CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical)	Jun. 30, 2016	Apr. 01, 2015
GTN \| Transaction between entities under common control \| Former parent, TransCanada subsidiaries
Acquisitions
Interest acquired (as a percent)	30.00%	30.00%

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65885119&loc=d3e1392-128463

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