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Related Party Transactions (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] 
Related Party Transactions - Revenues and Expenses
The following table summarizes our related party transactions for the periods presented:

   
For the Three Months
 Ended September 30,
  
For the Nine Months
 Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
Revenues – related parties:
            
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
 $95.8  $66.2  $392.7  $312.7 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
  68.1   67.5   165.5   169.4 
 Total revenue – related parties
 $163.9  $133.7  $558.2  $482.1 
Costs and expenses – related parties:
                
EPCO and affiliates
 $187.8  $201.3  $553.2  $525.7 
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
  278.8   172.6   769.2   496.7 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
  21.8   10.4   43.4   32.1 
 Total costs and expenses – related parties
 $488.4  $384.3  $1,365.8  $1,054.5 

Related Party Receivable and Payable Amounts
The following table summarizes our related party accounts receivable and accounts payable amounts at the dates indicated:

   
September 30,
  
December 31,
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
Accounts receivable - related parties:
      
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
 $20.0  $21.4 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
  17.5   15.4 
Total accounts receivable – related parties
 $37.5  $36.8 
          
Accounts payable - related parties:
        
EPCO and affiliates
 $111.4  $88.0 
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
  87.2   36.7 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
  13.6   8.4 
Total accounts payable – related parties
 $212.2  $133.1 

Common Units Owned by Affiliates
At September 30, 2011, EPCO and its affiliates (including Dan Duncan LLC and two Duncan family trusts, the beneficiaries of which include the estate of Mr. Duncan) beneficially owned the following limited partner interests in us:

Number of Units
Percentage of
Outstanding Units
338,930,881 (1)
38.7%
(1)   Includes 4,520,431 Class B units.

Cash Distributions Received by EPCO from Enterprise and Holdings
 The following table presents cash distributions received by EPCO and its privately held affiliates from us and Holdings for the periods presented:

   
For the Nine Months
 Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
Enterprise
 $522.8  $255.1 
Holdings
  --   176.6 
Total distributions
 $522.8  $431.7 

EPCO and Affiliates Costs and Expenses
The following table presents a breakout of costs and expenses related to the ASA and other EPCO transactions for the periods presented:

   
For the Three Months
 Ended September 30,
  
For the Nine Months
 Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
Operating costs and expenses
 $157.2  $159.4  $462.5  $434.7 
General and administrative expenses
  30.6   41.9   90.7   91.0 
Total costs and expenses
 $187.8  $201.3  $553.2  $525.7