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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

		Year Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2012
		(In millions)
Current income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. federal		$	152		$	73		$	60
Various states			18			(5)			(3)
Canada and various provinces			307			4			(5)
Total current tax expense (benefit)			477			72			52
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. federal			1,610			198			(188)
Various states			93			59			34
Canada and various provinces			188			(160)			(30)
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)			1,891			97			(184)
Total income tax expense (benefit)		$	2,368		$	169		$	(132)

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation

		Year Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2012
Total income tax expense (benefit) (in millions)		$	2,368		$	169		$	(132)
U.S. statutory income tax rate			35%			35%			(35%)
Non-deductible goodwill transactions			23%			0%			0%
Taxation on Canadian operations			(4%)			9%			(6%)
State income taxes			2%			23%			6%
Repatriations			2%			65%			0%
Taxes on EnLink formation			1%			0%			0%
Other			(1%)			(19%)			(7%)
Effective income tax rate			58%			113%			(42%)

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

		December 31,
		2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:		(In millions)
Asset retirement obligations		$	458		$	673
Foreign tax credits			-			248
Net operating loss carryforwards			200			183
Alternative minimum tax credits			57			105
Pension benefit obligations			113			104
Other			273			163
Total deferred tax assets			1,101			1,476
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment			(6,940)			(5,895)
Long-term debt			(115)			(161)
Taxes on unremitted foreign earnings			(6)			(157)
Fair value of financial instruments			(699)			(7)
Other			(154)			(52)
Total deferred tax liabilities			(7,914)			(6,272)
Net deferred tax liability		$	(6,813)		$	(4,796)

Schedule Of Changes In Unrecognized Tax Benefits

		December 31,
		2014			2013
		(In millions)
Balance at beginning of year		$	243		$	216
Tax positions taken in prior periods			-			(17)
Tax positions taken in current year			-			42
Accrual of interest related to tax positions taken			2			5
Foreign currency translation			(4)			(3)
Balance at end of year		$	241		$	243

Summary Of The Tax Years By Jurisdiction That Remain Subject To Examination By Taxing Authorities

Jurisdiction		Tax Years Open
U.S. Federal		2008-2014
Various U.S. states		2008-2014
Canada Federal		2004-2014
Various Canadian provinces		2004-2014

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