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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER |
Schedule of accounts receivable and other |
December 31, |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |
Unbilled revenues |  | 2,289 |  |  | 2,210 |
Trade receivables |  | 677 |  |  | 802 |
Taxes receivable |  | 123 |  |  | 157 |
Regulatory assets |  | - |  |  | 42 |
Short-term portion of derivative assets (Note 22) |  | 383 |  |  | 486 |
Prepaid expenses and deposits |  | 132 |  |  | 54 |
Current deferred income taxes (Note 23) |  | 167 |  |  | 135 |
Dividends receivable |  | 26 |  |  | 30 |
Other |  | 266 |  |  | 171 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (49 | ) |  | (58 | )
|  | 4,014 |  |  | 4,029

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 3, 4 -Article 5 + Details
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