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Related Party Transactions (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
The following table summarizes our related party transactions for the periods presented:

   
For the Three Months
 Ended March 31,
 
   
2012
  
2011
 
Revenues – related parties:
      
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
 $--  $210.2 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
  30.8   39.9 
Total revenue – related parties
 $30.8  $250.1 
Costs and expenses – related parties:
        
EPCO and affiliates
 $166.0  $173.0 
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
  --   267.4 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
  5.1   10.2 
Total costs and expenses – related parties
 $171.1  $450.6 

The following table summarizes our related party accounts receivable and accounts payable amounts at the dates indicated:

   
March 31,
2012
  
December 31,
2011
 
Accounts receivable - related parties:
      
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
 $--  $28.4 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
  13.4   15.1 
Total accounts receivable – related parties
 $13.4  $43.5 
          
Accounts payable - related parties:
        
EPCO and affiliates
 $53.2  $108.3 
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
  --   92.6 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
  26.1   10.7 
Total accounts payable – related parties
 $79.3  $211.6 

At March 31, 2012, 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)
38.2%
(1)   Includes 4,520,431 Class B units.

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 March 31,
 
   
2012
  
2011
 
Operating costs and expenses
 $142.7  $147.4 
General and administrative expenses
  23.3   25.6 
 Total costs and expenses
 $166.0  $173.0