$ET
Energy Transfer LP Stock $et

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2012 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000127618712000011 Filed on February 22, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2010 Q4	2010 Q3
Revenue	$1.669B	$1.776B	$1.588B
YoY Change	-15.58%	17.92%	40.51%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.015B	$1.051B	$995.0M
YoY Change	-15.52%	22.35%	46.76%
Gross Profit	$654.0M	$724.9M	$592.7M
YoY Change	-15.94%	12.04%	31.13%
Gross Profit Margin	39.19%	40.82%	37.33%
Selling, General & Admin	$147.0M	$57.00M	$61.53M
YoY Change	131.5%	78.13%	75.79%
% of Gross Profit	22.48%	7.86%	10.38%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$154.0M	$101.3M	$119.9M
YoY Change	10.55%	18.62%	41.56%
% of Gross Profit	23.55%	13.97%	20.23%
Operating Expenses	$147.0M	$408.0M	$61.53M
YoY Change	131.5%	45.2%	-77.87%
Operating Profit	$183.0M	$316.5M	$202.1M
YoY Change	-49.59%	-13.53%	16.12%
Interest Expense	$213.0M	-$123.0M	$209.9M
YoY Change	26.84%	12.84%	-243.75%
% of Operating Profit	116.39%	-38.86%	103.87%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$12.00M	-$26.00M	$14.38M
YoY Change	-195.8%	136.36%	259.48%
Pretax Income	$964.0M	$162.0M	-$3.057M
YoY Change	361.26%	-34.15%	-109.86%
Income Tax	$2.000M	$2.000M	$2.093M
% Of Pretax Income	0.21%	1.23%
Net Earnings	$166.0M	$76.00M	-$15.34M
YoY Change	87.27%	-45.71%	-132.63%
Net Earnings / Revenue	9.95%	4.28%	-0.97%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$155.6K	$85.20K	-$16.82K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	223.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q1	2010 Q4	2010 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$293.0M	$88.00M	$90.00M
YoY Change	100.68%	18.92%	42.86%
Cash & Equivalents	$293.0M	$86.00M	$88.11M
Short-Term Investments	$0.00	$2.000M	$2.000M
Other Short-Term Assets	$224.2M	$109.4M	$145.0M
YoY Change	35.86%	-32.49%	-17.14%
Inventory	$379.0M	$366.4M	$282.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$851.6M	$612.4M	$566.0M
Other Receivables	$61.00M	$22.00M	$19.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.874B	$1.291B	$1.101B
YoY Change	42.82%	1.81%	28.32%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$21.40B	$11.85B	$11.58B
YoY Change	78.53%	30.77%	27.12%
Goodwill	$3.401B	$1.601B
YoY Change		106.56%
Intangibles	$960.7M	$1.035B
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$4.668B	$1.360B	$1.324B
YoY Change	245.01%	105.13%	140.29%
Other Assets	$490.3M	$225.6M	$278.0M
YoY Change	110.43%	23.27%	45.55%
Total Long-Term Assets	$30.95B	$16.39B	$15.75B
YoY Change	91.06%	50.44%	45.47%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.874B	$1.291B	$1.101B
Total Long-Term Assets	$30.95B	$16.39B	$15.75B
Total Assets	$32.82B	$17.68B	$16.85B
YoY Change	87.45%	45.37%	44.21%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$518.0M	$421.6M	$425.0M
YoY Change	33.17%	5.92%	62.84%
Accrued Expenses	$857.0M	$448.0M	$416.0M
YoY Change	80.8%	62.91%	14.6%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$109.1M	$35.31M	$35.00M
YoY Change	211.79%	-13.89%	-23.91%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.776B	$1.081B	$1.028B
YoY Change	75.1%	21.47%	16.55%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$17.39B	$9.346B	$9.105B
YoY Change	75.62%	20.58%	17.64%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$300.2M	$235.8M	$368.0M
YoY Change	-25.51%	148.26%	231.53%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$17.69B	$9.582B	$9.473B
YoY Change	71.66%	22.12%	20.66%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.776B	$1.081B	$1.028B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$17.69B	$9.582B	$9.473B
Total Liabilities	$19.47B	$10.66B	$16.69B
YoY Change	11.74%	-12.31%	41.79%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.425B	$121.0M	$164.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$32.82B	$17.38B	$16.85B
YoY Change	87.45%	42.91%	44.21%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2010 Q4	2010 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$166.0M	$76.00M	-$15.34M
YoY Change	87.27%	-45.71%	-132.63%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$154.0M	$101.3M	$119.9M
YoY Change	10.55%	18.62%	41.56%
Cash From Operating Activities	$79.00M	$160.3M	$125.8M
YoY Change	-77.94%	7533.33%	85.27%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$595.0M	-$384.9M	-$495.7M
YoY Change	112.8%	753.44%	159.53%
Acquisitions	$10.00M
YoY Change	226.8%
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	-$47.40M	-$115.8M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-36.63%	-27.31%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.157B	-$432.3M	-$611.5M
YoY Change	643.13%	259.95%	74.61%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$2.474B
YoY Change	223.99%
Cash From Financing Activities	$2.245B	270.2M	489.6M
YoY Change	-20285.22%	98.53%	124.48%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$79.00M	160.3M	125.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.157B	-432.3M	-611.5M
Cash From Financing Activities	$2.245B	270.2M	489.6M
Net Change In Cash	$167.0M	-1.800M	3.900M
YoY Change	194.18%	-109.94%	-106.07%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$79.00M	$160.3M	$125.8M
Capital Expenditures	-$595.0M	-$384.9M	-$495.7M
Free Cash Flow	$674.0M	$545.2M	$621.5M
YoY Change	5.68%	1055.08%	140.05%

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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Liabilities And Equity EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity	4296786000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities	-1772686000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Revenue EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue	406346000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Revenue EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue	569116000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Gas Gathering Transportation Marketing And Processing Revenue GasGatheringTransportationMarketingAndProcessingRevenue	1845267000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	438364000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Period Increase Decrease GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease	438400000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	3057704000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	592702000	USD
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CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	647116000	USD
