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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | 9.PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
| Weighted Average |
December 31, | Depreciation Rate | 2015 | 2014
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |
Liquids Pipelines 1 |  |  |
Pipeline | 2.7% | 31,092 | 22,007
Pumping equipment, buildings, tanks and other | 3.1% | 14,319 | 12,230
Land and right-of-way | 2.4% | 1,221 | 1,077
Under construction | - | 6,002 | 7,449
|  | 52,634 | 42,763
Accumulated depreciation |  | (8,233) | (6,655)
|  | 44,401 | 36,108
Gas Distribution |  |  |
Gas mains, services and other | 3.0% | 8,819 | 8,427
Land and right-of-way | 1.0% | 85 | 84
Under construction | - | 902 | 352
|  | 9,806 | 8,863
Accumulated depreciation |  | (2,379) | (2,256)
|  | 7,427 | 6,607
Gas Pipelines and Processing |  |  |
Pipeline | 2.7% | 3,557 | 2,888
Compressors, meters and other operating equipment | 3.4% | 3,864 | 2,957
Processing and treating plants | 2.5% | 869 | 599
Pumping equipment, buildings, tanks and other | 5.0% | 275 | 246
Land and right-of-way | 2.3% | 680 | 511
Under construction | - | 956 | 1,204
|  | 10,201 | 8,405
Accumulated depreciation |  | (2,003) | (1,505)
|  | 8,198 | 6,900
Green Power and Transmission |  |  |
Wind turbines, solar panels and other | 4.1% | 4,311 | 3,829
Power transmission | 1.8% | 387 | 368
Land and right-of-way | 4.2% | 45 | 28
Under construction | - | 51 | 210
|  | 4,794 | 4,435
Accumulated depreciation |  | (600) | (404)
|  | 4,194 | 4,031
Energy Services |  |  |
Pumping equipment and other | 3.4% | 34 | 26
Under construction | - | - | 5
|  | 34 | 31
Accumulated depreciation |  | (13) | (9)
|  | 21 | 22
Eliminations and Other |  |  |
Vehicles, office furniture, equipment and other | 6.1% | 331 | 306
|  | 331 | 306
Accumulated depreciation |  | (138) | (144)
|  | 193 | 162
|  | 64,434 | 53,830
| 1 |  | In July 2014, $62 million of Property, plant and equipment was disposed as part of the sale of a 35% equity interest in the Southern Access Extension Project. The remaining balance of $136 million in Property, plant and equipment was reclassified to Long-term investments (Note 11).
Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $1,852 million (2014 - $1,461 million). IMPAIRMENT The Company recorded impairment charges of $96 million, of which $80 million related to EEP’s Berthold rail facility, included within the Liquids Pipelines segment, due to contracts that have not been renewed beyond 2016. The remaining $16 million in impairment charges relate to EEP’s non-core Louisiana propylene pipeline asset, included within the Gas Pipelines and Processing segment, following finalization of a contract restructuring with the primary customer. The impairment charges were based on the amount by which the carrying values of the assets exceeded fair value, determined using expected discounted future cash flows, and were presented within Operating and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS In March 2014, the Company completed the sale of certain of its Offshore assets located within the Stingray corridor to an unrelated third party for cash proceeds of $11 million (US$10 million), subject to working capital adjustments. The gain of $70 million (US$63 million), which resulted from the cash proceeds and the disposition of net liabilities held for sale of $59 million (US$53 million), is presented as Earnings from discontinued operations. The results of operations, including revenues of $4 million and related cash flows, have also been presented as discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2014. These Offshore assets were included within the Gas Pipelines and Processing segment.

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