| SEGMENTS |
SEGMENTS
Segment Descriptions - Our operations are divided into three reportable business segments, as follows: | | • | our Natural Gas Gathering and Processing segment gathers, treats and processes natural gas; |
| | • | our Natural Gas Liquids segment gathers, treats, fractionates and transports NGLs and stores, markets and distributes NGL products; and |
| | • | our Natural Gas Pipelines segment operates regulated interstate and intrastate natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas storage facilities. |
Other and eliminations consist of corporate costs, the operating and leasing activities of our headquarters building and related parking facility and eliminations necessary to reconcile our reportable segments to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Accounting Policies - The accounting policies of the segments are described in Note A.
For each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we had no single customer from which we received 10 percent or more of our consolidated revenues.
Operating Segment Information - The following tables set forth certain selected financial information for our operating segments for the periods indicated: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Natural Gas Gathering and Processing | | Natural Gas Liquids (a) | | Natural Gas Pipelines (b) | | Total Segments | | | (Thousands of dollars) | NGL and condensate sales | | $ | 1,775,991 |
| | $ | 10,319,847 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 12,095,838 |
| Residue natural gas sales | | 1,084,162 |
| | — |
| | 9,772 |
| | 1,093,934 |
| Gathering, processing and exchange services revenue | | 163,194 |
| | 404,897 |
| | — |
| | 568,091 |
| Transportation and storage revenue | | — |
| | 199,018 |
| | 394,014 |
| | 593,032 |
| Other | | 11,230 |
| | 10,816 |
| | 27,949 |
| | 49,995 |
| Total revenues (c) | | 3,034,577 |
| | 10,934,578 |
| | 431,735 |
| | 14,400,890 |
| Cost of sales and fuel (exclusive of depreciation and operating costs) | | (2,041,448 | ) | | (9,176,813 | ) | | (15,984 | ) | | (11,234,245 | ) | Operating costs | | (368,939 | ) | | (394,115 | ) | | (144,259 | ) | | (907,313 | ) | Equity in net earnings from investments | | 410 |
| | 67,126 |
| | 90,847 |
| | 158,383 |
| Noncash compensation expense and other | | 7,007 |
| | 9,829 |
| | 3,912 |
| | 20,748 |
| Segment adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 631,607 |
| | $ | 1,440,605 |
| | $ | 366,251 |
| | $ | 2,438,463 |
| | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization | | $ | (196,090 | ) | | $ | (174,007 | ) | | $ | (55,118 | ) | | $ | (425,215 | ) | Total assets | | $ | 6,078,473 |
| | $ | 9,663,640 |
| | $ | 2,131,669 |
| | $ | 17,873,782 |
| Capital expenditures | | $ | 694,611 |
| | $ | 1,306,341 |
| | $ | 119,185 |
| | $ | 2,120,137 |
|
(a) - Our Natural Gas Liquids segment has regulated and nonregulated operations. Our Natural Gas Liquids segment’s regulated operations had revenues of $1.2 billion, of which $1.1 billion related to sales within the segment, and cost of sales and fuel of $506.0 million. (b) - Our Natural Gas Pipelines segment has regulated and nonregulated operations. Our Natural Gas Pipelines segment’s regulated operations had revenues of $266.6 million and cost of sales and fuel of $26.0 million. (c) - Intersegment revenues for the Natural Gas Gathering and Processing, Natural Gas Liquids and Natural Gas Pipelines segments totaled $1,768.8 million, $28.7 million and $12.6 million, respectively.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Total Segments | | Other and Eliminations | | Total | | | (Thousands of dollars) | Reconciliations of total segments to consolidated | | | | | | | NGL and condensate sales | | $ | 12,095,838 |
| | $ | (1,794,342 | ) | | $ | 10,301,496 |
| Residue natural gas sales | | 1,093,934 |
| | (2,832 | ) | | 1,091,102 |
| Gathering, processing and exchange services revenue | | 568,091 |
| | (21 | ) | | 568,070 |
| Transportation and storage revenue | | 593,032 |
