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INVESTMENT IN AMERICAN TRANSMISSION COMPANY (Tables) - ATC | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Investment in ATC |
Schedule of changes to our investment in ATC | The following table shows changes to our investment in ATC:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31
(in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 1,443.9 |  |  | $ | 1,380.9 |
Add: Earnings from equity method investment |  | 41.9 |  |  | 38.5 |
Add: Capital contributions |  | 27.6 |  |  | 9.0 |
Add: Adjustment to equity method goodwill |  | — |  |  | 9.3 |
Less: Distributions * |  | — |  |  | 15.1 |
Less: Other |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 1,513.3 |  |  | $ | 1,422.5 |
* | Distributions of $35.2 million, received in the first quarter of 2017, were approved and recorded in December 2016
Schedule of significant transactions with ATC | The following table summarizes our significant related party transactions with ATC:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31
(in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Charges to ATC for services and construction |  | $ | 4.2 |  |  | $ | 4.1 |
Charges from ATC for network transmission services |  | 87.3 |  |  | 100.8 |
Refund from ATC per FERC ROE order |  | (28.3 | ) |  | — |
Schedule of receivables and payables with ATC | Our balance sheets included the following receivables and payables related to ATC:
(in millions) |  | March 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |
Services provided to ATC |  | $ | 1.2 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |
Accounts payable |  |  |  |
Services received from ATC |  | 29.1 |  |  | 28.7 |
Schedule of summarized income statement data for ATC | Summarized financial data for ATC is included in the following tables:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31
(in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Income statement data |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 174.7 |  |  | $ | 164.2 |
Operating expenses |  | 82.4 |  |  | 79.1 |
Other expense |  | 26.4 |  |  | 24.0 |
Net income |  | $ | 65.9 |  |  | $ | 61.1 |
Schedule of summarized balance sheet data for ATC |
(in millions) |  | March 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Balance sheet data |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | $ | 85.5 |  |  | $ | 75.8 |
Noncurrent assets |  | 4,402.2 |  |  | 4,312.9 |
Total assets |  | $ | 4,487.7 |  |  | $ | 4,388.7 |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 401.8 |  |  | $ | 495.1 |
Long-term debt |  | 1,940.4 |  |  | 1,865.3 |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  | 282.9 |  |  | 271.5 |
Shareholders' equity |  | 1,862.6 |  |  | 1,756.8 |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |  | $ | 4,487.7 |  |  | $ | 4,388.7 |

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