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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES  
Schedule of investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

Ownership

 

Equity Earnings from
Unconsolidated Affiliates

 

Investments in
Unconsolidated Affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest at

 

Three months

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

March 31,

 

ended March 31,

 

March 31,

 

December 31,  

(millions of dollars)

 

2015 

 

 2015

 

   2014

 

2015

 

 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Border(a)

 

50% 

 

20

 

23

 

   503

 

   505

Great Lakes

 

46.45% 

 

11

 

10

 

   680

 

   672

 

 

 

 

31

 

33

 

1,183

 

1,177

 

(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.

Northern Border  
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates  
Summarized financial information for equity investees

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

51

 

 

41

 

Other current assets

 

36

 

 

34

 

Plant, property and equipment, net

 

1,150

 

 

1,163

 

Other assets

 

33

 

 

34

 

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

65

 

 

64

 

Deferred credits and other

 

23

 

 

22

 

Long-term debt, including current maturities

 

411

 

 

411

 

Partners’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners’ capital

 

773

 

 

777

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,272

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

(unaudited)

 

March 31,

(millions of dollars)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission revenues

 

75

 

 

86

 

Operating expenses

 

(16

)

 

(18

)

Depreciation

 

(15

)

 

(15

)

Financial charges and other

 

(5

)

 

(6

)

Net income

 

39

 

 

47

 

 

Great Lakes  
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates  
Summarized financial information for equity investees

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

88 

 

 

66 

 

Plant, property and equipment, net

 

741 

 

 

748 

 

 

 

829 

 

 

814 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

45 

 

 

38 

 

Long-term debt, including current maturities

 

307 

 

 

316 

 

Partners’ equity

 

477 

 

 

460 

 

 

 

829 

 

 

814 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

(unaudited)

 

March 31,

(millions of dollars)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission revenues

 

48

 

 

48

 

Operating expenses

 

(11

)

 

(12

)

Depreciation

 

(7

)

 

(7

)

Financial charges and other

 

(6

)

 

(7

)

Net income

 

24

 

 

22