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Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Equity [Abstract] |
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, 2021 (in millions):
| Foreign currency translation adjustment, net |  | Unrealized derivative gains (losses), net |  | Unfunded pension obligations, net |  | Total
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ | (1,644) |  |  | $ | (699) |  |  | $ | (54) |  |  | $ | (2,397) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (59) |  |  | 40 |  |  | (1) |  |  | (20) |
Amount reclassified to earnings | 3 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 63 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (56) |  |  | 97 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 43 |
Reclassification from NCI due to share repurchases | (7) |  |  | (4) |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |
Balance at the end of the period | $ | (1,707) |  |  | $ | (606) |  |  | $ | (52) |  |  | $ | (2,365) |
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 parentheses indicate debits to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
AOCL Components |  | Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net |  |
|  | Gain (loss) on disposal and sale of business interests |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (80) |  |  | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | (78) |
|  | Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (80) |  |  | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | (78) |
Derivative gains (losses), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Non-regulated revenue |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (1) |
|  | Non-regulated cost of sales |  | 2 |  |  | (1) |  |  | (2) |  |  | — |
|  | Interest expense |  | (33) |  |  | (42) |  |  | (62) |  |  | (89) |
|  | Asset impairment expense |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13) |  |  | — |
|  | Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) |  | (7) |  |  | 9 |  |  | (12) |  |  | (14) |
|  | Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates |  | (39) |  |  | (34) |  |  | (90) |  |  | (104) |
|  | Income tax benefit (expense) |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 24 |
|  | Net equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates |  | (1) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (12) |  |  | (4) |
|  | Income (loss) from continuing operations |  | (30) |  |  | (27) |  |  | (79) |  |  | (84) |
|  | Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable stock of subsidiaries |  | 9 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 15 |
|  | Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation |  | $ | (21) |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (57) |  |  | $ | (69) |
Amortization of defined benefit pension actuarial loss, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Regulated cost of sales |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | — |
|  | Non-regulated cost of sales |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |
|  | Other expense |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |
|  | Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates |  | (3) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (2) |
|  | Income tax benefit (expense) |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
|  | Income (loss) from continuing operations |  | (4) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (1) |
|  | Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable stock of subsidiaries |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |
|  | Net income (loss) attributable to The AES Corporation |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | (1) |
Total reclassifications for the period, net of income tax and noncontrolling interests |  | $ | (23) |  |  | $ | (82) |  |  | $ | (63) |  |  | $ | (148) |

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