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Transfers Of Financial Assets
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]  
Transfers Of Financial Assets Transfers of Financial Assets
Columbia of Ohio, NIPSCO and Columbia of Pennsylvania each maintain a receivables agreement whereby they transfer their customer accounts receivables to third party financial institutions through wholly-owned and consolidated special purpose entities. The three agreements expire between May 2021 and October 2021 and may be further extended if mutually agreed to by the parties thereto.
All receivables transferred to third parties are valued at face value, which approximates fair value due to their short-term nature. The amount of the undivided percentage ownership interest in the accounts receivables transferred is determined in part by required loss reserves under the agreements.
Transfers of accounts receivable are accounted for as secured borrowings resulting in the recognition of short-term borrowings on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2020, the maximum amount of debt that could be recognized related to our accounts receivable programs is $380.0 million.
The following table reflects the gross receivables balance and net receivables transferred as well as short-term borrowings related to the securitization transactions as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
At December 31, (in millions)
20202019
Gross receivables$607.7 $569.1 
Less: receivables not transferred607.7 215.9 
Net receivables transferred$— $353.2 
Short-term debt due to asset securitization$— $353.2 
During 2020 and 2019, $353.2 million and $46.0 million, respectively, was recorded as cash flows used for financing activities related to the change in short-term borrowings due to securitization transactions. Fees associated with the securitization transactions were $2.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Columbia of Ohio, NIPSCO and Columbia of Pennsylvania remain responsible for collecting on the receivables securitized, and the receivables cannot be transferred to another party.