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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Cash Generated From Operations    
Net income $ 157 $ 151
Depreciation 63 64
Amortization of debt issue costs (Note 14) 1 1
Accruals for costs related to the 2014 Bison Acquisition   2
Change in other liabilities   1
Equity allowance for funds used during construction (1)  
Change in operating working capital (Note 10) 9 36
Total cash generated from operations 229 255
Investing Activities    
Investment in Great Lakes (4) (4)
Adjustment to the 2013 acquisition (Note 11)   (25)
Acquisition of the remaining 30 percent interest in GTN (Note 6) (264)  
Capital expenditures (45) (8)
Other 1 1
Total investing activities (282) (11)
Financing Activities    
Distributions paid (Note 9) (169) (157)
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests (9) (42)
ATM Equity issuance, net (Note 7) 26 73
Equity contribution by the General Partner (Note 6) 2  
Long-term debt issued, net of discount 598 15
Long-term debt repaid (390) (60)
Debt issuance costs (3)  
Total financing activities 55 (171)
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 2 73
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 26 25
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 28 98
Northern Border    
Investing Activities    
Cumulative distributions in excess of equity earnings 18 15
Great Lakes    
Investing Activities    
Cumulative distributions in excess of equity earnings $ 12 $ 10