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Discontinued Operations and Held-For-Sale Businesses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |
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 December 31, 2015:
(in millions) | December 31, 2015
Assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses: |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5 |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8 | 171 |
Property, plant and equipment and intangibles, net | 668 |
Deferred income taxes | 133 |
Other classes of assets that are not major | 233 |
Total assets of discontinued operations | 1,210 |
Other assets of businesses classified as held-for-sale (1) | 96 |
Total assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses (2) | $ | 1,306 |
Liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses: |
Accounts payable | $ | 150 |
Accrued and other liabilities | 150 |
Non-recourse debt | 346 |
Other classes of liabilities that are not major | 125 |
Total liabilities of discontinued operations | 771 |
Other liabilities of businesses classified as held-for-sale (1) | 13 |
Total liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses (2) | $ | 784 |
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(1) | DPLER and Kelanitissa were classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2015. See Note 23—Dispositions for further information.
(2) | Amounts were classified as both current and long-term on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015.
The following table summarizes the major line items constituting income (losses) from discontinued operations for the periods indicated (in millions):
December 31, | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax: |  |  |  |  |
Revenue — regulated | $ | 701 |  |  | $ | 808 |  |  | $ | 1,255 |
Cost of sales | (672 | ) |  | (800 | ) |  | (1,078 | )
Other income and expense items that are not major | (57 | ) |  | (40 | ) |  | 5 |
Pretax income (loss) from operations of discontinued businesses | (28 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | 182 |
Pretax gain (loss) from disposal and impairments of discontinued businesses | (1,385 | ) |  | — |  |  | (51 | )
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations | (1,413 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | 131 |
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation | (1,413 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | 139 |
Income tax benefit (expense) | 275 |  |  | 7 |  |  | (75 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | (1,138 | ) |  | $ | (25 | ) |  | $ | 64 |
The following table summarizes the operating and investing cash flows from discontinued operations associated with Sul, the only business that qualifies for discontinued operations after the adoption of ASU No. 2014-08, for the periods indicated (in millions):
December 31, | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Cash flows from operating activities of Sul discontinued operations | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | (15 | ) |  | $ | 15 |
Cash flows from investing activities of Sul discontinued operations | (54 | ) |  | (25 | ) |  | (123 | )

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