Enbridge Energy Management L L C (EEQ) Inactive 10-Q3 Nov 142014 Q3 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 03, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'ENBRIDGE ENERGY MANAGEMENT L L C	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001173911	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-14	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	67,260,889
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'
Trading Symbol	'eeq	'

STATEMENTS_OF_INCOME

STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
STATEMENTS OF INCOME [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Equity income (loss) from investment in Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (Note 1)	($6.20)	($4.10)	$7	($16.60)
Income (loss) before income tax expense	-6.2	-4.1	7	-16.6
Income tax expense (benefit)	-2	-1	2.9	-5.6
Net income (loss)	($4.20)	($3.10)	$4.10	($11)
Net income (loss) per share, (basic and diluted)	($0.06)	($0.06)	$0.06	($0.22)
Weighted average shares outstanding	66.8	55.3	65.6	51.1

STATEMENTS_OF_COMPREHENSIVE_IN

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	($4.20)	($3.10)	$4.10	($11)
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., net of tax expense (benefit) of $4.0 million, $(1.3) million, $(5.8) million and $10.3 million, respectively	7	-2	-9.7	17.8
Comprehensive income (loss)	$2.80	($5.10)	($5.60)	$6.80

STATEMENTS_OF_COMPREHENSIVE_IN1

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Tax expense (benefit ) on OCI	$4	($1.30)	($5.80)	$10.30

STATEMENTS_OF_CASH_FLOWS

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Net income (loss)	$4.10	($11)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Equity loss (income) from investment in Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.	-7	16.6
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'
Due from affiliates	0.2	0.2
Due to affiliates	-0.1	-0.1
Deferred income taxes	2.9	-5.6
Other	'	0.7
Net cash provided by operating activities	0.1	0.8
Cash used in investing activities	'	'
Investment in Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (Note 2)	'	-508.5
Net cash used in investing activities	'	-508.5
Cash provided by financing activities:	'	'
Net proceeds from share issuance (Note 2)	'	508.5
Net cash provided by financing activities	'	508.5
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	0.1	0.8
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	0.7	0.1
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$0.80	$0.90

STATEMENTS_OF_FINANCIAL_POSITI

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS	'	'
Cash	$0.80	$0.70
Due from affiliates	0.1	0.3
Investment in Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (Note 2)	638.4	1,269.80
Deferred income tax asset (Notes 2 and 3)	84.4	'
Assets, total	723.7	1,270.80
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	'	0.7
Due to affiliates	0.1	0.2
Deferred income tax liability (Notes 2 and 3)	'	150.8
Liabilities, total	0.1	151.7
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Shareholders' equity	'	'
Voting shares-unlimited authorized; 5.08 and 4.81 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	'	'
Listed shares-unlimited authorized; 67,260,889 and 63,743,094 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013	1,320.70	1,603.90
Accumulated deficit	-578.4	-475.8
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-18.7	-9
Total shareholders' equity	723.6	1,119.10
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$723.70	$1,270.80

STATEMENTS_OF_FINANCIAL_POSITI1

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Parenthetical)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Voting Shares [Member]	'	'
Shares, outstanding	5.08	4.81
Shares, issued	5.08	4.81
Listed Shares [Member]	'	'
Shares, outstanding	67,260,889	63,743,094
Shares, issued	67,260,889	63,743,094

