SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	NOTE 23 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Management of the Partnership has reviewed subsequent events through February 28, 2017, the date the financial statements were issued, and concluded there were no events or transactions during this period that would require recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements other than what is disclosed here and/or those already disclosed in the preceding notes. On January 23, 2017, the board of directors of our General Partner declared the Partnership's fourth quarter 2016 cash distribution in the amount of $0.94 per common unit and was paid on February 14, 2017 to unitholders of record as of February 2, 2017. The declared distribution totaled $68 million and was paid in the following manner: $64 million to common unitholders (including $5 million to the General Partner as holder of 5,797,106 common units and $11 million to another subsidiary of TransCanada as holder of 11,287,725 common units) and $4 million to our General Partner, which included $2 million for its effective two percent general partner interest and $2 million of IDRs payment. On January 23, 2017, the board of directors of our General Partner declared distributions to Class B unitholders in the amount of $22 million and was paid on February 14, 2017. The Class B distribution represents an amount equal to 30 percent of GTN's distributable cash flow during the year ended December 31, 2016 less $20 million. Northern Border declared its December 2016 distribution of $16 million on January 9, 2017, of which the Partnership received its 50 percent share or $8 million on January 31, 2016. Northern Border declared its January 2017 distribution of $18 million on February 15, 2017, of which the Partnership received its 50 percent share or $9 million on February 28, 2017. Great Lakes declared its fourth quarter 2016 distribution of $14 million on January 9, 2017, of which the Partnership received its 46.45 percent share or $7 million. The distribution was paid on February 1, 2017.

NOTE 23 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management of the Partnership has reviewed subsequent events through February 28, 2017, the date the financial statements were issued, and concluded there were no events or transactions during this period that would require recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements other than what is disclosed here and/or those already disclosed in the preceding notes.

On January 23, 2017, the board of directors of our General Partner declared the Partnership's fourth quarter 2016 cash distribution in the amount of $0.94 per common unit and was paid on February 14, 2017 to unitholders of record as of February 2, 2017. The declared distribution totaled $68 million and was paid in the following manner: $64 million to common unitholders (including $5 million to the General Partner as holder of 5,797,106 common units and $11 million to another subsidiary of TransCanada as holder of 11,287,725 common units) and $4 million to our General Partner, which included $2 million for its effective two percent general partner interest and $2 million of IDRs payment.

On January 23, 2017, the board of directors of our General Partner declared distributions to Class B unitholders in the amount of $22 million and was paid on February 14, 2017. The Class B distribution represents an amount equal to 30 percent of GTN's distributable cash flow during the year ended December 31, 2016 less $20 million.

Northern Border declared its December 2016 distribution of $16 million on January 9, 2017, of which the Partnership received its 50 percent share or $8 million on January 31, 2016.

Northern Border declared its January 2017 distribution of $18 million on February 15, 2017, of which the Partnership received its 50 percent share or $9 million on February 28, 2017.

Great Lakes declared its fourth quarter 2016 distribution of $14 million on January 9, 2017, of which the Partnership received its 46.45 percent share or $7 million. The distribution was paid on February 1, 2017.