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AQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS | 6 Months Ended
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AQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS | ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS Line 10 Crude Oil Pipeline In the first quarter of 2018, we satisfied the condition as set out in our agreements for the sale of our Line 10 crude oil pipeline (Line 10), which originates near Hamilton, Ontario and terminates at West Seneca, New York. Our subsidiaries, Enbridge Pipelines Inc. and Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP), owned the Canadian and United States portions of Line 10, respectively, and the related assets were included in our Liquids Pipelines segment. The transaction closed on June 1, 2020. No gain or loss on disposition was recorded. Montana-Alberta Tie Line In the fourth quarter of 2019, we committed to a plan to sell the Montana-Alberta Tie Line (MATL) transmission assets, a 345 kilometer transmission line from Great Falls, Montana to Lethbridge, Alberta. Its related assets were included in our Renewable Power Generation segment. The purchase and sale agreement was signed in January 2020. On May 1, 2020 we closed the sale of MATL for cash proceeds of approximately $189 million. After closing adjustments, a gain on disposal of $4 million was included in Other income/(expense) in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Ozark Gas Transmission In the first quarter of 2020, we agreed to sell our Ozark Gas Transmission and Ozark Gas Gathering assets (Ozark assets). The Ozark assets are composed of a 367 mile transmission system that extends from southeastern Oklahoma through Arkansas to southeastern Missouri, and a fee-based 330 mile gathering system that accesses Fayetteville Shale and Arkoma production. These assets were included in our Gas Transmission and Midstream segment. On April 1, 2020 we closed the sale of the Ozark assets for cash proceeds of approximately $63 million (US$45 million). After closing adjustments, a gain on disposal of $1 million (US$1 million) was included in Other income/(expense) in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable), and divestitures. This may include a description of a business combination or divestiture (or series of individually immaterial business combinations or divestitures) completed during the period, including background, timing, and assets and liabilities recognized and reclassified or sold. This element does not include fixed asset sales and plant closings. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2122178 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2303972 + Details
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