1. An apparatus configured to code video information, the apparatus comprising: a memory unit configured to store enhancement layer video information, base layer video information, and a completed merge candidate list; and a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to: generate a merge candidate list associated with the enhancement layer video information, the merge candidate list including a list of index values of candidates from which the enhancement layer video information inherits motion information; identify redundant list entries within the merge candidate list, the redundant list entries having duplicate index values; prune the merge candidate list to remove redundant list entries; add at least one index value associated with at least one additional candidate to the merge candidate list; create the completed merge candidate list associated with the enhancement layer video information based on the pruned merge candidate list and the at least one index value of the at least one additional candidate; combine first base layer motion vector information with motion vector information of one of the candidates of the completed merge candidate list to generate a combined candidate; replace at least one non-redundant candidate of the completed merge candidate list with the combined candidate after the completed merge candidate list has been created; and create a final candidate list based on the completed merge candidate list and the combined candidate, wherein the processor is further configured to replace, based on a first candidate of the at least one non-redundant candidate being equal to the base layer motion vector information, the first non-redundant candidate with the combined candidate, and further configured to replace a second non-redundant candidate of the at least one non-redundant candidate with the combined candidate based on the completed merge candidate list not including any candidate equal to the base layer motion vector information.