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Joint Ownership Agreements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 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 September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and related income from those investments for the successor three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017, the successor three-month period ended September 30, 2016, and for the predecessor period January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016 were as follows:
Balance Sheet Information
September 30, 2017
December 31, 2016
 
(in millions)
SNG
$
1,385

$
1,394

Atlantic Coast Pipeline
61

33

PennEast Pipeline
49

22

Triton
43

44

Pivotal JAX LNG, LLC
40

16

Horizon Pipeline
30

30

Other
1

2

Total
$
1,609

$
1,541


 
Successor
Successor
Successor
Predecessor
Income Statement Information
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016
 
(in millions)
(in millions)
(in millions)
(in millions)
SNG
$
28

$
27

$
86

$

PennEast Pipeline
1


5


Atlantic Coast Pipeline
1

1

4


Triton
1

1

3

1

Horizon Pipeline
1


2

1

Total
$
32

$
29

$
100

$
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 nine months ended September 30, 2017 and for the period September 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016 is as follows:
Income Statement Information
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
September 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016
 
(in millions)
Revenues
$
146

$
445

$
82

Operating income
$
71

$
218

$
60

Net income
$
57

$
172

$
55