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	710754000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	2486795000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	0	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	337824000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	697871000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	707100000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	545130000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	0	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnit	0.00
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnit	0.00
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	117188000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	65220000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	13738000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	16883000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	9229000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	9229000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	13738000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	16883000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	9188000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	15447000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	26603000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	21452000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Related Parties IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableRelatedParties	4184000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Related Parties IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableRelatedParties	5857000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-6073000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-28431000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-92085000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable Related Parties IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivableRelatedParties	26265000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable Related Parties IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivableRelatedParties	23816000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable Related Parties IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivableRelatedParties	26321000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Fair Value Of Unhedged Derivative Instruments IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueOfUnhedgedDerivativeInstruments	-77806000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	101592000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-14750000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Capital IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital	-158148000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Capital IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital	348636000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	84704000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	72669000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	-5843000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	-7077000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	1467000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	-118000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	442000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	-8195000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	-33233000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	51398000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	4071000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	12630000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	468420000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	739811000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	728112000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	440492000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	204182000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	327963000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	54000000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Investments In Affiliates Subsidiaries Associates And Joint Ventures InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures	1496600000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Investments In Affiliates Subsidiaries Associates And Joint Ventures InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures	663298000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	29300000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	23800000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	19800000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Limited Liability Company Llc Or Limited Partnership Lp Members Or Limited Partners Ownership Interest LimitedLiabilityCompanyLLCOrLimitedPartnershipLPMembersOrLimitedPartnersOwnershipInterest	0.9969
CY2011	us-gaap	Lease Expiration Date LeaseExpirationDate	2029
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	17378730000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	1081075000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Limited Partners Capital Account LimitedPartnersCapitalAccount	52485000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Limited Partners Capital Account LimitedPartnersCapitalAccount	115350000	USD
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CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Limited Partners Capital Account Units Outstanding LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding	222829956	shares
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Limited Partners Capital Account Units Outstanding LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding	222941172	shares
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	11371024000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	35305000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	424160000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	9346067000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Margin Deposit Assets MarginDepositAssets	52192000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	6127064000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	-567593000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	-381471000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Minority Interest Increase From Stock Issuance MinorityInterestIncreaseFromStockIssuance	3000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Minority Interest Period Increase Decrease MinorityInterestPeriodIncreaseDecrease	2104981000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	2536269000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	