AQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

AQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

ACQUISITIONS

In January 2019, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc., we acquired 75 kilometers of existing pipeline and tankage infrastructure (collectively, the Cheecham Assets) from Athabasca Oil Corporation for cash consideration of approximately $265 million, all of which was allocated to property, plant and equipment. The Cheecham Assets are a part of our Liquids Pipelines segment. The cash consideration is included in capital expenditures on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

Enbridge Gas New Brunswick

In December 2018, we entered into an agreement for the sale of Enbridge Gas New Brunswick Limited Partnership and Enbridge Gas New Brunswick Inc. (collectively, EGNB) to Liberty Utilities (Canada) LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp., for a cash purchase price of $331 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. EGNB operates and maintains natural gas distribution pipelines in southern New Brunswick, and its related assets are included in our Gas Distribution segment. We closed the sale of EGNB on October 1, 2019. Please refer to Note 17. Subsequent Events.

Canadian Natural Gas Gathering and Processing Businesses

On July 4, 2018, we entered into agreements to sell our Canadian natural gas gathering and processing businesses to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. and its institutional partners for a cash purchase price of approximately $4.3 billion, subject to customary closing adjustments. The assets of our Canadian natural gas gathering and processing businesses are included in our Gas Transmission and Midstream segment. Separate agreements were entered into for those facilities currently governed by provincial regulations and those governed by federal regulations. On October 1, 2018, we closed the sale of the provincially regulated facilities for proceeds of approximately $2.5 billion. Subject to certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, the sale of the federally regulated facilities is expected to close by the end of 2019 for proceeds of approximately $1.8 billion.

Line 10 Crude Oil Pipeline

In the first quarter of 2018, we satisfied the conditions as set out in our agreements for the sale of our Line 10 crude oil pipeline (Line 10), which originates near Hamilton, Ontario and terminates at West Seneca, New York, and its related assets, which are included in our Liquids Pipelines segment. Our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Enbridge Pipelines Inc. and Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP), own the Canadian and United States portions of Line 10. Subject to certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close by the end of 2019.

St. Lawrence Gas Company, Inc.

In August 2017, we entered into an agreement to sell the issued and outstanding shares of St. Lawrence Gas Company, Inc. (St. Lawrence Gas), whose assets are included in the Gas Distribution segment. The cash proceeds for the transaction are $72 million (US$55 million), subject to customary closing adjustments. The sale was approved by the New York State Public Service Commission on October 17, 2019 and it closed on November 1, 2019. Please refer to Note 17. Subsequent Events.

The table below summarizes the presentation of net assets held for sale in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position:

	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
(millions of Canadian dollars)
Accounts receivable and other (current assets held for sale)	72		117
Deferred amounts and other assets (long-term assets held for sale)1	2,473		2,383
Accounts payable and other (current liabilities held for sale)	(47	)	(63	)
Other long-term liabilities (long-term liabilities held for sale)	(90	)	(96	)
Net assets held for sale	2,408		2,341

1

Included within Deferred amounts and other assets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 respectively is property, plant and equipment of $2.2 billion and $2.1 billion.