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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
In Millions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2010
Jun. 30, 2011
GTN
Jun. 30, 2011
Bison
Jun. 30, 2011
Great Lakes
Jun. 30, 2010
Great Lakes
Jun. 30, 2011
Northern Border
Jun. 30, 2010
Northern Border
CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS                
Net income $ 78.4 [1] $ 61.4 [1]            
Depreciation 7.7 7.4            
Amortization of other assets 1.6 0.2            
Equity earnings in excess of cumulative distributions:     (2.4) [2] (1.9) [2]        
Increase in long-term liabilities   0.1            
Equity allowance for funds used during construction   (0.2)            
(Increase)/decrease in operating working capital (Note 9) (2.1) 1.8            
Total cash generated from operations 81.3 70.7            
INVESTING ACTIVITIES                
Cumulative distributions in excess of equity earnings:         3.3 4.3 15.5 11.1
Acquisition of GTN and Bison (Note 4) and Investment in Great Lakes and Norther Border (Note 3)         (4.3) (4.6)    
Capital expenditures (2.8) (8.8)            
Other assets (3.5)              
Total investing activities (529.9) 2.0            
FINANCING ACTIVITIES                
Distributions paid (Note 8) (70.8) (68.9)            
Equity issuance, net (Notes 4 & 6) 337.6              
Long-term debt issued (Note 5) 541.4 12.0            
Long-term debt repaid (Note 5) (361.4) (16.2)            
Total financing activities 446.8 (73.1)            
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (1.8) (0.4)            
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 3.6 3.1            
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 1.8 2.7            
Interest payments made $ 2.8 $ 4.2            
[1] Includes equity earnings from GTN and Bison from May 3, 2011, date of acquisition, to June 30, 2011.
[2] Represents equity earnings from May 3, 2011, date of acquisition, to June 30, 2011.