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Loss Contingency, Loss of Life, Number

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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The amount of cash paid during the current period for taxes other than income taxes.

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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions) of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 08, 2013 bbl people
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Self Insurance Reserve	$ 17.8	$ 17.2
Self Insurance Reserve Expected To Be Paid Subsequent To Next Fiscal Year	11.3
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	7.0
Payments for Other Taxes	8.6
Loss Contingency Accrual, at Carrying Value		0.1
Arrow Acquisition Class Action Lawsuit
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Loss of Life, Number \| people			47
Minimum \| Arrow Acquisition Class Action Lawsuit
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Barrels of Oil Equivalents Spilled \| bbl			50,000
Tres Palacios Holdings LLC
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	2.0
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Self Insurance Reserve	12.3	$ 11.4
Self Insurance Reserve Expected To Be Paid Subsequent To Next Fiscal Year	$ 7.1