Columbia Pipeline Partners LP - 10-Q filing on 2015-08-03

Equity Method Investments	6 Months Ended
Equity Method Investments	Jun. 30, 2015
Equity Method Investments [Abstract]
Equity Method Investments	Equity Method Investments Certain investments of the Partnership are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Income and losses from Millennium Pipeline, Hardy Storage and Pennant are reflected in “Equity Earnings in Unconsolidated Affiliates” on the Condensed Statements of Consolidated and Combined Operations (unaudited). These investments are integral to the Partnership’s business. Contributions are made to these equity investees to fund the Partnership’s share of capital projects. Columbia Gas Transmission made no contributions to Millennium Pipeline for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Millennium Pipeline distributed $7.6 million and $4.8 million of earnings to Columbia Gas Transmission during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Columbia Gas Transmission made no contributions to Millennium Pipeline for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and contributed $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Millennium Pipeline distributed $24.2 million and $11.9 million of earnings to Columbia Gas Transmission during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. No contributions were made to Hardy Storage during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Hardy Storage distributed $0.5 million of earnings to NiSource during each of the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. No contributions were made to Hardy Storage during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Hardy Storage distributed $1.0 million of earnings to NiSource during each of the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. No contributions were made to Pennant for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and contributions of $23.8 million were made for the three months ended June 30, 2014. Pennant distributed $1.5 million of earnings and returned $0.9 million of capital to Columbia Midstream during the three months ended June 30, 2015. No distributions were received from Pennant during the three months ended June 30, 2014. No contributions were made to Pennant for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and contributions of $52.2 million were made for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Pennant distributed $2.7 million of earnings and returned $2.2 million of capital to Columbia Midstream during the six months ended June 30, 2015. No distributions were received from Pennant during the six months ended June 30, 2014.