Unconsolidated Affiliates |
N.UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates - The following table sets forth our investments in unconsolidated affiliates for the periods indicated:
Net
Ownership
December 31,
December 31,
Interest
2009
2008
(Thousands of dollars)
Northern Border Pipeline 50% $ 401,773 $ 392,601
Bighorn Gas Gathering 49% 96,492 97,289
Fort Union Gas Gathering 37% 111,675 108,642
Lost Creek Gathering Company (a) 35% 80,041 77,773
Other
Various 75,182 79,187
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates (b) $ 765,163 $ 755,492
(a) - We are entitled to receive an incentive allocation of earnings from third-party gathering services revenue recognized by Lost Creek Gathering Company.As a result of the incentive, our share of Lost Creek Gathering Companys income exceeds our 35 percent ownership interest.
(b) - Equity method goodwill (Note A) was $185.6 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
Equity Earnings from Investments - The following table sets forth our equity earnings from investments for the periods indicated:
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2007
(Thousands of dollars)
Northern Border Pipeline $ 41,300 $ 65,912 $ 62,008
Bighorn Gas Gathering 7,807 8,195 7,416
Fort Union Gas Gathering 14,533 14,172 9,681
Lost Creek Gathering Company 4,872 5,365 4,790
Other 4,210 7,788 6,013
Equity earnings from investments $ 72,722 $ 101,432 $ 89,908
Unconsolidated Affiliates Financial Information - The following tables set forth summarized combined financial information of our unconsolidated affiliates for the periods indicated:
December 31,
December 31,
2009
2008
(Thousands of dollars)
Balance Sheet
Current assets $ 84,910 $ 106,833
Property, plant and equipment, net $ 1,717,825 $ 1,777,350
Other noncurrent assets $ 28,675 $ 27,547
Current liabilities $ 70,500 $ 279,996
Long-term debt $ 653,937 $ 543,894
Other noncurrent liabilities $ 12,144 $ 14,360
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) $ (3,054 ) $ (5,708 )
Owners equity $ 1,097,883 $ 1,079,188
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2007
(Thousands of dollars)
Income Statement
Operating revenues $ 383,625 $ 415,552 $ 404,399
Operating expenses $ 178,194 $ 179,380 $ 172,997
Net income $ 164,002 $ 209,915 $ 184,434
Distributions paid to us $ 109,807 $ 118,010 $ 103,785
Distributions paid to us are classified as operating activities on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows until the cumulative distributions exceed our proportionate share of income from the unconsolidated affiliate since the date of our initial investment.The amount of cumulative dist |