | 46 |  |  | 142 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 203 |
Corporate and Other |  | (533 | ) |  | (624 | ) |  | (717 | ) |  | (52 | ) |  | (54 | ) |  | (37 | ) |  | (585 | ) |  | (678 | ) |  | (754 | )
Total Adjusted Pretax Contribution |  | 1,321 |  |  | 1,207 |  |  | 1,339 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,321 |  |  | 1,207 |  |  | 1,339 |
Reconciliation to Income from Continuing Operations before Taxes and Equity Earnings of Affiliates: |  |
Non-GAAP Adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized derivative gains (losses) |  | 135 |  |  | 57 |  |  | (120 | )
Unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) |  | (110 | ) |  | (41 | ) |  | 13 |
Disposition/acquisition gains |  | 361 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 206 |
Impairment losses |  | (416 | ) |  | (588 | ) |  | (1,951 | )
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  | (274 | ) |  | (225 | ) |  | (16 | )
Pre-tax contribution |  | 1,017 |  |  | 440 |  |  | (529 | )
Add: Income from continuing operations before taxes, attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 578 |  |  | 633 |  |  | 794 |
Less: Net equity in earnings of affiliates |  | 19 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 35 |
Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates |  | $ | 1,576 |  |  | $ | 1,048 |  |  | $ | 230 |
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(1) | Adjusted pretax 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 |
|  | Total Assets |  | Depreciation and Amortization |  | Capital Expenditures
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in millions)
US SBU |  | $ | 10,062 |  |  | $ | 9,952 |  |  | $ | 10,651 |  |  | $ | 450 |  |  | $ | 440 |  |  | $ | 518 |  |  | $ | 534 |  |  | $ | 426 |  |  | $ | 405 |
Andes SBU |  | 7,888 |  |  | 7,356 |  |  | 6,619 |  |  | 182 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 174 |  |  | 702 |  |  | 471 |  |  | 389 |
Brazil SBU |  | 8,439 |  |  | 8,388 |  |  | 9,710 |  |  | 260 |  |  | 259 |  |  | 281 |  |  | 416 |  |  | 588 |  |  | 718 |
MCAC SBU |  | 4,948 |  |  | 5,075 |  |  | 5,030 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 192 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 192 |
Europe SBU |  | 3,525 |  |  | 4,191 |  |  | 4,085 |  |  | 154 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 228 |  |  | 341 |  |  | 162 |
Asia SBU |  | 2,972 |  |  | 2,810 |  |  | 2,587 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 429 |  |  | 576 |  |  | 221 |
Discontinued businesses |  | — |  |  | 1,718 |  |  | 1,960 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 55 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 143 |
Corporate and Other & eliminations |  | 1,132 |  |  | 921 |  |  | 1,188 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 40 |
Total |  | $ | 38,966 |  |  | $ | 40,411 |  |  | $ | 41,830 |  |  | $ | 1,245 |  |  | $ | 1,294 |  |  | $ | 1,394 |  |  | $ | 2,544 |  |  | $ | 2,579 |  |  | $ | 2,270 |
|  | Interest Income |  | Interest Expense
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in millions)
US SBU |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 285 |  |  | $ | 290 |  |  | $ | 291 |
Andes SBU |  | 87 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 135 |  |  | 128 |
Brazil SBU |  | 249 |  |  | 210 |  |  | 278 |  |  | 331 |  |  | 364 |  |  | 305 |
MCAC SBU |  | 26 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 192 |
Europe SBU |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 98 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 94 |
Asia SBU |  | 2 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 43 |
Corporate and Other & eliminations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 394 |  |  | 445 |  |  | 491 |
Total |  | $ | 365 |  |  | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | 348 |  |  | $ | 1,471 |  |  | $ | 1,482 |  |  | $ | 1,544 |
|  | Investments in and Advances to Affiliates |  | Equity in Earnings (Losses)
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in millions)
US SBU |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Andes SBU |  | 287 |  |  | 248 |  |  | 198 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 18 |
Brazil SBU |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
MCAC SBU |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Europe SBU |  | 54 |  |  | 286 |  |  | 454 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | 8 |
Asia SBU |  | 194 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 202 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 32 |
Corporate and Other & eliminations |  | 1 |  |  | 289 |  |  | 318 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (28 | ) |  | (28 | )
Total |  | $ | 537 |  |  | $ | 1,010 |  |  | $ | 1,196 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 35 |
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 ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, and as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. 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
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
|  | (in millions)
United States(1) |  | $ | 3,828 |  |  | $ | 3,630 |  |  | $ | 3,736 |  |  | $ | 7,713 |  |  | $ | 7,523 |
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brazil |  | 6,009 |  |  | 5,015 |  |  | 5,788 |  |  | 4,725 |  |  | 5,293 |
Chile |  | 1,624 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 1,679 |  |  | 4,012 |  |  | 3,312 |
El Salvador |  | 832 |  |  | 860 |  |  | 854 |  |  | 304 |  |  | 292 |
Dominican Republic |  | 802 |  |  | 832 |  |  | 761 |  |  | 702 |  |  | 689 |
Colombia |  | 552 |  |  | 523 |  |  | 453 |  |  | 430 |  |  | 412 |
United Kingdom |  | 533 |  |  | 558 |  |  | 505 |  |  | 324 |  |  | 603 |
Argentina |  | 463 |  |  | 545 |  |  | 857 |  |  | 222 |  |  | 256 |
Philippines |  | 451 |  |  | 497 |  |  | 559 |  |  | 752 |  |  | 776 |
Mexico |  | 434 |  |  | 440 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 733 |  |  | 748 |
Bulgaria |  | 410 |  |  | 422 |  |  | 369 |  |  | 1,457 |  |  | 1,606 |
Puerto Rico |  | 348 |  |  | 328 |  |  | 293 |  |  | 551 |  |  | 562 |
Panama |  | 263 |  |  | 250 |  |  | 266 |  |  | 1,030 |  |  | 1,028 |
Jordan |  | 262 |  |  | 142 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 484 |  |  | 439 |
Kazakhstan |  | 161 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 151 |  |  | 206 |  |  | 183 |
Sri Lanka |  | 107 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 169 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
Spain |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 119 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cameroon(2) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Ukraine(3) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Hungary(4) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Vietnam |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,491 |  |  | 1,296 |
Other Non-U.S. (5) |  | 67 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 87 |
Total Non-U.S. |  | 13,318 |  |  | 12,261 |  |  | 13,428 |  |  | 17,438 |  |  | 17,589 |
Total |  | $ | 17,146 |  |  | $ | 15,891 |  |  | $ | 17,164 |  |  | $ | 25,151 |  |  | $ | 25,112 |
(1) | Excludes revenue of $2 million, $23 million and $63 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $69 million as of December 31, 2013, related to Condon, Mid-West Wind, Red Oak and Ironwood which are reflected as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) | Excludes revenue of $230 million, $473 million and $457 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $1,100 million as of December 31, 2013, related to Dibamba, Kribi and Sonel, which are reflected as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(3) | Excludes revenue of $187 million and $491 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to Kievoblenergo and Rivnooblenergo, which are reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(4) | Excludes revenue of $18 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, related to Tisza II, which is reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(5) | Excludes revenue of $6 million and $11 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and property, plant and equipment of $19 million as of December 31, 2013, related to Saurashtra and our carbon reduction projects, which are reflected as discontinued operations and assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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