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Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates [Abstract]  
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
The following table presents our investments in unconsolidated affiliates by business segment at the dates indicated.  Unless noted otherwise, we account for these investments using the equity method.

   
Ownership
Interest at
March 31,
2012
  
March 31,
2012
  
December 31,
2011
 
NGL Pipelines & Services:
         
Venice Energy Service Company, L.L.C.
 13.1%  $34.8  $35.5 
K/D/S Promix, L.L.C.
 50%   41.6   40.7 
Baton Rouge Fractionators LLC
 32.2%   20.9   21.0 
Skelly-Belvieu Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
 50%   39.6   35.0 
Texas Express Pipeline LLC
 45%   49.8   13.9 
Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services:
           
Evangeline (1)
 49.5%   3.9   4.4 
White River Hub, LLC
 50%   25.4   25.7 
Onshore Crude Oil Pipelines & Services:
           
Seaway Crude Pipeline LLC
 50%   164.6   170.7 
Offshore Pipelines & Services:
           
Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (“Poseidon”)
 36%   52.7   55.4 
Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline Company
 50%   220.8   222.8 
Deepwater Gateway, L.L.C.
 50%   93.8   94.6 
Neptune Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
 25.7%   50.0   51.1 
Southeast Keathley Canyon Pipeline Company L.L.C.
 50%   33.7   1.0 
Petrochemical & Refined Products Services:
           
Baton Rouge Propylene Concentrator, LLC
 30%   9.0   9.5 
Centennial Pipeline LLC (“Centennial”)
 50%   51.4   51.8 
Other (2)
 
Various
   3.3   3.4 
Other Investments:
           
Energy Transfer Equity (3)
 1.3%   --   1,023.1 
Total
    $895.3  $1,859.6 
  
           
(1)   Evangeline refers to our ownership interests in Evangeline Gas Pipeline Company, L.P. and Evangeline Gas Corp., collectively.
(2)   Other unconsolidated affiliates include a 50% interest in a propylene pipeline extending from Mont Belvieu, Texas to La Porte, Texas and a 25% interest in a company that provides logistics communications solutions between petroleum pipelines and their customers.
(3)   Effective January 18, 2012, our investment in Energy Transfer Equity common units is no longer accounted for using the equity method (see below).
 
 
The following table presents our equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates by business segment for the periods presented:
 
   
For the Three Months
 
   
Ended March 31,
 
   
2012
  
2011
 
NGL Pipelines & Services
 $5.2  $5.9 
Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services
  1.4   1.2 
Onshore Crude Oil Pipelines & Services
  0.5   (0.5)
Offshore Pipelines & Services
  6.9   8.3 
Petrochemical & Refined Products Services
  (6.5)  (5.0)
Other Investments (1)
  2.4   6.3 
Total
 $9.9  $16.2 
  
(1)   With respect to the first quarter of 2012, amount presented reflects our estimated equity in the income of Energy Transfer Equity from January 1, 2012 to January 18, 2012.
 

The following table presents unamortized excess cost amounts by business segment at the dates indicated:

   
March 31,
2012
  
December 31,
2011
 
NGL Pipelines & Services
 $24.5  $24.7 
Onshore Crude Oil Pipelines & Services
  19.0   19.2 
Offshore Pipelines & Services
  14.5   14.8 
Petrochemical & Refined Products Services
  2.8   2.9 
Other Investments (1)
  --   1,119.0 
Total
 $60.8  $1,180.6 
          
(1)   On January 18, 2012, we discontinued using the equity method to account for our investment in Energy Transfer Equity common units and began accounting for them as available-for-sale equity securities. As a result, we no longer have any excess cost amounts associated with this investment.
 
 
The following table presents our amortization of excess cost amounts by business segment for the periods presented:

   
For the Three Months
 
   
Ended March 31,
 
   
2012
  
2011
 
NGL Pipelines & Services
 $0.2  $0.3 
Onshore Crude Oil Pipelines & Services
  0.2   0.2 
Offshore Pipelines & Services
  0.3   0.3 
Petrochemical & Refined Products Services
  0.1   -- 
Other Investments (1)
  0.3   9.1 
Total
 $1.1  $9.9 
          
(1)   Reflects amortization of excess cost amounts related to our investment in Energy Transfer Equity through January 18, 2012. We ceased using the equity method to account for this investment on January 18, 2012.
 
 
The following table presents unaudited income statement information (on a 100% basis) of our unconsolidated affiliates, aggregated by the business segments to which they relate, for the periods presented:

   
Summarized Income Statement Information for the Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31, 2012
  
March 31, 2011
 
      
Operating
  
Net
     
Operating
  
Net
 
   
Revenues
  
Income (Loss)
  
Income (Loss)
  
Revenues
  
Income (Loss)
  
Income (Loss)
 
NGL Pipelines & Services
 $110.9  $27.0  $27.0  $100.1  $23.4  $23.4 
Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services
  30.9   2.6   2.6   35.5   2.6   2.6 
Onshore Crude Oil Pipelines & Services
  12.3   0.8   0.8   11.2   0.5   0.5 
Offshore Pipelines & Services
  41.1   19.1   18.4   46.3   18.9   18.7 
Petrochemical & Refined Products Services
  5.4   (9.4)  (11.4)  10.1   (7.0)  (9.2)
Other Investments (1)
  --   --   --   1,989.1   364.2   88.6 
(1)   On January 18, 2012, we discontinued using the equity method to account for our investment in Energy Transfer Equity common units. As such, income statement data for Energy Transfer Equity is not presented for the three months ended March 31, 2012. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, net income for Energy Transfer Equity represents net income attributable to their partners.