Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ($63 and $79 attributable to VIEs)	$ 243	$ 418
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $8 and $6	765	839
Inventories	535	581
Margin deposits and other prepaid expense	364	441
Restricted cash, current ($99 and $109 attributable to VIEs)	162	173
Derivative assets, current	1,387	1,725
Current assets held for sale (nil and $134 attributable to VIEs)	0	210
Other current assets	65	45
Total current assets	3,521	4,432
Property, plant and equipment, net ($4,164 and $3,979 attributable to VIEs)	13,009	13,013
Restricted cash, net of current portion ($15 and $14 attributable to VIEs)	15	15
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries	92	99
Long-term derivative assets	670	543
Goodwill	233	187
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	635	650
Other assets ($60 and $63 attributable to VIEs)	401	378
Total assets	18,576	19,317
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	655	671
Accrued interest payable	125	125
Debt, current portion ($176 and $176 attributable to VIEs)	608	748
Derivative liabilities, current	1,273	1,630
Other current liabilities	459	528
Total current liabilities	3,120	3,702
Debt, net of current portion ($2,900 and $2,944 attributable to VIEs)	11,344	11,431
Long-term derivative liabilities	550	476
Other long-term liabilities	280	369
Total liabilities	15,294	15,978
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares, none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; authorized 1,400,000,000 shares, 361,833,256 and 359,627,113 shares issued, respectively, and 360,797,377 and 359,061,764 shares outstanding, respectively	0	0
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,035,879 and 565,349 shares, respectively	(13)	(7)
Additional paid-in capital	9,633	9,625
Accumulated deficit	(6,269)	(6,213)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(139)	(137)
Total Calpine stockholders’ equity	3,212	3,268
Noncontrolling interest	70	71
Total stockholders’ equity	3,282	3,339
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 18,576	$ 19,317

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