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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS. |
Schedule of long term investments |
|  | Ownership |  |  |  |  |
December 31, |  | Interest |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
EQUITY INVESTMENTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liquids Pipelines |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Seaway Pipeline |  | 50.0% |  | 3,251 |  | 2,782 |
Southern Access Extension |  | 65.0% |  | 713 |  | 263 |
Other |  | 30.0% - 75.0% |  | 95 |  | 65 |
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aux Sable |  | 42.7% - 50.0% |  | 344 |  | 311 |
Vector Pipeline |  | 60.0% |  | 159 |  | 141 |
Offshore - various joint ventures |  | 22.0% - 74.3% |  | 479 |  | 429 |
Rampion offshore wind project 1 |  | 24.9% |  | 201 |  | - |
Other |  | 33.3% - 70.0% |  | 13 |  | 12 |
Sponsored Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Texas Express Pipeline |  | 35.0% |  | 515 |  | 442 |
Alliance Pipeline Canada and US 2 |  | 50.0% |  | 436 |  | 374 |
Other |  | 50.0% |  | 54 |  | 67 |
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noverco Common Shares |  | 38.9% |  | - |  | - |
Enbridge Rail (Philadelphia) L.L.C. |  | 75.0% |  | 142 |  | - |
Other |  | 19.0% - 49.99% |  | 57 |  | 45 |
OTHER LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noverco Preferred Shares |  |  |  | 359 |  | 323 |
Enbridge Insurance (Barbados Oil) Limited |  |  |  | 35 |  | 23 |
Enbridge (U.S.) Inc. |  |  |  | 35 |  | 29 |
Other |  |  |  | 120 |  | 102 |
|  |  |  | 7,008 |  | 5,408 |
| 1 |  | On November 4, 2015, Enbridge acquired a 24.9% equity interest in Rampion Offshore Wind Limited.
| 2 |  | In November 2014, Enbridge’s interest in Alliance Pipeline US was transferred to the Fund Group. As a result, $203 million of Long-term investments as at December 31, 2014 were reclassified from Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services to Sponsored Investments.
Summary of income statement of the entity's interest in unconsolidated equity investments of joint ventures |
Year ended December 31, |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,557 |  |  | 1,790 |  | 1,212 |
Commodity costs |  | (369 | ) |  | (661 | ) | (371 | )
Operating and administrative expense |  | (376 | ) |  | (444 | ) | (266 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  | (274 | ) |  | (232 | ) | (175 | )
Other income/(expense) |  | 4 |  |  | (1 | ) | 4 |
Interest expense |  | (67 | ) |  | (84 | ) | (74 | )
Earnings before income taxes |  | 475 |  |  | 368 |  | 330 |
Summary of balance sheet of the entity's interest in unconsolidated equity investments of joint ventures |
December 31, |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 389 |  |  | 472 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 6,602 |  |  | 5,214 |
Deferred amounts and other assets |  | 40 |  |  | 34 |
Intangible assets, net |  | 64 |  |  | 77 |
Goodwill |  | 885 |  |  | 742 |
Current liabilities |  | (500 | ) |  | (712 | )
Long-term debt |  | (854 | ) |  | (811 | )
Other long-term liabilities |  | (167 | ) |  | (85 | )
Net assets |  | 6,459 |  |  | 4,931 |

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