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Joint Ownership Agreements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
JOINT OWNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
JOINT OWNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
Southern Company Gas
See Note 4 to the financial statements of Southern Company Gas in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information.
Equity Method Investments
The carrying amounts of Southern Company Gas' equity method investments as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and related income from those investments for the successor three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 and the predecessor three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016 were as follows:
 
 
 
Balance Sheet Information
June 30, 2017
December 31, 2016
 
(in millions)
SNG
$
1,405

$
1,394

Atlantic Coast Pipeline
53

33

PennEast Pipeline
45

22

Triton
43

44

Pivotal JAX LNG, LLC
32

16

Horizon Pipeline
31

30

Other
1

2

Total
$
1,610

$
1,541


 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
Income Statement Information
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
(in millions)
 
 
(in millions)
 
(in millions)
 
 
(in millions)
SNG
$
24

 
 
$

 
$
58

 
 
$

Triton
2

 
 
1

 
2

 
 
1

PennEast Pipeline
1

 
 

 
4

 
 

Atlantic Coast Pipeline
2

 
 

 
3

 
 

Horizon Pipeline

 
 

 
1

 
 
1

Total
$
29

 
 
$
1

 
$
68

 
 
$
2


Southern Natural Gas
In September 2016, Southern Company Gas, through a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary, acquired a 50% equity interest in SNG, which is accounted for as an equity method investment. On March 31, 2017, Southern Company Gas made an additional $50 million contribution to maintain its 50% equity interest in SNG. See Note 11 to the financial statements of Southern Company Gas under "Investment in SNG" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information on this investment. Selected financial information of SNG for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:
Income Statement Information
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
(in millions)
Revenues
$
143

$
298

Operating income
$
63

$
147

Net income
$
48

$
114