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	Sep. 30, 2014
BASIS OF PRESENTATION [Abstract]	'
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	'
	1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	We are a limited partner of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., which we refer to as the Partnership, through our ownership of i-units, a special class of the Partnership's limited partner interests. Under a delegation of control agreement among us, the Partnership and its general partner, Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., referred to as the General Partner, we manage the Partnership's business and affairs. We have prepared the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, they contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which management considers necessary to present fairly our financial position at September 30, 2014, our results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and our cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. We derived our statement of financial position as of December 31, 2013 from the audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Our results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 should not be taken as indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Our results of operations, financial position and cash flows are dependent on the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of the Partnership. As a result, you should also read these unaudited interim financial statements in conjunction with the Partnership's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto presented in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, as well as the Partnership's unaudited interim consolidated financial statements presented in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014.
	Partnership Incentive Distributions
	Prior to July 1, 2014, the General Partner received incremental incentive cash distributions related to its incentive distribution rights, or Previous IDRs, on the portion of cash distributions that exceeded certain target thresholds on a per unit basis under the Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. partnership agreement, or Partnership Agreement. The incentive distributions payable to the General Partner were 13%, 23% and 48% of all quarterly distributions of available cash that exceeded target levels of $0.295, $0.35 and $0.495 per limited partner unit, respectively. The net income attributed to the Previous IDRs was equivalent to the amount of the incentive cash distributions. The net income attributed to the Previous IDRs reduced the amount of net income attributed to each of the Partnership's limited partners on a pro rata basis and as a result our “Equity income (loss) from investment in Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.” on our statements of income has included our pro-rata share of net income attributed to the Previous IDRs' for each quarter.
	Effective July 1, 2014, the General Partner entered into an equity restructuring transaction, or Equity Restructuring, with the Partnership in which the General Partner irrevocably waived its right to receive cash distributions and allocations of items of income, gain, deduction and loss in excess of 2% in respect of its general partner interest in the Previous IDRs, in exchange for the issuance to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the General Partner of a new class of limited partner interests designated as Class D units, and a new class of limited partner interests designated as Incentive Distribution Units, or IDUs.
	The IDUs entitle the holder thereof to receive 23% of the incremental cash distributions paid by the Partnership in excess of $0.5435 per unit per quarter on its Class A and Class B common units, collectively, the common units, the i-units we own and the Class D units. In the event of any decrease in the Class A common unit distribution below the current quarterly distribution level of $0.5435 per unit in any quarter during the five years commencing with the fourth quarter of 2014, the distribution paid by the Partnership on the Class D units will be reduced to the amount that would have been paid by the Partnership in respect of the Previous IDRs had the Equity Restructuring not occurred. In addition, the third quarter 2014 distribution on the Class D units was reduced to prevent the aggregate distributions paid by the Partnership in calendar year 2014 with respect to the Previous IDRs, the Class D units and the IDUs from exceeding the distribution that would have been paid by the Partnership in calendar year 2014 in respect of the Previous IDRs had the Equity Restructuring not occurred.

