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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
Schedule of property, plant and equipment |
|  | Weighted Average |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, |  | Depreciation Rate |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liquids Pipelines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pipeline |  | 2.6% |  | 8,249 |  |  | 7,538 |
Pumping equipment, buildings, tanks and other 1 |  | 3.1% |  | 5,094 |  |  | 5,017 |
Land and right-of-way |  | 2.4% |  | 225 |  |  | 232 |
Under construction |  | - |  | 1,675 |  |  | 1,111 |
|  |  |  | 15,243 |  |  | 13,898 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  | (3,432 | ) |  | (3,170 | )
|  |  |  | 11,811 |  |  | 10,728 |
Gas Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gas mains, services and other |  | 4.3% |  | 7,583 |  |  | 6,846 |
Land and right-of-way |  | 2.5% |  | 79 |  |  | 79 |
Under construction |  | - |  | 102 |  |  | 137 |
|  |  |  | 7,764 |  |  | 7,062 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  | (1,912 | ) |  | (1,419 | )
|  |  |  | 5,852 |  |  | 5,643 |
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pipeline |  | 4.6% |  | 544 |  |  | 568 |
Wind turbines, solar panels and other 1 |  | 4.9% |  | 519 |  |  | 781 |
Land and right-of-way |  | 4.9% |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |
Under construction |  | - |  | 1,477 |  |  | 512 |
|  |  |  | 2,546 |  |  | 1,868 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  | (350 | ) |  | (213 | )
|  |  |  | 2,196 |  |  | 1,655 |
Sponsored Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pipeline |  | 3.0% |  | 6,890 |  |  | 6,600 |
Pumping equipment, buildings, tanks and other 1 |  | 3.3% |  | 4,787 |  |  | 3,792 |
Wind turbines, solar panels and other 1 |  | 4.0% |  | 1,544 |  |  | 1,074 |
Land and right-of-way |  | 2.4% |  | 642 |  |  | 611 |
Under construction |  | - |  | 2,002 |  |  | 913 |
|  |  |  | 15,865 |  |  | 12,990 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  | (2,770 | ) |  | (2,213 | )
|  |  |  | 13,095 |  |  | 10,777 |
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other |  | 9.4% |  | 105 |  |  | 71 |
Under construction |  | - |  | 296 |  |  | 230 |
|  |  |  | 401 |  |  | 301 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  | (37 | ) |  | (30 | )
|  |  |  | 364 |  |  | 271 |
|  |  |  | 33,318 |  |  | 29,074 |
1 In December 2012, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Enbridge sold two crude oil storage and three renewable energy assets to the Fund. As a result, at December 31, 2012, $599 million and $338 million of Property, plant and equipment were reclassified from Liquids Pipelines and Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services, respectively, to Sponsored Investments. The December 31, 2011 balances of $600 million and $354 million, in Liquids Pipelines and Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services, respectively, have not been reclassified for presentation purposes.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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