Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Total Revenue	$ 2,625	$ 2,837	$ 7,758	$ 8,114
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(1,924)	(2,166)	(5,969)	(6,187)
Operating margin	701	671	1,789	1,927
General and administrative expenses	(41)	(43)	(136)	(134)
Interest expense	(250)	(255)	(788)	(799)
Interest income	81	79	242	231
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(65)	(11)	(126)	(187)
Other expense	(9)	(29)	(35)	(42)
Other income	78	10	126	30
Gain (loss) on disposal and sale of business interests	16	(21)	9	856
Asset impairment expense	0	(74)	(116)	(166)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	(87)	5	(69)	(44)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES	424	332	896	1,672
Income tax expense	(130)	(146)	(302)	(509)
Net equity in earnings of affiliates	4	6	3	31
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	298	192	597	1,194
Loss from operations of discontinued businesses, net of income tax expense of $0, $0, $0, and $2, respectively	0	(4)	0	(9)
Gain from disposal of discontinued businesses, net of income tax expense of $0, $2, $0, and $44, respectively	0	3	1	199
NET INCOME	298	191	598	1,384
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(88)	(90)	(217)	(311)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	210	101	381	1,075
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0	0	2
AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	210	102	380	883
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(1)	1	192
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION	$ 210	$ 101	$ 381	$ 1,075
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0.32	$ 0.15	$ 0.57	$ 1.33
Income from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	0	0	0	0.29
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	0.32	0.15	0.57	1.62
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	0.32	0.15	0.57	1.33
Income from discontinued operations attributable to The AES Corporation common stockholders, net of tax	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0.29
DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING	667	665	667	664
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 0.32	$ 0.15	$ 0.57	$ 1.62
Electric Transmission [Member]
Total Revenue	$ 799	$ 777	$ 2,308	$ 2,215
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(633)	(638)	(1,873)	(1,856)
Electricity, Generation [Member]
Total Revenue	1,826	2,060	5,450	5,899
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ (1,291)	$ (1,528)	$ (4,096)	$ (4,331)