Related Party Transactions (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

Accounts receivable from related companies reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheets primarily related to services provided for ETE, ETP and other affiliates. Accounts payable to related companies reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheets primarily related to payroll funding and overhead allocation provided by ETP and other affiliates.

The following table provides a summary of the related party activity included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Operating revenues	$	20		$	20
Operating, maintenance and general	12			13
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized	—			25
Interest income - affiliates	5			—
Earnings (losses) from unconsolidated investments	(8		)	1

The Company received $2 million and $2 million in distributions related to its investment in ETP during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company also received $15 million in distributions related to its investment in Regency during the three months ended March 31, 2014.