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Related Party Transactions (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30,
 
 
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2012
 
 
2011
 
 
2012
 
 
2011
 
Revenues – related parties:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
 
$
--
 
 
$
95.8
 
 
$
--
 
 
$
392.7
 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
7.5
 
 
 
68.1
 
 
 
63.9
 
 
 
165.5
 
Total revenue – related parties
 
$
7.5
 
 
$
163.9
 
 
$
63.9
 
 
$
558.2
 
Costs and expenses – related parties:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EPCO and affiliates
 
$
210.8
 
 
$
187.8
 
 
$
616.9
 
 
$
553.2
 
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
 
 
--
 
 
 
278.8
 
 
 
--
 
 
 
769.2
 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
15.0
 
 
 
21.8
 
 
 
27.3
 
 
 
43.4
 
Total costs and expenses – related parties
 
$
225.8
 
 
$
488.4
 
 
$
644.2
 
 
$
1,365.8
 

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

 
 
September 30,
2012
 
 
December 31,
2011
 
Accounts receivable - related parties:
 
 
 
 
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
 
$
--
 
 
$
28.4
 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
10.4
 
 
 
15.1
 
Total accounts receivable – related parties
 
$
10.4
 
 
$
43.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable - related parties:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EPCO and affiliates
 
$
95.3
 
 
$
108.3
 
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries
 
 
--
 
 
 
92.6
 
Other unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
17.3
 
 
 
10.7
 
Total accounts payable – related parties
 
$
112.6
 
 
$
211.6
 

EPCO is a privately held company controlled collectively by the EPCO Trustees.  At September 30, 2012, EPCO and its privately held affiliates (including Dan Duncan LLC and certain 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
Total Units
Outstanding
338,930,881 (1)
37.7%
(1)   Includes 4,520,431 Class B units.
 
We have no employees.  All of our operating functions and general and administrative support services are provided by employees of EPCO pursuant to the ASA or by other service providers.  The following table presents costs and expenses related to the ASA and other EPCO transactions for the periods indicated:

 
 
For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
 
 
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2012
 
 
2011
 
 
2012
 
 
2011
 
Operating costs and expenses
 
$
185.3
 
 
$
157.2
 
 
$
541.6
 
 
$
462.5
 
General and administrative expenses
 
 
25.5
 
 
 
30.6
 
 
 
75.3
 
 
 
90.7
 
 Total costs and expenses
 
$
210.8
 
 
$
187.8
 
 
$
616.9
 
 
$
553.2