SHAREHOLDERS_EQUITY

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	9 Months Ended
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	Sep. 30, 2014
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]	'
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	'
	2. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
	The Partnership records an adjustment to the carrying value of its book capital accounts when it issues additional common units and the new issuance price per unit is greater than or less than the average cost per unit for each class of units. We refer to these adjustments as capital account adjustments. In conjunction with the authoritative accounting guidance for noncontrolling interests, we recognize any capital account adjustments recorded by the Partnership to the book capital account it maintains for our i-units by increasing or decreasing our investment in the Partnership and recording a corresponding capital account adjustment directly to “Shareholders' equity” on our statements of financial position.
	The following table presents significant changes in Shareholders' equity during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014.
				For the nine months ended September 30,
				2014				2013
				(in millions)
		Listed Shares:
		Beginning balance		$	1,603.90			$	981.7
		Net proceeds and issuance costs from share issuance			-				508.5
		Capital account adjustments			(389.9	)			(0.4	)
		Share distributions			106.7				79.8
		Ending balance		$	1,320.70			$	1,569.60
		Accumulated deficit:
		Beginning balance		$	(475.8	)		$	(343.9	)
		Net income			4.1				(11.0	)
		Share distributions			(106.7	)			(79.8	)
		Ending balance		$	(578.4	)		$	(434.7	)
		Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
		Beginning balance		$	(9.0	)		$	(34.6	)
		Equity in other comprehensive income of the Partnership			(9.7	)			17.8
		Ending balance		$	(18.7	)		$	(16.8	)
		Total Shareholders' equity		$	723.6			$	1,118.10
	As a result of the Equity Restructuring at the Partnership and the associated creation of the Class D units and IDUs a reallocation in the carrying values of the Partnership's capital accounts was required. The reallocation among the Partnership's capital accounts resulted in a negative capital account balance for the Partnership's Class B common units. The Partnership Agreement does not allow for the capital accounts of any limited partner to be negative and, as a result, requires the General Partner and those limited partners with positive capital account balances that participate in earnings of the Partnership based on their ownership interest to allocate income to the capital account of the Class B common units on a pro rata basis to bring the balance to zero. The reallocation from these transactions reduced the book basis of our investment in the Partnership, based on our proportionate ownership interest in the Partnership at the time of the transaction, which also reduced the balance of our Shareholders' equity by $375.4 million, net of a $222.7 million tax benefit.
	On July 1, 2014, the Partnership sold a 12.6% limited partner interest in Midcoast Operating, L.P., or Midcoast Operating, to Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P., or MEP, for $350.0 million in cash, which reduced its total ownership interest in Midcoast Operating from 61% to 48.4%. In accordance with applicable authoritative literature, the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the interest in Midcoast Operating was recorded as an adjustment to the Partnership's capital accounts. This adjustment resulted in a reduction of $15.5 million, net of a $9.3 million tax benefit, to the book basis of our investment in the Partnership, based on our proportionate ownership interest in the Partnership at the time of the transaction, with a corresponding reduction to our Shareholders' equity.
	Share Distributions
	The following table sets forth the details regarding our share distributions, as approved by our board of directors, for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014.
							Distribution				Average				Listed		Shares
							per Unit				Closing		Additional		Shares		Distributed
	Distribution			Distribution			of the				Price of the		i-units		Distributed		to General
	Declaration Date		Record Date	Payment Date			Partnership				Listed Shares		Owned		to Public		Partner
		31-Jul-14	7-Aug-14	14-Aug-14			$	0.555			$	34.53		1,064,113		939,754		124,359
		30-Apr-14	8-May-14	15-May-14			$	0.5435			$	29.14		1,212,030		1,070,385		141,645
		30-Jan-14	7-Feb-14	14-Feb-14			$	0.5435			$	27.9		1,241,652		1,096,544		145,108
	We had non-cash operating activities in the form of i-units distributed to us by the Partnership and corresponding non-cash financing activities in the form of share distributions to our shareholders in the amounts of $106.7 million and $79.8 million during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES	Sep. 30, 2014
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]	'
INCOME TAXES	'
	3. INCOME TAXES
	We computed our income tax expense for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 by applying a 37.2% effective income tax rate to our pre-tax income, which represents the federal statutory rate of 35.0% and the effective state income tax rate of 2.2%. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013, our income tax expense was computed by applying a 37.4% effective income tax rate to our pre-tax income, which represents the federal statutory rate of 35.0% and the effective state income tax rate of 2.4%.
	Due to the Equity Restructuring and the Partnership's sale of Midcoast Operating to MEP, we recorded a $232.0 million deferred federal tax benefit which resulted in a net deferred tax asset of $84.4 million. We believe that the deferred tax asset will be realized through deferred tax expense on future equity earnings we receive from the Partnership.

