Related Party Transactions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Sales To And Purchase From Enterprise

The following table presents sales to and purchases from Enterprise:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Natural Gas Operations:
Sales	$	164,339	$	126,992	$	462,359	$	402,238
Purchases	3,938		396		21,898		13,928
Propane Operations:
Sales	395		262		10,613		11,228
Purchases	86,673		58,642		328,830		276,821

Related Party Balances On Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The following table summarizes the related party balances on our consolidated balance sheets:

	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
Accounts receivable from related parties:
Enterprise:
Natural Gas Operations	$	53,016		$	36,736
Propane Operations	222			2,327
Other	23,659			14,803
Total accounts receivable from related parties	$	76,897		$	53,866
Accounts payable to related parties:
Enterprise:
Natural Gas Operations	$	2,465		$	2,687
Propane Operations	19,632			22,985
Other	4,276			1,505
Total accounts payable to related parties	$	26,373		$	27,177
Net imbalance (payable to) receivable from Enterprise	$	(89	)	$	1,360