598587000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1829979000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1345756000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-3872882000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1376691000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1086879000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	723461000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	442473000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	192758000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	309811000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To General Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToGeneralPartners	-597000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To General Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToGeneralPartners	-1370000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To General Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToGeneralPartners	-959000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	308852000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	441103000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	192161000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	66080000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	112428000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	68869000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	19208000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	88366000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	-15289000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	85537000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners	75814000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	143822000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	218436000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	255398000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit NetIncomeLossPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnit	-0.07
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit NetIncomeLossPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnit	0.34
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CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit Diluted NetIncomeLossPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnitDiluted	0.86
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit Diluted NetIncomeLossPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnitDiluted	0.38
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit Diluted NetIncomeLossPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnitDiluted	0.30
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CY2010	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Debt Assumed1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1	1242604000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Debt Assumed1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1	26237000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Costs And Expenses OperatingCostsAndExpenses	918918000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Costs And Expenses OperatingCostsAndExpenses	680893000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Costs And Expenses OperatingCostsAndExpenses	784546000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1110398000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1036729000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1234819000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	364243000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	179257000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	270008000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	316492000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	260561000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	338928000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	340007000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	202052000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	22480000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	17283000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	17292000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	17467000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	27542000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	109359000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	20667000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	152473000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	34575000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	181904000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	248910000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	225581000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	10924000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-804000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-4023000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-11017000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	6502000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	19012000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-13254000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	16865000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	64342000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1132000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	10266000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeTax	49353000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeTax	16958000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeTax	-18952000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Inventory Supplies OtherInventorySupplies	119864000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Inventory Supplies OtherInventorySupplies	94873000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	567688000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	763912000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	244202000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	235848000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt OtherLongTermDebt	10434000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt OtherLongTermDebt	9671000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-7281000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-3627000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-14483000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-44210000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	1913000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	15954000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	314070000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	326362000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	