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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of restricted cash | The table below represents the components of our restricted cash as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in millions):
| March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
| Current |  | Non-Current |  | Total |  | Current |  | Non-Current |  | Total
Debt service | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 36 |
Construction/major maintenance | 45 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 52 |
Security/project/insurance | 91 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 136 |  |  | — |  |  | 136 |
Other | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |
Total | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 184 |  |  | $ | 216 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 228 |
Schedule of property, plant and equipment | Property, Plant and Equipment, Net — At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the components of property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation as follows (in millions):
| March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |  | Depreciable Lives
Buildings, machinery and equipment | $ | 16,685 |  |  | $ | 16,294 |  |  | 3 – 46 Years
Geothermal properties | 1,327 |  |  | 1,319 |  |  | 13 – 58 Years
Other | 219 |  |  | 208 |  |  | 3 – 46 Years
| 18,231 |  |  | 17,821 |  |  |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | 5,491 |  |  | 5,377 |  |  |
| 12,740 |  |  | 12,444 |  |  |
Land | 121 |  |  | 120 |  |  |
Construction in progress | 546 |  |  | 448 |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 13,407 |  |  | $ | 13,012 |  |  |

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