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Equity (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Stockholders Equity | The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending equity attributable to stockholders of The AES Corporation, noncontrolling interests and total equity as of the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
| The AES Corporation Stockholders’ Equity |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Equity |  | The AES Corporation Stockholders’ Equity |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Equity
| (in millions)
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ | 4,272 |  |  | $ | 3,053 |  |  | $ | 7,325 |  |  | $ | 4,330 |  |  | $ | 3,321 |  |  | $ | 7,651 |
Net income (loss) | 142 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 254 |  |  | (58 | ) |  | 124 |  |  | 66 |
Total foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income tax | (251 | ) |  | (170 | ) |  | (421 | ) |  | (40 | ) |  | 51 |  |  | 11 |
Total change in derivative fair value, net of income tax | (26 | ) |  | (34 | ) |  | (60 | ) |  | (47 | ) |  | (54 | ) |  | (101 | )
Total pension adjustments, net of income tax | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | 67 |  |  | 67 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | 31 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | (19 | ) |  | (19 | ) |  | — |  |  | (24 | ) |  | (24 | )
Disposition of businesses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (5 | )
Acquisition of treasury stock | (35 | ) |  | — |  |  | (35 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Issuance and exercise of stock-based compensation benefit plans, net of income tax | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests | (81 | ) |  | — |  |  | (81 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at the end of the period | $ | 4,022 |  |  | $ | 3,013 |  |  | $ | 7,035 |  |  | $ | 4,193 |  |  | $ | 3,448 |  |  | $ | 7,641 |
Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The changes in AOCL by component, net of tax and noncontrolling interests, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:
| Unrealized derivative losses, net |  | Unfunded pension obligations, net |  | Foreign currency translation adjustment, net |  | Total
| (in millions)
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ | (396 | ) |  | $ | (295 | ) |  | $ | (2,595 | ) |  | $ | (3,286 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassifications | (35 | ) |  | — |  |  | (251 | ) |  | (286 | )
Amount reclassified to earnings | 9 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (26 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (251 | ) |  | (276 | )
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13 |  |  | 13 |
Balance at the end of the period | $ | (422 | ) |  | $ | (294 | ) |  | $ | (2,833 | ) |  | $ | (3,549 | )
Schedule Of Amounts Reclassified Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Reclassifications out of AOCL for the periods indicated were as follows:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
Details About AOCL Components |  | Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |  | 2015 |  | 2014
|  |  |  | (in millions) (1)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net
|  | Net loss from disposal and impairments of discontinued businesses |  | — |  |  | (6 | )
|  | Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (6 | )
Unrealized derivative losses, net
|  | Non-regulated revenue |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 13 |
|  | Non-regulated cost of sales |  | — |  |  | 1 |
|  | Interest expense |  | (25 | ) |  | (32 | )
|  | Foreign currency transaction losses |  | 6 |  |  | (3 | )
|  | Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates |  | (14 | ) |  | (21 | )
|  | Income tax expense |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
|  | Net equity in earnings of affiliates |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
|  | Income from continuing operations |  | (12 | ) |  | (19 | )
|  | Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 3 |  |  | — |
|  | Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation |  | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | (19 | )
Amortization of defined benefit pension actuarial loss, net
|  | Regulated cost of sales |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (8 | )
|  | Non-regulated cost of sales |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
|  | Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates |  | (8 | ) |  | (9 | )
|  | Income tax expense |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
|  | Income from continuing operations |  | (5 | ) |  | (6 | )
|  | Net income |  | (5 | ) |  | (6 | )
|  | Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |
|  | Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (2 | )
Total reclassifications for the period, net of income tax and noncontrolling interests |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | (27 | )
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(1) | Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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