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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES  
Schedule of equity method investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

Ownership

 

Equity Earnings/(Losses) from
Unconsolidated Affiliates

 

Investments in
Unconsolidated Affiliates

 

 

Interest at

 

Three months

Nine months

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

September 30,

 

ended September 30,

ended September 30,

 

September 30,

December 31,

(millions of dollars)

 

2013

 

2013

2012

 

2013

2012

 

2013

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Lakes

 

46.45%

 

(2)

6

 

-

23

 

666

677

Northern Border (a)

 

50%

 

17 

18

 

48

54

 

495

512

 

 

 

 

15 

24

 

48

77

 

1,161

1,189

 

(a)               Equity earnings from Northern Border is net of the 12-year amortization of a $10 million transaction fee paid to the operator of Northern Border at the time of the Partnership’s additional 20 percent interest acquisition in April 2006.

Great Lakes
 
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates  
Summarized financial information for equity method investment

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

 

September 30, 2013

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

37

 

 

56

 

Plant, property and equipment, net

 

777

 

 

799

 

 

 

814

 

 

855

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

21

 

 

30

 

Long-term debt, including current maturities

 

345

 

 

354

 

Partners’ equity

 

448

 

 

471

 

 

 

814

 

 

855

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

(unaudited)

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

(millions of dollars)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission revenues

 

26 

 

46 

 

90 

 

143

Operating expenses

 

(15)

 

(17)

 

(45)

 

(48)

Depreciation

 

(8)

 

(8)

 

(24)

 

(24)

Financial charges and other

 

(6)

 

(7)

 

(20)

 

(21)

Net income/(loss)

 

(3)

 

14 

 

 

50 

Northern Border
 
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates  
Summarized financial information for equity method investment

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

 

September 30, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

29

 

28

 

Other current assets

 

33

 

35

 

Plant, property and equipment, net

 

1,205

 

1,234

 

Other assets

 

31

 

31

 

 

 

1,298

 

1,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

54

 

53

 

Deferred credits and other

 

19

 

16

 

Long-term debt, including current maturities

 

473

 

473

 

Partners’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Partners’ capital

 

754

 

789

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2)

 

(3)

 

 

 

1,298

 

1,328

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

(unaudited)

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

(millions of dollars)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission revenues

 

72 

 

78 

 

213 

 

232 

Operating expenses

 

(18)

 

(21)

 

(56)

 

(57)

Depreciation

 

(15)

 

(16)

 

(44)

 

(48)

Financial charges and other

 

(6)

 

(5)

 

(17)

 

(18)

Net income

 

33 

 

36 

 

96 

 

109