SUMMARIZED_FINANCIAL_INFORMATI

SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. [Abstract]	'
SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.	'
	4. SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
		For the three month						For the nine month
		period ended September 30,						period ended September 30,
		2014			2013			2014		2013
		(in millions)
	Operating revenue	$	1,942.30		$	1,789.40		$	5,893.00	$	5,155.10
	Operating expenses		1,701.90			1,665.80			5,257.00		4,820.10
	Operating income	$	240.4		$	123.6		$	636	$	335
	Net income	$	117.5		$	61.3		$	385.7	$	117.3
	Less: Net income attributable to:
	Noncontrolling interest		70.7			20.3			149.4		54.3
	Series 1 preferred unit distributions (1)		22.5			22.7			67.5		35.8
	Accretion of discount on Series 1 preferred units (1)		3.8			3.4			11.1		5.7
	Net income attributable to Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.	$	20.5		$	14.9		$	157.7	$	21.5
	Less: Net income attributable to the General Partner		35			32.5			108.2		95.3
	Net income (loss) attributable to limited partners (2)	$	(14.5	)	$	(17.6	)	$	49.5	$	(73.8	)
	_______________________
	-1
	The Partnership sold its Preferred units to the General Partner on May 7, 2013 and filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on May 13, 2013 detailing the terms and properties of the new series of units.
	-2
	The Partnership allocates its net income among the holders of Preferred units, the General Partner and limited partners first using preferred unit distributions and then the two-class method in accordance with applicable authoritative accounting guidance. Under the two-class method, the Partnership allocates its net income, after noncontrolling interest and preferred unit distributions, including any Previous IDRs embedded in the general partner interest, to the General Partner and its limited partners, including us, according to the distribution formula for available cash as set forth in its partnership agreement.

	We owned approximately 16.7% and 18.9% of the Partnership at September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

SUBSEQUENT_EVENTS

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	9 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	Sep. 30, 2014
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]	'
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	'
	5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
	Share Distribution
	On October 31, 2014, our board of directors declared a share distribution payable on November 14, 2014, to shareholders of record as of November 7, 2014, based on the $0.5550 per limited partner unit distribution declared by the Partnership. The Partnership's distribution increases the number of i-units we own. The amount of this increase is calculated by dividing the cash amount distributed by the Partnership per common unit by the average closing price of one of our Listed Shares on the New York Stock Exchange for the 10 trading day period immediately preceding the ex-dividend date for our shares, multiplied by the number of shares outstanding on the record date. We distribute additional Listed Shares to our shareholders and additional voting shares to the General Partner in respect of these additional i-units.

SHAREHOLDERS_EQUITY_Tables

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)	9 Months Ended
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2014
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Changes in Shareholders' Equity	'
				For the nine months ended September 30,
				2014				2013
				(in millions)
		Listed Shares:
		Beginning balance		$	1,603.90			$	981.7
		Net proceeds and issuance costs from share issuance			-				508.5
		Capital account adjustments			(389.9	)			(0.4	)
		Share distributions			106.7				79.8
		Ending balance		$	1,320.70			$	1,569.60
		Accumulated deficit:
		Beginning balance		$	(475.8	)		$	(343.9	)
		Net income			4.1				(11.0	)
		Share distributions			(106.7	)			(79.8	)
		Ending balance		$	(578.4	)		$	(434.7	)
		Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
		Beginning balance		$	(9.0	)		$	(34.6	)
		Equity in other comprehensive income of the Partnership			(9.7	)			17.8
		Ending balance		$	(18.7	)		$	(16.8	)
		Total Shareholders' equity		$	723.6			$	1,118.10
Schedule of Share Distribution	'
							Distribution				Average				Listed		Shares
							per Unit				Closing		Additional		Shares		Distributed
	Distribution			Distribution			of the				Price of the		i-units		Distributed		to General
	Declaration Date		Record Date	Payment Date			Partnership				Listed Shares		Owned		to Public		Partner
		31-Jul-14	7-Aug-14	14-Aug-14			$	0.555			$	34.53		1,064,113		939,754		124,359
		30-Apr-14	8-May-14	15-May-14			$	0.5435			$	29.14		1,212,030		1,070,385		141,645
		30-Jan-14	7-Feb-14	14-Feb-14			$	0.5435			$	27.9		1,241,652		1,096,544		145,108

