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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Magic Valley and Wildcat Wind Farms |
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS |
Schedule of purchase price allocation |
December 31, | 2014 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |
Fair value of net assets acquired: |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 747 |
Intangible assets | 12 |
Other long-term liabilities | (14 | )
Noncontrolling interests 1 (Note 20) | (351 | )
| 394 |
Purchase price: |  |
Cash | 394 |
| 1 |  | The fair value of the noncontrolling interests was determined using a combination of the implied purchase price for the remaining 20% interest and discounted cash flow models.
Midstream Business |
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS |
Schedule of purchase price allocation |
February 27, |  | 2015 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |
Fair value of net assets acquired: |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 69 |
Intangible assets |  | 40 |
|  | 109 |
Purchase price: |  |  |
Cash |  | 106 |
Contingent consideration 1 |  | 3 |
| 1 |  | The contingent future payment of up to US$17 million is dependent upon NGR’s ability to deliver specified volumes into MEP’s system over a five-year period. The fair value of the contingent future consideration at the acquisition date and as at December 31, 2015 was $3 million (US$2 million) and $3 million (US$2 million), respectively.

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