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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY | 10. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY The Fund is an unincorporated open-ended trust established by a trust indenture under the laws of the Province of Alberta and is considered a VIE by virtue of its capital structure. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the Fund through its combined 67.7% (2011 - 69.2%; 2010 - 72%) economic interest, held indirectly through a common investment in ENF, a direct common trust unit investment in the Fund and a preferred unit investment in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund. Enbridge also serves in the capacity of Manager of ENF, the Fund and its subsidiaries. The summarized impact of the Company’s interest in the Fund on earnings, cash flows and financial position is presented below. Earnings include the results of operations of certain assets acquired by the Fund from wholly-owned subsidiaries of Enbridge from the dates of acquisition of October 2011 and December 2012 (Note 18). Earnings, cash flows and financial position information exclude the effect of intercompany transactions.
Year ended December 31, |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 288 |  |  | 146 |  | 89 |
Operating and administrative expense |  | (83 | ) |  | (66 | ) | (52 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  | (87 | ) |  | (47 | ) | (19 | )
Income from equity investments |  | 52 |  |  | 60 |  | 60 |
Interest expense and other |  | (68 | ) |  | (32 | ) | (13 | )
Income taxes |  | (35 | ) |  | (21 | ) | (17 | )
Earnings |  | 67 |  |  | 40 |  | 48 |
(Earnings)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |  | 13 |  |  | 7 |  | (11 | )
Earnings attributable to Enbridge |  | 80 |  |  | 47 |  | 37 |
Cash flows |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash provided by operating activities |  | 198 |  |  | 140 |  | 29 |
Cash used in investing activities |  | (158 | ) |  | (98 | ) | (107 | )
Cash provided by financing activities |  | 1,495 |  |  | 381 |  | 85 |
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |  | 1,535 |  |  | 423 |  | 7 |
December 31, |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 224 |  |  | 109 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 2,390 |  |  | 1,349 |
Long-term investments |  | 314 |  |  | 343 |
Deferred amounts and other assets |  | 179 |  |  | 125 |
Current liabilities |  | (250 | ) |  | (90 | )
Long-term debt |  | (1,864 | ) |  | (675 | )
Other long-term liabilities |  | (22 | ) |  | (36 | )
Deferred income taxes |  | (438 | ) |  | (403 | )
Net assets before noncontrolling interests |  | 533 |  |  | 722 |

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