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Segment and Geographic Information | 12 Months Ended
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Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 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 mainly organized by geographic regions which provides a socio-political-economic understanding of our business. The management reporting structure is organized by four SBUs led by our President and Chief Executive Officer: US and Utilities, South America, MCAC, and Eurasia SBUs. Using the accounting guidance on segment reporting, the Company determined that its four operating segments are aligned with its four reportable segments corresponding to its SBUs. Corporate and Other — Included in "Corporate and Other" are the results of the AES self-insurance company and certain equity affiliates, corporate overhead costs which are not directly associated with the operations of our four reportable segments, and 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 pre-tax income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation excluding gains or losses of the consolidated entity due to (a) unrealized gains or losses related to derivative transactions and equity securities; (b) unrealized foreign currency gains or losses; (c) gains, losses, benefits and costs associated with dispositions and acquisitions of business interests, including early plant closures, and gains and losses recognized at commencement of sales-type leases; (d) losses due to impairments; (e) gains, losses and costs due to the early retirement of debt; (f) costs directly associated with a major restructuring program, including, but not limited to, workforce reduction efforts, relocations, and office consolidation; and (g) net gains at Angamos, one of our businesses in the South America SBU, associated with the early contract terminations with Minera Escondida and Minera Spence. Adjusted PTC also includes net equity in earnings of affiliates on an after-tax basis adjusted for the same gains or losses excluded from consolidated entities. The Company has concluded Adjusted PTC better 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
Year Ended December 31, | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
US and Utilities SBU | $ | 3,918 |  |  | $ | 4,058 |  |  | $ | 4,230 |
South America SBU | 3,159 |  |  | 3,208 |  |  | 3,533 |
MCAC SBU | 1,766 |  |  | 1,882 |  |  | 1,728 |
Eurasia SBU | 828 |  |  | 1,047 |  |  | 1,255 |
Corporate and Other | 231 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 41 |
Eliminations | (242) |  |  | (52) |  |  | (51) |
Total Revenue | $ | 9,660 |  |  | $ | 10,189 |  |  | $ | 10,736 |
Reconciliation from Income from Continuing Operations before Taxes and Equity in Earnings of Affiliates: | Total Adjusted PTC
Year Ended December 31, | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates | $ | 488 |  |  | $ | 1,001 |  |  | $ | 2,018 |
Add: Net equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates | (123) |  |  | (172) |  |  | 39 |
Less: Income from continuing operations before taxes, attributable to noncontrolling interests | (192) |  |  | (277) |  |  | (509) |
Pre-tax contribution | 173 |  |  | 552 |  |  | 1,548 |
Unrealized derivative and equity securities losses (gains) | 3 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 33 |
Unrealized foreign currency losses (gains) | (10) |  |  | 36 |  |  | 51 |
Disposition/acquisition losses (gains) | 112 |  |  | 12 |  |  | (934) |
Impairment losses | 928 |  |  | 406 |  |  | 307 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 223 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 180 |
Net gains from early contract terminations at Angamos | (182) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total Adjusted PTC | $ | 1,247 |  |  | $ | 1,240 |  |  | $ | 1,185 |
| Total Adjusted PTC
Year Ended December 31, | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
US and Utilities SBU | $ | 505 |  |  | $ | 569 |  |  | $ | 511 |
South America SBU | 534 |  |  | 504 |  |  | 519 |
MCAC SBU | 287 |  |  | 367 |  |  | 300 |
Eurasia SBU | 177 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 222 |
Corporate and Other | (256) |  |  | (347) |  |  | (346) |
Eliminations | — |  |  | (12) |  |  | (21) |
Total Adjusted PTC | $ | 1,247 |  |  | $ | 1,240 |  |  | $ | 1,185 |
| Total Assets |  | Depreciation and Amortization |  | Capital Expenditures
Year Ended December 31, | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
US and Utilities SBU | $ | 14,464 |  |  | $ | 13,334 |  |  | $ | 12,286 |  |  | $ | 534 |  |  | $ | 465 |  |  | $ | 449 |  |  | $ | 1,099 |  |  | $ | 1,484 |  |  | $ | 1,373 |
South America SBU | 11,329 |  |  | 11,314 |  |  | 10,941 |  |  | 294 |  |  | 315 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 650 |  |  | 692 |  |  | 662 |
MCAC SBU | 4,847 |  |  | 4,770 |  |  | 4,462 |  |  | 164 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 344 |  |  | 302 |
Eurasia SBU | 3,621 |  |  | 3,990 |  |  | 4,538 |  |  | 63 |  |  | 67 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 51 |
Corporate and Other | 342 |  |  | 240 |  |  | 294 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 8 |