SUMMARIZED_FINANCIAL_INFORMATI1

SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Summarized Financial Information for Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.	'
		For the three month						For the nine month
		period ended September 30,						period ended September 30,
		2014			2013			2014		2013
		(in millions)
	Operating revenue	$	1,942.30		$	1,789.40		$	5,893.00	$	5,155.10
	Operating expenses		1,701.90			1,665.80			5,257.00		4,820.10
	Operating income	$	240.4		$	123.6		$	636	$	335
	Net income	$	117.5		$	61.3		$	385.7	$	117.3
	Less: Net income attributable to:
	Noncontrolling interest		70.7			20.3			149.4		54.3
	Series 1 preferred unit distributions (1)		22.5			22.7			67.5		35.8
	Accretion of discount on Series 1 preferred units (1)		3.8			3.4			11.1		5.7
	Net income attributable to Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.	$	20.5		$	14.9		$	157.7	$	21.5
	Less: Net income attributable to the General Partner		35			32.5			108.2		95.3
	Net income (loss) attributable to limited partners (2)	$	(14.5	)	$	(17.6	)	$	49.5	$	(73.8	)
	_______________________
	-1
	The Partnership sold its Preferred units to the General Partner on May 7, 2013 and filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on May 13, 2013 detailing the terms and properties of the new series of units.
	-2
	The Partnership allocates its net income among the holders of Preferred units, the General Partner and limited partners first using preferred unit distributions and then the two-class method in accordance with applicable authoritative accounting guidance. Under the two-class method, the Partnership allocates its net income, after noncontrolling interest and preferred unit distributions, including any Previous IDRs embedded in the general partner interest, to the General Partner and its limited partners, including us, according to the distribution formula for available cash as set forth in its partnership agreement.

	We owned approximately 16.7% and 18.9% of the Partnership at September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_Incentiv

BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Incentive Distribution Rights) (Details) (Enbridge Energy Partners LP [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
First Target Distribution [Member]	'	'
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]	'	'
Portion of Quarterly Distribution Per Unit, minimum	$0.54	$0.30
Percentage of incremental distributions	23.00%	13.00%
Second Target Distribution [Member]	'	'
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]	'	'
Portion of Quarterly Distribution Per Unit, minimum	'	$0.35
Percentage of incremental distributions	'	23.00%
Over Second Target Distribution [Member]	'	'
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]	'	'
Portion of Quarterly Distribution Per Unit, minimum	'	$0.50
Percentage of incremental distributions	'	48.00%

SHAREHOLDERS_EQUITY_Schedule_o

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Schedule of Changes in Shareholders' Equity) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Beginning balance	'	'	$1,119.10	'
Net income	-4.2	-3.1	4.1	-11
Equity in other comprehensive income of the partnership	7	-2	-9.7	17.8
Ending Balance	723.6	1,118.10	723.6	1,118.10
Listed Shares [Member]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	'	'	1,603.90	981.7
Net proceeds and issuance costs from share issuance	'	'	'	508.5
Capital account adjustments	'	'	-389.9	-0.4
Share distributions	'	'	106.7	79.8
Ending Balance	1,320.70	1,569.60	1,320.70	1,569.60
Accumulated Deficit [Member]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	'	'	-475.8	-343.9
Net income	'	'	4.1	-11
Share distributions	'	'	-106.7	-79.8
Ending Balance	-578.4	-434.7	-578.4	-434.7
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	'	'	-9	-34.6
Equity in other comprehensive income of the partnership	'	'	-9.7	17.8
Ending Balance	($18.70)	($16.80)	($18.70)	($16.80)

SHAREHOLDERS_EQUITY_Narrative_

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]	'	'	'
Capital account adjustments, tax benefit	'	'	$232
Enbridge Energy Partners LP [Member]	'	'	'
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]	'	'	'
Capital account adjustments	'	'	375.4
Capital account adjustments, tax benefit	'	'	222.7
Midcoast Operating LP [Member] \| Enbridge Energy Partners LP [Member]	'	'	'
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]	'	'	'
Capital account adjustments	'	'	15.5
Additional interest sold	'	'	12.60%
Cash received from sale of interest	'	'	350
Ownership interest, percentage	48.40%	61.00%	'
Capital account adjustments, tax benefit	'	'	$9.30

