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DEBT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
DEBT |
Schedule of debt |
|  | Weighted Average |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, |  | Interest Rate |  | Maturity |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liquids Pipelines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debentures |  | 8.2% |  | 2024 |  | 200 |  |  | 200 |
Medium-term notes |  | 4.9% |  | 2015-2112 |  | 2,435 |  |  | 2,435 |
Southern Lights project financing 1 |  | 2.7% |  | 2014 |  | 1,413 |  |  | 1,449 |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |  | 26 |
Other 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |  |  | 13 |
Gas Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debentures |  | 9.9% |  | 2024 |  | 85 |  |  | 85 |
Medium-term notes |  | 5.5% |  | 2014-2050 |  | 2,295 |  |  | 2,295 |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws |  |  |  |  |  | 590 |  |  | 556 |
Sponsored Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Junior subordinated notes 3 |  | 8.1% |  | 2067 |  | 398 |  |  | 406 |
Medium-term notes |  | 3.8% |  | 2013-2023 |  | 1,615 |  |  | 415 |
Senior notes 4 |  | 6.2% |  | 2013-2040 |  | 4,129 |  |  | 4,322 |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws 5 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,405 |  |  | 540 |
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States dollar term notes 6 |  | 5.5% |  | 2014-2017 |  | 1,094 |  |  | 1,119 |
Medium-term notes |  | 4.5% |  | 2013-2042 |  | 4,268 |  |  | 3,518 |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws 7 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,488 |  |  | 2,785 |
Other 8 |  |  |  |  |  | (14 | ) |  | (11 | )
Total debt |  |  |  |  |  | 21,438 |  |  | 20,153 |
Current maturities |  |  |  |  |  | (652 | ) |  | (354 | )
Short-term borrowings 9 |  |  |  |  |  | (583 | ) |  | (548 | )
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  | 20,203 |  |  | 19,251 |
1 2012 - $357 million and US$1,061 million (2011 - $360 million and US$1,071 million). 2 Primarily capital lease obligations. 3 2012 - US$400 million (2011 - US$400 million). 4 2012 - US$4,150 million (2011 - US$4,250 million). 5 2012 - $250 million and US$1,160 million (2011 - $260 million and US$275 million). 6 2012 - US$1,100 million (2011 - US$1,100 million). 7 2012 - $1,140 million and US$350 million (2011 - $1,655 million and US$1,111 million). 8 Primarily debt discount. 9 Weighted average interest rate - 1.1% (2011 - 1.1%).
Schedule of interest expense |
Year ended December 31, |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debentures and term notes |  | 986 |  |  | 891 |  | 835 |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws |  | 33 |  |  | 74 |  | 66 |
Southern Lights project financing |  | 38 |  |  | 38 |  | 37 |
Capitalized |  | (216 | ) |  | (75 | ) | (73 | )
|  | 841 |  |  | 928 |  | 865 |
Schedule of credit facilities |
December 31, 2012 |  | Maturity Dates 1 |  | Total Facilities |  | Draws 2 |  | Available |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liquids Pipelines |  | 2014 |  | 300 |  | 25 |  | 275 |
Gas Distribution |  | 2014 |  | 712 |  | 590 |  | 122 |
Sponsored Investments |  | 2014-2017 |  | 3,162 |  | 1,645 |  | 1,517 |
Corporate |  | 2014-2017 |  | 9,108 |  | 1,520 |  | 7,588 |
|  |  |  | 13,282 |  | 3,780 |  | 9,502 |
Southern Lights project financing 3 |  | 2014 |  | 1,484 |  | 1,429 |  | 55 |
Total credit facilities |  |  |  | 14,766 |  | 5,209 |  | 9,557 |
1 Total facilities include $35 million in demand facilities with no maturity date. 2 Includes credit facility draws, letters of credit and commercial paper issuances that are back-stopped by the credit facility. 3 Total facilities inclusive of $60 million for debt service reserve letters of credit.

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