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Short-Term Borrowings | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Short-term Debt [Abstract] |
Short-Term Borrowings | Short-Term Borrowings NiSource Finance currently maintains a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Barclays Capital with a termination date of July 1, 2020. The purpose of the facility is to fund ongoing working capital requirements including the provision of liquidity support for NiSource Finance's $1.5 billion commercial paper program, provide for issuance of letters of credit and for general corporate purposes. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, NiSource had no outstanding borrowings under this facility. NiSource Finance's commercial paper program has a program limit of up to $1.5 billion with a dealer group comprised of Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, NiSource had $824.0 million and $321.4 million, respectively, of commercial paper outstanding. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, NiSource had $14.7 million of stand-by letters of credit outstanding, all of which were under the revolving credit facility. Transfers of accounts receivable are accounted for as secured borrowings resulting in the recognition of short-term borrowings on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) in the amount of $235.0 million and $246.0 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Refer to Note 9, "Transfers of Financial Assets," for additional information.
(in millions) | September 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Commercial Paper weighted-average interest rate of 1.07% and 1.00% at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively | $ | 824.0 |  |  | $ | 321.4 |
Accounts receivable securitization facility borrowings | 235.0 |  |  | 246.0 |
Total Short-Term Borrowings | $ | 1,059.0 |  |  | $ | 567.4 |
Given their turnover is less than 90 days, cash flows related to the borrowings and repayments of the items listed above are presented net in the Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows (unaudited).

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