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Discontinued Operations and Held for sale businesses (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |
Major line items constituting losses from discontinued operations [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of the major line items constituting losses from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:
(in millions) | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax: | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Revenue - regulated | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 202 |  |  | $ | 419 |  |  | $ | 428 |
Cost of sales | (204 | ) |  | (203 | ) |  | (408 | ) |  | (428 | )
Asset impairment expense | (783 | ) |  | — |  |  | (783 | ) |  | — |
Other income and expense items that are not major | (11 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (20 | ) |  | (24 | )
Pretax loss from discontinued operations | (779 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (792 | ) |  | (24 | )
Income tax benefit | 400 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 404 |  |  | 7 |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | (379 | ) |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | (388 | ) |  | $ | (17 | )
Operating and Investing cash flow impact for discontinued operations [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the operating and investing cash flows from discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:
| Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions) | 2016 |  | 2015
Cash flows from operating activities of discontinued operations | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | (47 | )
Cash flows from investing activities of discontinued operations | (84 | ) |  | 7 |
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
(in millions) | June 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses: |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Short-term investments | 78 |  |  | 15 |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $18 and $8 respectively | 183 |  |  | 171 |
Property, plant and equipment and intangibles, net | 837 |  |  | 668 |
Deferred income taxes | 594 |  |  | 133 |
Other classes of assets that are not major | 188 |  |  | 218 |
Loss recognized on classification as held-for-sale (3) | (837 | ) |  | — |
Total assets of discontinued operations | $ | 1,048 |  |  | $ | 1,210 |
Other assets of businesses classified as held-for-sale (2) | — |  |  | 96 |
Total assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses (1) | $ | 1,048 |  |  | $ | 1,306 |
Liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses: |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | 150 |
Accrued interest | 20 |  |  | 15 |
Accrued and other liabilities | 151 |  |  | 150 |
Non-recourse debt | 373 |  |  | 346 |
Other classes of liabilities that are not major | 164 |  |  | 110 |
Total liabilities of discontinued operations | $ | 841 |  |  | $ | 771 |
Other liabilities of businesses classified as held-for-sale (2) | — |  |  | 13 |
Total liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses (1) | $ | 841 |  |  | $ | 784 |
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(1) | Amounts at December 31, 2015 are classified as both current and long-term on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(2) | DPLER and Kelanitissa classified as held-for-sale at December 31, 2015. See Note 16—Dispositions for further information.
(3) | Pre-tax impairment expense of $783 million is net of the impact from cumulative translation adjustments.

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