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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Taxes

Components of income tax expense

Components of income tax expense for the periods indicated are as follows (in millions):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2015			2014			2013
Current income tax expense:
State income tax		$	1		$	1		$	1
Canadian federal and provincial income tax		83			70			99
Total current income tax expense		$	84		$	71		$	100
Deferred income tax expense/(benefit):
Canadian federal and provincial income tax		$	16		$	100		$	(1	)
Total deferred income tax expense/(benefit)		$	16		$	100		$	(1	)
Total income tax expense		$	100		$	171		$	99

Summary of differences between tax expense based on the statutory federal income tax rate and the effective income tax expense

The difference between income tax expense based on the statutory federal income tax rate and our effective income tax expense is summarized for the periods indicated as follows (in millions):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2015			2014			2013
Income before tax		$	1,006		$	1,557		$	1,490
Partnership earnings not subject to current Canadian tax		(773		)	(976		)	(1,187		)
		$	233		$	581		$	303
Canadian federal and provincial corporate tax rate		26		%	25		%	25		%
Income tax at statutory rate		$	61		$	145		$	76
Canadian withholding tax		$	14		$	16		$	19
Canadian permanent differences and rate changes		24			9			3
State income tax		1			1			1
Total income tax expense		$	100		$	171		$	99

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are aggregated by the applicable tax paying entity and jurisdiction and result from the following as of the dates indicated (in millions):

		December 31,
		2015			2014
Deferred tax assets:
Book accruals in excess of current tax deductions		$	20		$	29
Net operating losses		3			2
Total deferred tax assets		23			31
Deferred tax liabilities:
Derivative instruments		(30		)	(71		)
Property and equipment in excess of tax values		(312		)	(322		)
Other		(41		)	(49		)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(383		)	(442		)
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	(360	)	$	(411	)
Balance sheet classification of deferred tax assets/(liabilities):
Other long-term assets, net		$	3		$	2
Other current liabilities		—			(64		)
Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits		(363		)	(349		)
		$	(360	)	$	(411	)

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Tabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years.

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net deferred tax asset or liability recognized in an entity's statement of financial position, including the following: the total of all deferred tax liabilities, the total of all deferred tax assets, the total valuation allowance recognized for deferred tax assets.

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Tabular disclosure of the reconciliation using percentage or dollar amounts of the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the year to the amount of income tax expense that would result from applying domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations.

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