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Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Stockholders Equity | The following table is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending equity attributable to stockholders of The AES Corporation, NCI and total equity as of the periods indicated (in millions):
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
| The Parent Company Stockholders’ Equity |  | NCI |  | Total Equity |  | The Parent Company Stockholders’ Equity |  | NCI |  | Total Equity
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ | 2,794 |  |  | $ | 2,906 |  |  | $ | 5,700 |  |  | $ | 3,149 |  |  | $ | 3,022 |  |  | $ | 6,171 |
Net income (loss) (1) | 181 |  |  | 328 |  |  | 509 |  |  | (181 | ) |  | 97 |  |  | (84 | )
Total foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income tax | 117 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 127 |  |  | 179 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 232 |
Total change in derivative fair value, net of income tax | 5 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (52 | ) |  | (63 | ) |  | (115 | )
Total pension adjustments, net of income tax | 1 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 10 |
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (2) | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Fair value adjustment (3) | (19 | ) |  | — |  |  | (19 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | )
Disposition of businesses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | (261 | ) |  | (261 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (293 | ) |  | (295 | )
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | 23 |
Dividends declared on common stock | (158 | ) |  | — |  |  | (158 | ) |  | (144 | ) |  | — |  |  | (144 | )
Purchase of treasury stock | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (79 | ) |  | — |  |  | (79 | )
Issuance and exercise of stock-based compensation benefit plans | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests | 22 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 69 |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | 17 |
Acquisition of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests | 200 |  |  | (85 | ) |  | 115 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (5 | )
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable stock of subsidiaries | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |
Balance at the end of the period | $ | 3,186 |  |  | $ | 2,993 |  |  | $ | 6,179 |  |  | $ | 2,882 |  |  | $ | 2,886 |  |  | $ | 5,768 |
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(1) | Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest of $337 million and net loss attributable to redeemable stocks of subsidiaries of $9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest of $105 million and net loss attributable to redeemable stock of subsidiaries of $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
(2) | See Note 1—Financial Statement Presentation, New Accounting Standards Adopted for further information.
(3) | Adjustment to record the of redeemable stock of Colon at fair value.
Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The following table summarizes the changes in AOCL by component, net of tax and NCI, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):
| Foreign currency translation adjustment, net |  | Unrealized derivative gains (losses), net |  | Unfunded pension obligations, net |  | Total
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ | (2,147 | ) |  | $ | (323 | ) |  | $ | (286 | ) |  | $ | (2,756 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 19 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (19 | )
Amount reclassified to earnings | 98 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 142 |
Other comprehensive income | 117 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 123 |
Reclassification from NCI due to Alto Maipo Restructuring | — |  |  | (33 | ) |  | — |  |  | (33 | )
Balance at the end of the period | $ | (2,030 | ) |  | $ | (351 | ) |  | $ | (285 | ) |  | $ | (2,666 | )
Schedule Of Amounts Reclassified Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Reclassifications out of AOCL are presented in the following table. Amounts for the periods indicated are in millions and those in parenthesis indicate debits to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Details About AOCL Components |  | Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net |  |
|  | Loss on disposal and sale of businesses |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (98 | ) |  | $ | — |
|  | Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (98 | ) |  | $ | — |
Unrealized derivative gains (losses), net |  |
|  | Non-regulated revenue |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 94 |
|  | Non-regulated cost of sales |  | (2 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (54 | )
|  | Interest expense |  | (20 | ) |  | (25 | ) |  | (63 | ) |  | (86 | )
|  | Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) |  | 14 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | 18 |
|  | Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates |  | 4 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (56 | ) |  | (28 | )
|  | Income tax benefit (expense) |  | (5 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |
|  | Loss from continuing operations |  | (1 | ) |  | (21 | ) |  | (50 | ) |  | (23 | )
|  | Less: Net loss from operations attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable stock of subsidiaries |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 4 |
|  | Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (16 | ) |  | $ | (40 | ) |  | $ | (19 | )
Amortization of defined benefit pension actuarial loss, net |  |
|  | Regulated cost of sales |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (30 | ) |  | $ | (13 | )
|  | General and administrative expenses |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
|  | Other expense |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
|  | Loss from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates |  | (11 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (30 | ) |  | (13 | )
|  | Income tax benefit |  | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 4 |
|  | Loss from continuing operations |  | (7 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (20 | ) |  | (9 | )
|  | Net loss from disposal and impairments of discontinued businesses |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
|  | Net loss |  | (7 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (20 | ) |  | (10 | )
|  | Less: Net loss from operations attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable stock of subsidiaries |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 7 |
|  | Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (3 | )
Total reclassifications for the period, net of income tax and noncontrolling interests |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (17 | ) |  | $ | (142 | ) |  | $ | (22 | )

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