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Equity (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Equity |
Schedule of reconciliation of equity |
|  | Three months ended March 31, 2013 |
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(in millions) |  | Total Atlantic Power Corporation Shareholders' Equity |  | Preferred shares issued by a subsidiary company |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Equity |
Balance at January 1 |  | $ | 729.7 |  | $ | 221.3 |  | $ | 235.4 |  | $ | 1,186.4 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | 6.5 |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | (1.9 | ) |  | 7.8 |
Realized and unrealized loss on hedging activities, net of tax |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax |  |  | (12.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (12.1 | )
Common shares issued for LTIP |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |
Contribution by noncontrolling interest |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 2.0 |
Costs associated with tax equity raise |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.7 | )
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | (1.0 | )
Dividends declared on common shares |  |  | (24.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (24.6 | )
Dividends declared on preferred shares of a subsidiary company |  |  | — |  |  | (3.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3.2 | )
Balance at March 31 |  | $ | 699.4 |  | $ | 221.3 |  | $ | 234.5 |  | $ | 1,155.2 |
|  | Three months ended March 31, 2012 |
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|  | Total Atlantic Power Corporation Shareholders' Equity |  | Preferred shares issued by a subsidiary company |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Equity |
Balance at January 1 |  | $ | 891.5 |  | $ | 221.3 |  | $ | 3.0 |  | $ | 1,115.8 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | (42.3 | ) |  | 3.2 |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (39.3 | )
Realized and unrealized loss on hedging activities, net of tax |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.2 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax |  |  | 17.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17.2 |
Common shares issued for LTIP |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.2 |
Dividends declared on common shares |  |  | (32.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (32.4 | )
Dividends declared on preferred shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
of a subsidiary company |  |  | — |  |  | (3.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3.2 | )
Balance at March 31 |  | $ | 834.4 |  | $ | 221.3 |  | $ | 2.8 |  | $ | 1,058.5 |

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