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NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
NONCONTROLLING INTEREST |
Schedule of noncontrolling interests |
December 31, |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. |  | 412 |  | 748 |
Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (EEM) |  | 203 |  | 790 |
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. preferred shares |  | 100 |  | 100 |
Renewable energy assets |  | 561 |  | 351 |
Other |  | 24 |  | 26 |
|  | 1,300 |  | 2,015 |
Schedule of redeemable noncontrolling interests | REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Year ended December 31, |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 2,249 |  | 1,053 |  | 1,000 |
Loss |  | (3 | ) | (11 | ) | (24 | )
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in unrealized gains/(loss) on cash flow hedges |  | (7 | ) | (15 | ) | 4 |
Other comprehensive loss from equity investees |  | (12 | ) | - |  | - |
Reclassification to earnings of realized cash flow hedges |  | 2 |  | - |  | - |
Reclassification to earnings of unrealized cash flow hedges |  | 2 |  | - |  | - |
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment |  | 18 |  | 5 |  | - |
Other comprehensive income/(loss) |  | 3 |  | (10 | ) | 4 |
Distributions to unitholders |  | (114 | ) | (79 | ) | (72 | )
Contributions from unitholders |  | 670 |  | 323 |  | 92 |
Reversal of cumulative redemption value adjustment attributable to ECT preferred units |  | (541 | ) | - |  | - |
Dilution loss on Enbridge Income Fund issuance of trust units |  | (355 | ) | - |  | - |
Dilution loss on Enbridge Income Fund equity investment |  | (132 | ) | - |  | - |
Dilution gain on Enbridge Income Fund indirect equity investment |  | 5 |  | - |  | - |
Redemption value adjustment |  | 359 |  | 973 |  | 53 |
Balance at end of year |  | 2,141 |  | 2,249 |  | 1,053 |

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