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Segments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENTS
SEGMENTS
The segment reporting structure uses the Company’s management reporting structure as its foundation to reflect how the Company manages the businesses internally and is organized by geographic regions which provide better socio-political-economic understanding of our business. The management reporting structure is organized by six SBUs led by our President and Chief Executive Officer: US; Andes; Brazil; MCAC; Europe; and Asia SBUs. Using the accounting guidance on segment reporting, the Company determined that it has six reportable segments corresponding to its six SBUs.
Corporate and Other — Corporate overhead costs which are not directly associated with the operations of our six reportable segments are included in “Corporate and Other.” Also included are certain intercompany charges such as self-insurance premiums which are fully eliminated in consolidation.
The Company uses Adjusted PTC as its primary segment performance measure. Adjusted PTC, a non-GAAP measure, is defined by the Company as pretax income from continuing operations attributable to AES excluding (1)unrealized gains or losses related to derivative transactions, (2) unrealized foreign currency gains or losses, (3)gains or losses due to dispositions and acquisitions of business interests, (4) losses due to impairments, and (5)costs due to the early retirement of debt. The Company has concluded that Adjusted PTC best reflects the underlying business performance of the Company and is the most relevant measure considered in the Company’s internal evaluation of the financial performance of its segments. Additionally, given its large number of businesses and complexity, the Company concluded that Adjusted PTC is a more transparent measure that better assists investors in determining which businesses have the greatest impact on the Company’s results.
Revenue and Adjusted PTC are presented before inter-segment eliminations, which includes the effect of intercompany transactions with other segments except for interest, charges for certain management fees, and the write-off of intercompany balances, as applicable. All intra-segment activity has been eliminated within the segment. Inter-segment activity has been eliminated within the total consolidated results.
The following tables present financial information by segment for the periods indicated (in millions):
 
Total Revenue
Three Months Ended March 31,
2016
 
2015
US SBU
$
855

 
$
997

Andes SBU
622

 
612

Brazil SBU
1,040

 
1,330

MCAC SBU
519

 
598

Europe SBU
246

 
330

Asia SBU
194

 
119

Corporate and Other
1

 
4

Eliminations
$
(6
)
 
$
(6
)
Total Revenue
$
3,471

 
$
3,984

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total Adjusted PTC
Three Months Ended March 31,
2016
 
2015
US SBU
$
85

 
$
106

Andes SBU
61

 
91

Brazil SBU
(9
)
 
21

MCAC SBU
48

 
50

Europe SBU
69

 
85

Asia SBU
22

 
12

Corporate and Other
(104
)
 
(113
)
Total Adjusted PTC
$
172

 
$
252

Reconciliation to Income from Continuing Operations before Taxes and Equity Earnings of Affiliates:
Non-GAAP Adjustments:
 
 
 
Unrealized derivative gains
34

 
15

Unrealized foreign currency gains (losses)
8

 
(47
)
Disposition/acquisition gains
19

 
5

Impairment losses
(50
)
 
(6
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(1
)
 
(27
)
Pretax contribution
182

 
192

Add: (Loss) Income from continuing operations before taxes attributable to noncontrolling interests
(16
)
 
158

Less: Net equity in earnings of affiliates
6

 
15

Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates
$
160

 
$
335


Total Assets
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
US SBU
 
$
9,890

 
$
9,800

Andes SBU
 
8,484

 
8,594

Brazil SBU
 
6,988

 
6,419

MCAC SBU
 
4,921

 
4,820

Europe SBU
 
3,140

 
3,101

Asia SBU
 
3,135

 
3,099

Assets of held-for-sale businesses
 

 
96

Corporate and Other
 
342

 
541

Total Assets
 
$
36,900

 
$
36,470