Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Summarized combined information for principal operating entities

Summarized combined information for these principal entities is as follows:

	2018		2017
	(millions)
Net income	$	632	$	358
Total assets	$	16,334	$	6,001
Total liabilities	$	5,990	$	1,217
Partners'/members' equity(a)	$	10,344	$	4,784
NEER's share of underlying equity in the principal entities	$	2,958	$	2,024
Difference between investment carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets(b)	3,193		105
NEER's investment carrying amount for the principal entities	$	6,151	$	2,129

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(a) 2018 amount reflects NEER's interest, as well as third-party interests, in NEP OpCo.

(b) Primarily associated with NEP OpCo; approximately 70% of the difference between the investment carrying amount and the underlying equity in net assets relates to goodwill and is not being amortized; the remaining balance is being amortized primarily over a period of 22 to 31 years.