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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  
Schedule of costs charged by related party
   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
(unaudited)
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
(millions of dollars)
 
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
                         
Capital and operating costs charged by TransCanada’s subsidiaries to:
                       
Great Lakes (a)
    8       7       24       22  
Northern Border (a)
    7       8       22       22  
GTN (a) (b)
    7       9       21       15  
Bison (a) (b)
    1       3       4       5  
North Baja
    1       1       3       3  
Tuscarora
    1       1       3       3  
Impact on the Partnership’s net income:
                               
Great Lakes
    4       3       11       10  
Northern Border
    3       3       10       10  
GTN (b)
    2       2       5       3  
Bison (b)
    -       1       1       1  
North Baja
    1       1       3       2  
Tuscarora
    1       1       3       3  
 
 
(a)  
Represents 100 percent of the costs.
(b)  
25 percent interests in each of GTN and Bison were acquired in May 2011.
 
Schedule of amount payable/(receivable) to related party for costs charged during the period
 
(unaudited)
           
(millions of dollars)
 
September 30, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
             
Amount payable/(receivable) to TransCanada’s subsidiaries for costs charged in the year by:
           
Great Lakes (a)
    3       3  
Northern Border (a)
    3       3  
GTN (a)
    3       3  
Bison (a)
    1       1  
North Baja
    (1 )     1  
Tuscarora
    -       1  
 
(a)  
Represents 100 percent of the costs.