148187000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Partners Capital PartnersCapital	120668000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Partners Capital PartnersCapital	53484000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Partners Capital Account Distributions PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions	470658000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Partners Capital Account Distributions PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions	483048000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Partners Capital Account Distributions PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions	525596000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Partners Capital Account Units Unitbased Compensation PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsUnitbasedCompensation	42924	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Partners Capital Account Units Unitbased Compensation PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsUnitbasedCompensation	68292	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Partners Capital Other PartnersCapitalOther	-3762000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Partners Capital Other PartnersCapitalOther	-9259000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Partners Capital Other PartnersCapitalOther	-5522000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	53298000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	778557000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	7646000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	48613000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	567593000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	381471000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	-30367000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	1971581000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	345237000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	1810230000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	1509977000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	100
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets	115673000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets	57167000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Contribution In Aid Of Construction ProceedsFromContributionInAidOfConstruction	13720000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Contribution In Aid Of Construction ProceedsFromContributionInAidOfConstruction	25371000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	8261905000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	3542612000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	4388531000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	1902642000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	1551810000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	999676000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-7025000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-1867000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets	104118000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets	33275000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets	21545000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	528247000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	336580000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	697871000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Propane Revenue PropaneRevenue	1360653000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Propane Revenue PropaneRevenue	1190524000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Propane Revenue PropaneRevenue	1314973000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	13284430000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	11852732000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Regulatory Assets Noncurrent RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent	92939000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Regulatory Assets Noncurrent RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent	88993000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	3020587000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	6263802000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	4078171000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	5417295000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	8240703000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	6598132000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	2178811000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	1871981000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	1362529000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	1989120000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	2097866000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	1974906000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	1587807000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	1775815000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenues From Transactions With Other Operating Segments Of Same Entity RevenuesFromTransactionsWithOtherOperatingSegmentsOfSameEntity	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Revenues From Transactions With Other Operating Segments Of Same Entity RevenuesFromTransactionsWithOtherOperatingSegmentsOfSameEntity	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Revenues From Transactions With Other Operating Segments Of Same Entity RevenuesFromTransactionsWithOtherOperatingSegmentsOfSameEntity	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	31168000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	25833000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	178924000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	292158000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	234321000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	42181000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Shipping Handling And Transportation Costs ShippingHandlingAndTransportationCosts	43300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Shipping Handling And Transportation Costs ShippingHandlingAndTransportationCosts	40400000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Shipping Handling And Transportation Costs ShippingHandlingAndTransportationCosts	55900000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	7388945000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6247732000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	3220251000	USD