| | (9,606 | ) | | 583,426 |
| Other | | 49,995 |
| | (893 | ) | | 49,102 |
| Total revenues (a) | | $ | 14,400,890 |
| | $ | (1,807,694 | ) | | $ | 12,593,196 |
| | | | | | | | Cost of sales and fuel (exclusive of depreciation and operating costs) | | $ | (11,234,245 | ) | | $ | 1,811,537 |
| | $ | (9,422,708 | ) | Operating costs | | $ | (907,313 | ) | | $ | 245 |
| | $ | (907,068 | ) | Depreciation and amortization | | $ | (425,215 | ) | | $ | (3,342 | ) | | $ | (428,557 | ) | Equity in net earnings from investments | | $ | 158,383 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 158,383 |
| Total assets | | $ | 17,873,782 |
| | $ | 357,889 |
| | $ | 18,231,671 |
| Capital expenditures | | $ | 2,120,137 |
| | $ | 21,338 |
| | $ | 2,141,475 |
|
(a) - Noncustomer revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018, totaled $(16.2) million related primarily to losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income from derivatives on commodity contracts.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | Natural Gas Gathering and Processing | | Natural Gas Liquids (a) | | Natural Gas Pipelines (b) | | Total Segments | | | (Thousands of dollars) | Sales to unaffiliated customers | | $ | 1,750,655 |
| | $ | 10,009,576 |
| | $ | 411,490 |
| | $ | 12,171,721 |
| Intersegment revenues | | 1,275,919 |
| | 616,628 |
| | 8,442 |
| | 1,900,989 |
| Total revenues | | 3,026,574 |
| | 10,626,204 |
| | 419,932 |
| | 14,072,710 |
| Cost of sales and fuel (exclusive of depreciation and operating costs) | | (2,216,355 | ) | | (9,176,494 | ) | | (43,424 | ) | | (11,436,273 | ) | Operating costs | | (307,376 | ) | | (358,278 | ) | | (125,308 | ) | | (790,962 | ) | Equity in net earnings from investments | | 12,098 |
| | 59,876 |
| | 87,304 |
| | 159,278 |
| Other | | 3,531 |
| | 3,631 |
| | 1,314 |
| | 8,476 |
| Segment adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 518,472 |
| | $ | 1,154,939 |
| | $ | 339,818 |
| | $ | 2,013,229 |
| | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization | | $ | (184,923 | ) | | $ | (167,277 | ) | | $ | (51,025 | ) | | $ | (403,225 | ) | Impairment of long-lived assets and equity investments | | $ | (20,240 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | (20,240 | ) | Total assets | | $ | 5,495,163 |
| | $ | 8,782,700 |
| | $ | 2,055,020 |
| | $ | 16,332,883 |
| Capital expenditures | | $ | 284,205 |
| | $ | 114,267 |
| | $ | 95,564 |
| | $ | 494,036 |
|
(a) - Our Natural Gas Liquids segment has regulated and nonregulated operations. Our Natural Gas Liquids segment’s regulated operations had revenues of $1.2 billion, of which $1.0 billion related to sales within the segment, and cost of sales and fuel of $497.4 million. (b) - Our Natural Gas Pipelines segment has regulated and nonregulated operations. Our Natural Gas Pipelines segment’s regulated operations had revenues of $264.9 million and cost of sales and fuel of $44.0 million.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | Total Segments | | Other and Eliminations | | Total | | | (Thousands of dollars) | Reconciliations of total segments to consolidated | | | | | | | Sales to unaffiliated customers | | $ | 12,171,721 |
| | $ | 2,186 |
| | $ | 12,173,907 |
| Intersegment revenues | | 1,900,989 |
| | (1,900,989 | ) | | — |
| Total revenues | | $ | 14,072,710 |
| | $ | (1,898,803 | ) | | $ | 12,173,907 |
| | | | | | | | Cost of sales and fuel (exclusive of depreciation and operating costs) | | $ | (11,436,273 | ) | | $ | 1,898,228 |
| | $ | (9,538,045 | ) | Operating costs | | $ | (790,962 | ) | | $ | (31,748 | ) | | $ | (822,710 | ) | Depreciation and amortization | | $ | (403,225 | ) | | $ | (3,110 | ) | | $ | (406,335 | ) | Impairment of long-lived assets and equity investments | | $ | (20,240 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | (20,240 | ) | Equity in net earnings from investments | | $ | 159,278 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 159,278 |
| Total assets | | $ | 16,332,883 |
