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ORGANIZATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
ORGANIZATION  
Schedule of ownership interests in natural gas pipeline systems
Pipeline
  Length
  Description
  Ownership
   

Gas Transmission
Northwest LLC (GTN)
  1,353 miles   Extends between an interconnection near Kingsgate, British Columbia, Canada at the Canadian border to a point near Malin, Oregon at the California border and delivers natural gas to the Pacific Northwest and to California. TransCanada owns the remaining 30 percent of GTN.   70 percent    
Northern Border
Pipeline Company
(Northern Border)
  1,408 miles   Extends between the Canadian border near Port of Morgan, Montana to a terminus near North Hayden, Indiana, south of Chicago. Northern Border is capable of receiving natural gas from Canada, the Williston Basin and Rocky Mountain Basin. ONEOK Partners, L.P. owns the remaining 50 percent of Northern Border.   50 percent    
Bison Pipeline LLC
(Bison)
  303 miles   Extends from a location near Gillette, Wyoming to Northern Border's pipeline system in North Dakota. Bison was placed into service in January 2011 to transport natural gas from the Powder River Basin to Midwest markets. TransCanada owns the remaining 30 percent of Bison.   70 percent    
Great Lakes Gas
Transmission
Limited Partnership
(Great Lakes)
  2,115 miles   Connects with the TransCanada Mainline at the Canadian border near Emerson, Manitoba, Canada and St. Clair, Michigan, near Detroit. Great Lakes is a bi-directional pipeline that can receive and deliver natural gas at multiple points along its system. TransCanada owns the remaining 53.55 percent of Great Lakes.   46.45 percent    
North Baja
Pipeline, LLC
(North Baja)
  86 miles   Extends between an interconnection with the El Paso Natural Gas Company pipeline near Ehrenberg, Arizona and an interconnection with a natural gas pipeline near Ogilby, California on the Mexican border. North Baja is a bi-directional pipeline.   100 percent    
Tuscarora Gas
Transmission
Company
(Tuscarora)
  305 miles   Extends between the GTN pipeline near Malin, Oregon to its terminus near Reno, Nevada and delivers natural gas in northeastern California and northwestern Nevada.   100 percent