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EQUITY INVESTMENTS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
EQUITY INVESTMENTS  
Schedule of equity investments and summarized financial information for equity investees

 

 

 

Ownership

 

Equity Earnings

 

Equity Investments

 

 

 

Interest at

 

Three months

 

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

March 31,

 

ended March 31,

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(millions of dollars)

 

2017

 

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Border(a)

 

50

%

19

 

18

 

441

 

444

 

Great Lakes

 

46.45

%

17

 

15

 

489

 

474

 

PNGTS (b)

 

49.9

%

7

 

9

 

132

 

126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43

 

42

 

1,062

 

1,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

(b)

For the three months ending March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Partnership recorded no undistributed earnings from PNGTS.

 

Northern Border  
EQUITY INVESTMENTS  
Schedule of equity investments and summarized financial information for equity investees

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

18

 

14

 

Other current assets

 

36

 

36

 

Plant, property and equipment, net

 

1,085

 

1,089

 

Other assets

 

15

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,154

 

1,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

44

 

38

 

Deferred credits and other

 

29

 

28

 

Long-term debt, including current maturities, net

 

430

 

430

 

Partners’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Partners’ capital

 

653

 

659

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2

)

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,154

 

1,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

(unaudited)

 

March 31,

 

(millions of dollars)

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission revenues

 

74

 

74

 

Operating expenses

 

(17

)

(16

)

Depreciation

 

(15

)

(15

)

Financial charges and other

 

(4

)

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

38

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Lakes  
EQUITY INVESTMENTS  
Schedule of equity investments and summarized financial information for equity investees

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

86

 

66

 

Plant, property and equipment, net

 

708

 

714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

794

 

780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

31

 

40

 

Long-term debt, including current maturities, net

 

269

 

278

 

Partners’ equity

 

494

 

462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

794

 

780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

(unaudited)

 

March 31,

 

(millions of dollars)

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission revenues

 

63

 

61

 

Operating expenses

 

(14

)

(15

)

Depreciation

 

(7

)

(7

)

Financial charges and other

 

(5

)

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

37

 

33