| | $ | 513,054 |
| | $ | 16,845,937 |
| Capital expenditures | | $ | 494,036 |
| | $ | 18,357 |
| | $ | 512,393 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | Natural Gas Gathering and Processing | | Natural Gas Liquids (a) | | Natural Gas Pipelines (b) | | Total Segments | | | (Thousands of dollars) | Sales to unaffiliated customers | | $ | 1,375,738 |
| | $ | 7,168,983 |
| | $ | 373,738 |
| | $ | 8,918,459 |
| Intersegment revenues | | 675,839 |
| | 506,671 |
| | 5,623 |
| | 1,188,133 |
| Total revenues | | 2,051,577 |
| | 7,675,654 |
|
| 379,361 |
|
| 10,106,592 |
| Cost of sales and fuel (exclusive of depreciation and operating costs) | | (1,331,542 | ) | | (6,321,377 | ) | | (30,561 | ) | | (7,683,480 | ) | Operating costs | | (283,395 | ) | | (326,056 | ) | | (114,658 | ) | | (724,109 | ) | Equity in net earnings from investments | | 10,742 |
| | 54,513 |
| | 74,435 |
| | 139,690 |
| Other | | (604 | ) | | (3,115 | ) | | 4,560 |
| | 841 |
| Segment adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 446,778 |
| | $ | 1,079,619 |
| | $ | 313,137 |
| | $ | 1,839,534 |
| | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization | | $ | (178,548 | ) | | $ | (163,303 | ) | | $ | (46,718 | ) | | $ | (388,569 | ) | Total assets | | $ | 5,320,666 |
| | $ | 8,347,961 |
| | $ | 1,946,318 |
| | $ | 15,614,945 |
| Capital expenditures | | $ | 410,485 |
| | $ | 105,861 |
| | $ | 96,274 |
| | $ | 612,620 |
|
(a) - Our Natural Gas Liquids segment has regulated and nonregulated operations. Our Natural Gas Liquids segment’s regulated operations had revenues of $1.2 billion, of which $992.8 million related to sales within the segment, and cost of sales and fuel of $458.7 million. (b) - Our Natural Gas Pipelines segment has regulated and nonregulated operations. Our Natural Gas Pipelines segment’s regulated operations had revenues of $238.7 million and cost of sales and fuel of $30.0 million.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | Total Segments | | Other and Eliminations | | Total | | | (Thousands of dollars) | Reconciliations of total segments to consolidated | | | | | | | Sales to unaffiliated customers | | $ | 8,918,459 |
| | $ | 2,475 |
| | $ | 8,920,934 |
| Intersegment revenues | | 1,188,133 |
| | (1,188,133 | ) | | — |
| Total revenues | | $ | 10,106,592 |
| | $ | (1,185,658 | ) | | $ | 8,920,934 |
| | | | | | | | Cost of sales and fuel (exclusive of depreciation and operating costs) | | $ | (7,683,480 | ) | | $ | 1,187,356 |
| | $ | (6,496,124 | ) | Operating costs | | $ | (724,109 | ) | | $ | (22,973 | ) | | $ | (747,082 | ) | Depreciation and amortization | | $ | (388,569 | ) | | $ | (3,016 | ) | | $ | (391,585 | ) | Equity in net earnings from investments | | $ | 139,690 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 139,690 |
| Total assets | | $ | 15,614,945 |
| | $ | 523,806 |
| | $ | 16,138,751 |
| Capital expenditures | | $ | 612,620 |
| | $ | 12,014 |
| | $ | 624,634 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | Reconciliation of net income to total segment adjusted EBITDA | | (Thousands of dollars) | Net income | | $ | 1,155,032 |
| | $ | 593,519 |
| | $ | 743,499 |
| Add: | | | | | | | Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | | 469,620 |
| | 485,658 |
| | 469,651 |
| Depreciation and amortization | | 428,557 |
| | 406,335 |
| | 391,585 |
| Income taxes | | 362,903 |
| | 447,282 |
| | 212,406 |
| Impairment charges | | — |
| | 20,240 |
| | — |
| Noncash compensation expense | | 37,954 |
| | 13,421 |
| | 31,981 |
| Other corporate costs and noncash items (a) | | (15,603 | ) | | 46,774 |
| | (9,588 | ) | Total segment adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 2,438,463 |
| | $ | 2,013,229 |
| | $ | 1,839,534 |
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(a) - The year ended December 31, 2017, includes our April 2017 $20.0 million contribution of Series E Preferred Stock to the Foundation and costs related to the Merger Transaction of $30.0 million. |