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2339316000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current TaxesPayableCurrent	8344000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current TaxesPayableCurrent	14781000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Carrying Amount TemporaryEquityCarryingAmount	70943000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Carrying Amount TemporaryEquityCarryingAmount	71144000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Liquidation Preference TemporaryEquityLiquidationPreference	300000000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Units Of Partnership Interest Amount UnitsOfPartnershipInterestAmount	222941000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnCommodityContracts	14146000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnCommodityContracts	1696000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives And Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesAndCommodityContracts	-18600000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives And Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesAndCommodityContracts	-70500000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives And Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesAndCommodityContracts	-20800000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Use of Estimates</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the accrual for and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The natural gas industry conducts its business by processing actual transactions at the end of the month following the month of delivery. Consequently, the most current month’s financial results for natural gas and NGL related operations are estimated using volume estimates and market prices. Any differences between estimated results and actual results are recognized in the following month’s financial statements. Management believes that the estimated operating results represent the actual results in all material respects.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Some of the other significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, the timing of certain forecasted transactions that are hedged, the fair value of derivative instruments, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, purchase accounting allocations and subsequent realizability of intangible assets, fair value measurements used in the goodwill impairment test, market value of inventory, assets and liabilities resulting from the regulated ratemaking process, contingency reserves and environmental reserves. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</font></div></div>
CY2011	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Maintenance And Operations UtilitiesOperatingExpenseMaintenanceAndOperations	14700000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Maintenance And Operations UtilitiesOperatingExpenseMaintenanceAndOperations	18500000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Maintenance And Operations UtilitiesOperatingExpenseMaintenanceAndOperations	15400000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Other UtilitiesOperatingExpenseOther	18300000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Other UtilitiesOperatingExpenseOther	31400000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Other UtilitiesOperatingExpenseOther	13300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Limited Partnership Units Outstanding WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstanding	222968261	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Limited Partnership Units Outstanding WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstanding	222941156	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Weighted Average Limited Partnership Units Outstanding WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstanding	222898203	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Weighted Average Limited Partnership Units Outstanding Diluted WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstandingDiluted	222898203	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Limited Partnership Units Outstanding Diluted WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstandingDiluted	222941156	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Limited Partnership Units Outstanding Diluted WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstandingDiluted	222968261	shares
CY2010Q4	ete	Accrued Capital Expenditures AccruedCapitalExpenditures	87260000	USD
CY2011Q4	ete	Accrued Capital Expenditures AccruedCapitalExpenditures	228877000	USD
CY2010Q4	ete	Accumulated Amortization Intangibles Gross AccumulatedAmortizationIntangiblesGross	102991000	USD
CY2011Q4	ete	Accumulated Amortization Intangibles Gross AccumulatedAmortizationIntangiblesGross	148711000	USD
CY2011	ete	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Before Non Controlling Interest AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxBeforeNonControllingInterest	1810000	USD
CY2010	ete	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Before Non Controlling Interest AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxBeforeNonControllingInterest	15064000	USD
CY2011	ete	Additions To Property Plant And Equipment Including Acquisitions Net Of Contributions In Aid Of Construction Costs AdditionsToPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIncludingAcquisitionsNetOfContributionsInAidOfConstructionCosts	3332679000	USD
CY2009	ete	Additions To Property Plant And Equipment Including Acquisitions Net Of Contributions In Aid Of Construction Costs AdditionsToPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIncludingAcquisitionsNetOfContributionsInAidOfConstructionCosts	680780000	USD
CY2010	ete	Additions To Property Plant And Equipment Including Acquisitions Net Of Contributions In Aid Of Construction Costs AdditionsToPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIncludingAcquisitionsNetOfContributionsInAidOfConstructionCosts	3538329000	USD
CY2011	ete	Advances To Affiliates Net Of Repayments AdvancesToAffiliatesNetOfRepayments	149717000	USD
CY2009	ete	Advances To Affiliates Net Of Repayments AdvancesToAffiliatesNetOfRepayments	655500000	USD
CY2010	ete	Advances To Affiliates Net Of Repayments AdvancesToAffiliatesNetOfRepayments	92603000	USD
CY2009	ete	Allowance For Equity Funds Used During Construction AllowanceForEquityFundsUsedDuringConstruction	10557000	USD
CY2010	ete	Allowance For Equity Funds Used During Construction AllowanceForEquityFundsUsedDuringConstruction	28942000	USD
CY2011	ete	Allowance For Equity Funds Used During Construction AllowanceForEquityFundsUsedDuringConstruction	957000	USD
