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Business acquisitions and development projects (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Allocation of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:

	New Brunswick Gas			St. Lawrence Gas
Working capital	$	8,782		$	3,403
Property, plant and equipment	137,668			49,936
Goodwill	56,054			20,259
Regulatory assets	94,827			3,562
Deferred income tax assets, net	—			1,614
Other assets	125			6,418
Regulatory liabilities	(2,076		)	(10,412		)
Pension and post-employment benefits	—			(12,376		)
Deferred income tax liability, net	(38,053		)	—
Other liabilities	(1,316		)	(584		)
Total net assets acquired	$	256,011		$	61,820
Cash and cash equivalent	7,248			1,225
Total net assets acquired, net of cash and cash equivalent	$	248,763		$	60,595

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Tabular disclosure of the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. May include but not limited to the following: (a) acquired receivables; (b) contingencies recognized at the acquisition date; and (c) the fair value of noncontrolling interests in the acquiree.

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