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Debt (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt In Default | The following table summarizes the Company’s subsidiary non-recourse debt in default as of September 30, 2015 (in millions). Due to the defaults, these amounts are included in the current portion of non-recourse debt:
Subsidiary |  | Primary Nature of Default |  | Debt in Default |  | Net Assets
Maritza (Bulgaria) |  | Covenant |  | $ | 576 |  |  | $ | 648 |
Sul (Brazil) |  | Covenant |  | 327 |  |  | 433 |
Kavarna (Bulgaria) |  | Covenant |  | 143 |  |  | 77 |
Altai (Kazakhstan) |  | Covenant |  | 8 |  |  | 10 |
|  |  |  | $ | 1,054 |  |  |

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