CY2011	ete	Amortization Period Of Deferred Gain Loss On Discontinuation Of Cash Flow Hedge AmortizationPeriodOfDeferredGainLossOnDiscontinuationOfCashFlowHedge	2.25	years
CY2011Q4	ete	Beneficial Ownership Limit For Voting Rights BeneficialOwnershipLimitForVotingRights	0.20
CY2011	ete	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Net Income Loss Attributable To Partners BusinessAcquisitionProFormaNetIncomeLossAttributableToPartners	307809000	USD
CY2010	ete	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Net Income Loss Attributable To Partners BusinessAcquisitionProFormaNetIncomeLossAttributableToPartners	228206000	USD
CY2010Q4	ete	Convertible Preferred Units ConvertiblePreferredUnits	317600000	USD
CY2011Q4	ete	Convertible Preferred Units ConvertiblePreferredUnits	322910000	USD
CY2011	ete	Debt Instrument Covenant Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio DebtInstrumentCovenantMinimumFixedChargeCoverageRatio	3
CY2011	ete	Debt Instrument Covenant Minimum Value To Loan Ratio DebtInstrumentCovenantMinimumValueToLoanRatio	2
CY2011	ete	Debt Instrument Coveneant Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio DebtInstrumentCoveneantMaximumConsolidatedLeverageRatio	5.5
CY2011Q4	ete	Deferred Tax Liabilities Basis Difference Associated With Class E Units DeferredTaxLiabilitiesBasisDifferenceAssociatedWithClassEUnits	72200000	USD
CY2010Q4	ete	Deferred Tax Liabilities Basis Difference Associated With Class E Units DeferredTaxLiabilitiesBasisDifferenceAssociatedWithClassEUnits	70200000	USD
CY2011	ete	Defined Contribution Plan Contributions By Employer DefinedContributionPlanContributionsByEmployer	14000000	USD
CY2010	ete	Dilutive Effect Of Equity Based Compensation Of Subsidiaries DilutiveEffectOfEquityBasedCompensationOfSubsidiaries	228000	USD
CY2011	ete	Dilutive Effect Of Equity Based Compensation Of Subsidiaries DilutiveEffectOfEquityBasedCompensationOfSubsidiaries	620000	USD
CY2009	ete	Dilutive Effect Of Equity Based Compensation Of Subsidiaries DilutiveEffectOfEquityBasedCompensationOfSubsidiaries	410000	USD
CY2010	ete	Distributions In Excess Of Earnings Of Affiliates DistributionsInExcessOfEarningsOfAffiliates	79975000	USD
CY2009	ete	Distributions In Excess Of Earnings Of Affiliates DistributionsInExcessOfEarningsOfAffiliates	3224000	USD
CY2011	ete	Distributions In Excess Of Earnings Of Affiliates DistributionsInExcessOfEarningsOfAffiliates	3075000	USD
CY2010Q4	ete	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Property Plant And Equipment Net EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	4052396000	USD
CY2011Q4	ete	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Property Plant And Equipment Net EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	3987460000	USD
CY2011Q4	ete	Equitymethodinvestmentsummarizedfinancialinformationotherassets Equitymethodinvestmentsummarizedfinancialinformationotherassets	152904000	USD
CY2010Q4	ete	Equitymethodinvestmentsummarizedfinancialinformationotherassets Equitymethodinvestmentsummarizedfinancialinformationotherassets	160655000	USD
CY2011Q4	ete	Exchanges Payable ExchangesPayable	17957000	USD
CY2010Q4	ete	Exchanges Payable ExchangesPayable	16003000	USD
CY2011Q4	ete	Exchanges Receivable ExchangesReceivable	21307000	USD
CY2010Q4	ete	Exchanges Receivable ExchangesReceivable	21926000	USD
CY2011Q4	ete	Fair Value Adjustment Related To Interest Rate Swaps FairValueAdjustmentRelatedToInterestRateSwaps	11647000	USD
CY2010Q4	ete	Fair Value Adjustment Related To Interest Rate Swaps FairValueAdjustmentRelatedToInterestRateSwaps	17260000	USD
CY2009	ete	Fair Value Hedge Adjustments Related To Inventory FairValueHedgeAdjustmentsRelatedToInventory	66100000	USD
CY2011	ete	Gain From Subsidiary Issuances Of Common Units GainFromSubsidiaryIssuancesOfCommonUnits	153039000	USD
CY2009	ete	Gain From Subsidiary Issuances Of Common Units GainFromSubsidiaryIssuancesOfCommonUnits	96996000	USD
CY2010	ete	Gain From Subsidiary Issuances Of Common Units GainFromSubsidiaryIssuancesOfCommonUnits	352307000	USD
CY2009Q4	ete	General Partner Contribution Payable GeneralPartnerContributionPayable	8900000	USD
CY2011	ete	Increase Decrease In Exchanges Payable IncreaseDecreaseInExchangesPayable	1954000	USD
CY2009	ete	Increase Decrease In Exchanges Payable IncreaseDecreaseInExchangesPayable	-35433000	USD
CY2010	ete	Increase Decrease In Exchanges Payable IncreaseDecreaseInExchangesPayable	-3841000	USD
CY2011	ete	Increase Decrease In Exchanges Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInExchangesReceivable	-620000	USD
CY2010	ete	Increase Decrease In Exchanges Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInExchangesReceivable	-1064000	USD
CY2009	ete	Increase Decrease In Exchanges Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInExchangesReceivable	-22074000	USD
CY2010	ete	Increase Decrease Price Risk Management Assets And Liabilities Net IncreaseDecreasePriceRiskManagementAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet	146438000	USD
CY2009	ete	Increase Decrease Price Risk Management Assets And Liabilities Net IncreaseDecreasePriceRiskManagementAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet	-130157000	USD
CY2011	ete	Increase Decrease Price Risk Management Assets And Liabilities Net IncreaseDecreasePriceRiskManagementAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet	54752000	USD
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CY2011Q4	ete	Intangible Assets Gross IntangibleAssetsGross	1221002000	USD
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CY2009	ete	Subsidiary Units Issued In Acquisition Certain Acquisitions SubsidiaryUnitsIssuedInAcquisitionCertainAcquisitions	63339000	USD
CY2011	ete	Subsidiary Units Issued In Acquisition Certain Acquisitions SubsidiaryUnitsIssuedInAcquisitionCertainAcquisitions	3000000	USD
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CY2011	ete	Swap Maturity Term SwapMaturityTerm	10	years
CY2011	ete	Typical Length Of Purchase And Supply Agreements TypicalLengthOfPurchaseAndSupplyAgreements	1	years
CY2011Q4	ete	Unamortized Discounts And Fair Value Adjustments UnamortizedDiscountsAndFairValueAdjustments	1300000	USD
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CY2011	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2011-12-31
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CY2011	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
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CY2011	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.
CY2011	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2011	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes

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