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Debt (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]
Significant short-term and long-term debt issuances and borrowings by subsidiaries of NEP during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were as follows:
Date Issued
 
Debt Issuances/Borrowings
 
Interest
Rate
 
Principal
Amount
 
Maturity
Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
(millions)
 
 
January - February 2015
 
Senior secured revolving credit facility
 
Variable(a)
 
$
122

(b) 
2019
May 2015
 
Short-term term loan
 
Variable(a)
 
$
313

(c) 
2016
June 2015
 
Short-term cash grant bridge loan
 
Variable(a)
 
$
12

 
2016
June 2015
 
Limited-recourse senior secured term loan
 
4.52%
 
$
31

 
2033
July 2015
 
Limited-recourse term loan
 
Variable(d)
 
$
81

 
2026
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(a)
Variable rate is based on an underlying index plus a margin.
(b)
At September 30, 2015, $29 million is outstanding under the revolving credit facility.
(c)
In connection with the sale of NEP common units and the sale of NEP OpCo common units in September 2015, this loan was repaid. See Note 1 - Equity.
(d)
Approximately $54 million of the term loan bears interest based on an underlying index plus a margin. The remaining amount of the term loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.38%.

The long-term debt agreements listed above are secured by liens on certain assets and contain provisions which, under certain conditions, could restrict the payment of distributions or related party fee payments.