SHAREHOLDERS_EQUITY_Schedule_o1

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Schedule of Share Distributions) (Details) (USD $)

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0 Months Ended

In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Feb. 14, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Feb. 14, 2014

15-May-14

Sep. 30, 2014

15-May-14

Aug. 14, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Aug. 14, 2014

First Quarter Distribution [Member]

Second Quarter Distribution [Member]

Third Quarter Distribution [Member]

Public [Member]

General Partner of Enbridge Energy Partners LP [Member]

Weighted Average [Member]

Public [Member]

General Partner of Enbridge Energy Partners LP [Member]

Weighted Average [Member]

Public [Member]

General Partner of Enbridge Energy Partners LP [Member]

Weighted Average [Member]

Distribution Made to Limited Liability Company (LLC) Member [Line Items]

Distribution Declaration Date

30-Jan-14

30-Apr-14

31-Jul-14

Record Date

7-Feb-14

8-May-14

7-Aug-14

Distribution Payment Date

14-Feb-14

15-May-14

14-Aug-14

Distribution per Unit of the Partnership

$0.54

$0.56

Closing Price of the Listed Shares

$27.90

$29.14

$34.53

Additional i-units owned

1,241,652

1,096,544

145,108

1,212,030

1,070,385

141,645

1,064,113

939,754

124,359

Non-cash financing activities

$106.70

$79.80

INCOME_TAXES_Details

INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Effective income tax rate	37.20%	37.40%	37.20%	37.40%	'
Federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	'
Effective state income tax rate	2.20%	2.40%	2.20%	2.40%	'
Capital account adjustments, tax benefit	'	'	$232	'	'
Net deferred tax asset	$84.40	'	$84.40	'	'

SUMMARIZED_FINANCIAL_INFORMATI2

SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. (Details) (Enbridge Energy Partners LP [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Enbridge Energy Partners LP [Member]	'		'		'		'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Operating revenues	$1,942.30		$1,789.40		$5,893		$5,155.10
Operating expenses	1,701.90		1,665.80		5,257		4,820.10
Operating income	240.4		123.6		636		335
Net income	117.5		61.3		385.7		117.3
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	70.7		20.3		149.4		54.3
Less: Net income attributable to Series 1 preferred unit distributions	22.5	[1]	22.7	[1]	67.5	[1]	35.8	[1]
Less: Net income attributable to accretion of discount on Series 1 preferred units	3.8	[1]	3.4	[1]	11.1	[1]	5.7	[1]
Net income attributable to Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.	20.5		14.9		157.7		21.5
Less: Net income attributable to the General Partner	35		32.5		108.2		95.3
Net income (loss) attributable to limited partners	($14.50)	[2]	($17.60)	[2]	$49.50	[2]	($73.80)	[2]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	16.70%		18.90%		16.70%		18.90%

[1]	The Partnership sold its Preferred units to the General Partner on May 7, 2013 and filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on May 13, 2013 detailing the terms and properties of the new series of units.
[2]	The Partnership allocates its net income among the holders of Preferred units, the General Partner and limited partners first using preferred unit distributions and then the two-class method in accordance with applicable authoritative accounting guidance. Under the two-class method, the Partnership allocates its net income, after noncontrolling interest and preferred unit distributions, including any Previous IDRs embedded in the general partner interest, to the General Partner and its limited partners, including us, according to the distribution formula for available cash as set forth in its partnership agreement.

SUBSEQUENT_EVENTS_Details

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014
		Fourth Quarter Distribution [Member]
		Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'	'
Distribution per Unit of the Partnership	'	$0.56
Trading window of Listed Shares	'10 days	'