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Other Non-Operating Expense | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Other Expense, Nonoperating [Abstract] |
Other Nonoperating Income and Expense [Text Block] | OTHER NON-OPERATING EXPENSE There was no other non-operating expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Silver Ridge — During the second quarter of 2014, the Company determined that there was a decline in the fair value of its equity method investment in SRP that was other than temporary based on indications about the fair value of the projects in Italy and Spain that resulted from actual and proposed changes to their tariffs. For 2014, the Company recognized a pretax impairment loss of $42 million in other non-operating expense. Entek — In September 2014, the Company executed an agreement, subject to the approval of the Company’s BoD, to sell its 49.62% equity interest in AES Entek for $125 million. AES Entek consists of 364 MW of natural gas and hydroelectric generation facilities, plus a coal-fired development project. The Company also determined there was an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of its equity method investment in AES Entek and recognized a pretax impairment loss of $18 million in other non-operating expense. As of September 30, 2014, the Company’s BoD had not approved the sale and, accordingly, the impairment recognized during the third quarter excluded the related CTA. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company’s BoD approved the sale of AES Entek and additional impairment expense of $68 million was recognized related to the CTA. The sale of the Company’s interest in AES Entek closed on December 18, 2014.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the components of non-operating income or non-operating expense, including, but not limited to, amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, gain (loss) on securities sold, equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, gain (loss) on sales of business, interest expense and other miscellaneous income or expense items. + References No definition available. + Details
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