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Discontinued Operations and Held-For-Sale Businesses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block] | egment. The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
(in millions) | December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses: |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | — |  |  | $ | 61 |
Short-term investments | — |  |  | 268 |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 and $94, respectively | — |  |  | 745 |
Other current assets | — |  |  | 499 |
Property, plant and equipment and intangibles, net | — |  |  | 2,504 |
Investments in and advances to affiliates (1) | 86 |  |  | — |
Deferred income taxes | — |  |  | 554 |
Other classes of assets that are not major | — |  |  | 305 |
Total assets of discontinued operations | $ | 86 |  |  | $ | 4,936 |
Other assets of businesses classified as held-for-sale (2) | 1,948 |  |  | — |
Total assets of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses (3) | $ | 2,034 |  |  | $ | 4,936 |
Liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses: |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | — |  |  | $ | 418 |
Accrued and other liabilities | — |  |  | 954 |
Non-recourse debt | — |  |  | 1,009 |
Pension and other postretirement liabilities | — |  |  | 1,159 |
Other noncurrent liabilities | — |  |  | 678 |
Other classes of liabilities that are not major | — |  |  | 31 |
Total liabilities of discontinued operations | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,249 |
Other liabilities of businesses classified as held-for-sale (2) | 1,033 |  |  | — |
Total liabilities of discontinued operations and held-for-sale businesses (3) | $ | 1,033 |  |  | $ | 4,249 |
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(1) | Represents the Company's 17% ownership interest in Eletropaulo.
(2) | Masinloc, Eletrica Santiago, and the DPL peaker assets were classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2017. See Note 22—Held-for-Sale Businesses and Dispositions for further information.
(3) | Amounts at December 31, 2016 are classified as both current and long-term on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The following table summarizes the major line items constituting losses from discontinued operations for the periods indicated (in millions):
December 31, | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax: |  |  |  |  |
Revenue — regulated | $ | 3,320 |  |  | $ | 4,036 |  |  | $ | 4,430 |
Cost of sales | (3,151 | ) |  | (3,954 | ) |  | (4,227 | )
Other income and expense items that are not major (1) | (166 | ) |  | (160 | ) |  | (70 | )
Income (loss) from operations of discontinued businesses | 3 |  |  | (78 | ) |  | 133 |
Loss from disposal and impairments of discontinued businesses | (611 | ) |  | (1,385 | ) |  | — |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | (608 | ) |  | (1,463 | ) |  | 133 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (25 | ) |  | (142 | ) |  | (92 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation | (633 | ) |  | (1,605 | ) |  | 41 |
Income tax benefit (expense) | (21 | ) |  | 495 |  |  | (53 | )
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | (654 | ) |  | $ | (1,110 | ) |  | $ | (12 | )
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(1) | Includes a loss contingency recognized by our equity method investment in discontinued operations.
The following table summarizes the operating and investing cash flows from discontinued operations for the periods indicated (in mill

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