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Acquisitions and Divestitures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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Acquisitions

The following acquisitions were accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting (excluding asset acquisitions or acquired interests accounted for under the equity method of accounting mentioned specifically below) and the determination of the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired has been estimated in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance.

In February 2020, we acquired Felix Midstream LLC (“Felix Midstream”) from Felix Energy Holdings II, LLC (“Felix Energy”) for approximately $305 million. Felix Midstream owns and operates a newly constructed crude oil gathering system in the Delaware Basin, with associated crude oil storage and truck offloading capacity, and is supported by a long-term acreage dedication. The assets acquired will primarily be included in our Transportation segment. The initial accounting for this acquisition was not complete as of the financial statements issuance date.

During the second quarter of 2019, we acquired a crude oil terminal, including tank bottoms and linefill, in Cushing, Oklahoma for cash consideration of $44 million, which was accounted for as an asset acquisition.

Alpha Crude Connector Acquisition

On February 14, 2017, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Alpha Holding Company, LLC for cash consideration of $1.215 billion, subject to working capital and other adjustments (the “ACC Acquisition”). The ACC Acquisition was initially funded through borrowings under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility. Such borrowings were subsequently repaid with proceeds from our March 2017 issuance of common units to AAP pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement and in connection with a PAGP underwritten equity offering. See Note 12 for additional information.

Upon completion of the ACC Acquisition, we became the owner of a crude oil gathering system known as the “Alpha Crude Connector” (the “ACC System”) located in the Northern Delaware Basin in Southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. The ACC System comprises approximately 515 miles of gathering and transmission lines and five market interconnects, including to our Basin Pipeline at Wink. During 2017, we made additional interconnects to our existing Northern Delaware Basin systems as well as additional enhancements to increase the ACC System capacity to approximately 350,000 barrels per day, depending on the level of volume at each delivery point. The ACC System is supported by acreage dedications covering approximately 315,000 gross acres, including a significant acreage dedication from one of the largest producers in the region. The ACC System complements our other Permian Basin assets and enhances the services available to the producers in the Northern Delaware Basin.
The following table reflects the fair value determination (in millions):

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:Estimated Useful Lives (Years)Recognized amount
Property and equipment
3 - 70
$299  
Intangible assets
20
646  
GoodwillN/A269  
Other assets and liabilities, net (including $4 million of cash acquired)
N/A 
$1,215  

Intangible assets are included in “Other long-term assets, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The determination of fair value to intangible assets above is comprised of five acreage dedication contracts and associated customer relationships that will be amortized over a remaining weighted average useful life of approximately 20 years. The value assigned to such intangible assets will be amortized to earnings using methods that closely resemble the pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed. Amortization expense was approximately $34 million, $25 million and $10 million during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and the future amortization expense through 2022 is estimated as follows (in millions):

2020$42  
2021$48  
2022$54  

The goodwill arising from the ACC Acquisition, which is tax deductible, represents the anticipated opportunities to generate future cash flows from undedicated acreage and the synergies created between the ACC System and our existing assets. The assets acquired in the ACC Acquisition, as well as the associated goodwill, are primarily included in our Transportation segment.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we incurred approximately $6 million of acquisition-related costs associated with the ACC Acquisition. Such costs are reflected as a component of “General and administrative expenses” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
Pro forma financial information assuming the ACC Acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the calendar year prior to the year of acquisition were not material for disclosure purposes.

Other Acquisitions

In February 2017, we acquired a propane marine terminal for cash consideration of approximately $41 million. The assets acquired are included in our Facilities segment. We did not recognize any goodwill related to this acquisition.

On April 3, 2017, we and an affiliate of Noble Midstream Partners LP (“Noble”) completed the acquisition of Advantage Pipeline, L.L.C. (“Advantage”) through a newly formed 50/50 joint venture (the “Advantage Joint Venture”). We account for our interest in the Advantage Joint Venture under the equity method of accounting. See Note 9 for additional discussion of our equity method investments.
Divestitures

In January 2020, we signed a definitive agreement to sell certain of our Los Angeles Basin crude oil terminals for $195 million, subject to certain adjustments. We expect the transaction to close in the second half of 2020, subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals, and anticipate we will recognize a loss of approximately $160 million, including goodwill that will be included as part of the disposal group.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we sold certain non-core assets for total proceeds of $77 million that primarily consisted of a storage terminal in North Dakota, which was previously reported in our Facilities segment. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized a net loss related to these asset sales of $16 million, which is comprised of gains of $31 million and losses of $47 million. Such amounts are included in "(Gains)/losses on asset sales and asset impairments, net" on our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, we received proceeds from asset sales of $1.334 billion, which primarily consisted of the sale of a 30% interest in BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC for proceeds of $868 million, resulting in a gain of $200 million. See Note 9 for additional discussion. The other assets sold during the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily included non-core property and equipment or are associated with the formation of strategic joint ventures and were previously reported in our Facilities and Transportation segments. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recognized a net gain on sales of assets of $120 million, which is comprised of gains of $146 million and losses of $26 million. Such amounts are included in “(Gains)/losses on asset sales and asset impairments, net” on our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we sold certain non-core assets for total proceeds of $1.083 billion, including:
certain of our Bay Area terminal assets located in California;
our Bluewater natural gas storage facility located in Michigan;
certain non-core pipelines in the Rocky Mountain and Bakken regions, including our interest in SLC Pipeline LLC;
non-core pipeline segments primarily located in the Midwestern United States; and
a 40% undivided interest in a segment of our Red River Pipeline extending from Cushing, Oklahoma to the Hewitt Station near Ardmore, Oklahoma for our net book value.

The Bay Area terminal assets and the Bluewater natural gas storage facility were reported in our Facilities segment. The pipeline assets were reported in our Transportation segment.

In the aggregate, including non-cash impairments recognized upon reclassifications to assets held for sale, we recognized a net gain related to pending or completed asset sales of approximately $43 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, which is included in “(Gains)/losses on asset sales and asset impairments, net” on our Consolidated Statement of Operations. Such amount is comprised of gains of $123 million and losses of $80 million.