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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Abstract] |
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale | Assets and Liabilities Held For Sale On February 26, 2020, NiSource and Columbia of Massachusetts entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Eversource. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement, NiSource and Columbia of Massachusetts agreed to sell to Eversource, with certain additions and exceptions: (1) substantially all of the assets of Columbia of Massachusetts and (2) all of the assets held by any of Columbia of Massachusetts’ affiliates that primarily relate to the Massachusetts Business, and Eversource agreed to assume certain liabilities of Columbia of Massachusetts and its affiliates. The liabilities assumed by Eversource under the Asset Purchase Agreement do not include, among others, any liabilities arising out of the Greater Lawrence Incident or liabilities of Columbia of Massachusetts or its affiliates pursuant to civil claims for injury of persons or damage to property to the extent such injury or damage occurs prior to the closing in connection with the Massachusetts Business. The Asset Purchase Agreement provides for a purchase price of $1,100 million in cash, subject to adjustment based on Columbia of Massachusetts’ net working capital as of the closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement is subject to various conditions, including the receipt of the approval of the Massachusetts DPU and resolution of proceedings before certain governmental bodies. As of March 31, 2020, the Massachusetts Business met the requirements under GAAP to be classified as held for sale, and the assets and liabilities of the Massachusetts Business are measured at fair value, less costs to sell. Our estimated total pre-tax loss as of the quarter ended March 31, 2020 is $280.2 million, based on March 31, 2020 asset and liability balances, estimated net working capital and estimated transaction costs. This estimated pre-tax loss is presented as Loss on Classification as Held for Sale on the Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income (unaudited) and is subject to change based on estimated transaction costs, the net working capital adjustment, and asset and liability balances at each measurement date leading up to the closing date. The final pre-tax loss on the transaction will be determined as of the closing date. The sale is expected to close by September 30, 2020, subject to closing conditions. The Massachusetts Business had a pretax loss of $236.2 million and $80.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The pretax loss amounts exclude allocated executive compensation expense and interest expense for intercompany and external debt that will not be assumed by Eversource or required to be repaid at closing. The pretax loss amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 include costs directly related to the Greater Lawrence Incident. In addition, the pretax loss amount for March 31, 2020 includes the Loss on Classification as Held for Sale. The major classes of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) at March 31, 2020 were:
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Assets Held for Sale | Net Property, Plant and Equipment |  | Total Current Assets |  | Total Other Assets |  | Loss on Classification as Held for Sale(1) |  | Total Assets Held for Sale
Gas Distribution Operations | 1,641.2 |  |  | 200.4 |  |  | 88.7 |  |  | (274.5 | ) |  | 1,655.8 |
Liabilities Held for Sale | Long-term Debt, Excluding Amounts Due Within One Year |  | Total Current Liabilities |  | Total Other Liabilities |  | Total Liabilities Held for Sale
Gas Distribution Operations | 42.4 |  |  | 78.9 |  |  | 349.6 |  |  | 470.9 |
(1) Amount differs from that presented in the Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income (unaudited) due to cash already paid for certain transaction costs.

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