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Investments In and Advances To Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Ownership Interest And Carrying Values Of Investments Accounted For Under The Equity Method

The following table summarizes the relevant effective equity ownership interest and carrying values for the Company's investments accounted for under the equity method as of the periods indicated.

December 31,			2015				2014				2015			2014
Affiliate	Country		Carrying Value (in millions)								Ownership Interest %
Solar Power PR	Puerto Rico		$	—			$	2			—	%		50	%
Barry(1)	United Kingdom		—				—				100	%		100	%
Elsta(1)	Netherlands		53				54				50	%		50	%
Distributed Energy(1)	United States		17				—				94	%		—	%
Guacolda(2)	Chile		344				285				33	%		35	%
OPGC(3)	India		195				194				49	%		49	%
Other affiliates	Various		1				2
Total investments in and advances to affiliates			$	610			$	537

⁽¹⁾  Represent VIEs in which the Company holds a variable interest but is not the primary beneficiary.

⁽²⁾  The Company's ownership in Guacolda is held through AES Gener, a 67%-owned consolidated subsidiary. AES Gener owns 50% of Guacolda, resulting in an AES effective ownership in Guacolda of 33%. At December 31, 2014, AES owned 71% of AES Gener, resulting in an AES effective ownership in Guacolda of 35%.

⁽³⁾  OPGC has one coal-fired expansion project under development. The project started construction in April 2014 and is currently expected to begin operations in 2018.

Investments In and Advances to Affiliates Financial Information

The following tables summarize financial information of the Company's 50%-or-less-owned affiliates and majority-owned unconsolidated subsidiaries that are accounted for using the equity method in millions.

	50%-or-less Owned Affiliates												Majority-Owned Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
Years ended December 31,	2015				2014				2013				2015				2014				2013
Revenue	$	641			$	928			$	1,099			$	24			$	2			$	2
Operating margin	152				206				295				11				—				—
Net income (loss)	210				59				53				6				—				—
December 31,	2015				2014								2015				2014
Current assets	$	376			$	450							$	20			$	—
Noncurrent assets	2,132				1,748								211				15
Current liabilities	435				299								21				—
Noncurrent liabilities	1,044				935								153				67
Noncontrolling interests	—				17								—				—
Stockholders' equity	1,029				947								57				(52		)

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Tabular disclosure of equity method investments including, but not limited to, name of each investee or group of investments, percentage ownership, difference between recorded amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets, and summarized financial information.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571

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