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Property, Plant and Equipment (Depreciation Expense, Software Amortization and Capitalized Interest) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]      
Depreciation expense (including amortization of assets recorded under capital leases) $ 1,204,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation $ 1,193,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation $ 1,173,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Amortization of internal-use software 33,000,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization 36,000,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization 45,000,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization
Interest capitalized during development and construction 120,000,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized 84,000,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized 88,000,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized
Property plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation mortgaged, pledged or subject to liens $ 15,000,000,000aes_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetOfAccumulatedDepreciationMortgagedPledgedOrSubjectToLiens $ 15,000,000,000aes_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetOfAccumulatedDepreciationMortgagedPledgedOrSubjectToLiens