Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Summarized combined information for principal operating entities

Summarized combined information for these principal entities is as follows:

	2016		2015
	(millions)
Net income	$	264	$	213
Total assets	$	4,502	$	3,339
Total liabilities	$	1,364	$	1,307
Partners'/members' equity	$	3,138	$	2,032
NEER's share of underlying equity in the principal entities	$	1,423	$	874
Difference between investment carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets(a)	65		(3		)
NEER's investment carrying amount for the principal entities	$	1,488	$	871

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(a) Substantially all of the difference between the investment carrying amount and the underlying equity in net assets is being amortized over a 25-year period.