Total | $ | 34,603 |  |  | $ | 33,648 |  |  | $ | 32,521 |  |  | $ | 1,068 |  |  | $ | 1,045 |  |  | $ | 1,003 |  |  | $ | 1,960 |  |  | $ | 2,551 |  |  | $ | 2,396 |
| Interest Income |  | Interest Expense
Year Ended December 31, | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
US and Utilities SBU | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 371 |  |  | $ | 301 |  |  | $ | 287 |
South America SBU | 64 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 237 |  |  | 285 |  |  | 283 |
MCAC SBU | 14 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 157 |  |  | 142 |  |  | 124 |
Eurasia SBU | 171 |  |  | 180 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 127 |  |  | 145 |
Corporate and Other | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 195 |  |  | 217 |
Total | $ | 268 |  |  | $ | 318 |  |  | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 1,038 |  |  | $ | 1,050 |  |  | $ | 1,056 |
| Investments in and Advances to Affiliates |  | Net Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates
Year Ended December 31, | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
US and Utilities SBU | $ | 568 |  |  | $ | 465 |  |  | $ | 538 |  |  | $ | (8) |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 35 |
South America SBU | 13 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 213 |  |  | (80) |  |  | (129) |  |  | 15 |
MCAC SBU | 168 |  |  | 107 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (11) |  |  | (13) |  |  | (7) |
Eurasia SBU | 1 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 293 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (9) |  |  | 14 |
Corporate and Other | 85 |  |  | 102 |  |  | 65 |  |  | (28) |  |  | (32) |  |  | (18) |
Total | $ | 835 |  |  | $ | 966 |  |  | $ | 1,114 |  |  | $ | (123) |  |  | $ | (172) |  |  | $ | 39 |
The following table presents information, by country, about the Company's consolidated operations for each of the three years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in millions). Revenue is recorded in the country in which it is earned and assets are recorded in the country in which they are located.
| Total Revenue |  | Long-Lived Assets (1)
Year Ended December 31, | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
United States (2) | $ | 3,243 |  |  | $ | 3,230 |  |  | $ | 3,462 |  |  | $ | 10,360 |  |  | $ | 9,762 |
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chile | 2,092 |  |  | 1,839 |  |  | 2,087 |  |  | 5,831 |  |  | 5,982 |
Dominican Republic | 896 |  |  | 877 |  |  | 884 |  |  | 843 |  |  | 1,006 |
El Salvador | 666 |  |  | 824 |  |  | 768 |  |  | 361 |  |  | 351 |
Panama | 519 |  |  | 601 |  |  | 438 |  |  | 1,939 |  |  | 1,945 |
Bulgaria | 444 |  |  | 459 |  |  | 426 |  |  | 1,149 |  |  | 1,106 |
Brazil | 401 |  |  | 525 |  |  | 527 |  |  | 1,091 |  |  | 1,266 |
Colombia | 358 |  |  | 472 |  |  | 428 |  |  | 355 |  |  | 340 |
Mexico | 349 |  |  | 402 |  |  | 399 |  |  | 623 |  |  | 649 |
Argentina | 308 |  |  | 373 |  |  | 487 |  |  | 484 |  |  | 393 |
Vietnam (3) | 285 |  |  | 343 |  |  | 245 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Jordan (4) | 96 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 44 |  |  | — |
United Kingdom (5) | — |  |  | 147 |  |  | 390 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Philippines (6) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 93 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other Non-U.S. | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 20 |
Total Non-U.S. | 6,417 |  |  | 6,959 |  |  | 7,274 |  |  | 12,743 |  |  | 13,060 |
Total | $ | 9,660 |  |  | $ | 10,189 |  |  | $ | 10,736 |  |  | $ | 23,103 |  |  | $ | 22,822 |
_____________________________ (1) For purposes of this disclosure, long-lived assets implies hard assets that cannot be readily removed, and thus excludes intangibles. Long-lived assets disclosed above include amounts recorded in Property, plant and equipment, net and right-of-use assets for operating leases recorded in Other noncurrent assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. (2) Includes Puerto Rico revenues of $298 million, $294 million, and $257 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively, and long-lived assets of $533 million and $538 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. (3) The Mong Duong 2 power project is operated under a BOT contract. Future expected payments for the construction performance obligation are recognized in Loan receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019. Mong Duong assets were classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2020. See Notes 20—Revenue and 25—Held-For-Sale and Dispositions for further information. (4) The long-lived assets in Jordan were classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2019. As of June 30, 2020, Jordan solar assets were reclassified back to held-and-used. See Note 25—Held-For-Sale and Dispositions for further information. (5) The Kilroot and Ballylumford long-lived assets were deconsolidated upon completion of the sale in June 2019. See Note 25—Held-For-Sale and Dispositions for further information. (6) The Masinloc long-lived assets were deconsolidated upon completion of the sale in March 2018. See Note 25—Held-For-Sale and Dispositions for further information.

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