Earnings Per Limited Partner Unit

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Prior to the Crestwood Holdings transactions, we calculated basic net income per limited partner unit using the two-class method. Our income (loss) was allocated to our common units and other participating securities (i.e., subordinated units) based on the amount of dividends paid in the current period plus an allocation of the undistributed earnings or excess distributions over earnings to the extent that each security participates in income (loss) or excess distributions over income (loss). The dilutive effect of the stock-based compensation performance units is calculated using the treasury stock method which considers the impact to net income or loss attributable to Crestwood Equity Partners and limited partner units from the potential issuance of limited partner units. The dilutive effect of the preferred units and Crestwood Niobrara preferred units are calculated using the if-converted method which assumes units are converted at the beginning of the period (beginning with their respective issuance date), and the resulting common units are included in the denominator of the diluted net income per common unit calculation for the period being presented. Distributions declared in the period and undeclared distributions that accumulated during the period are added back to the numerator for purposes of the if-converted calculation.

We exclude potentially dilutive securities from the determination of diluted earnings per unit (as well as their related income statement impacts) when their impact is anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes information regarding the weighted-average of common units excluded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in millions):


	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Preferred units (1)	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1
Crestwood Niobrara’s preferred units(1)	3.9	8.7	3.9	8.7
Unit-based compensation performance units(1)	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3
Subordinated units(1)(2)	—	0.4	0.1	0.4

(1)For additional information regarding the potential conversion/redemption of our preferred units and Crestwood Niobrara’s preferred units to CEQP common units, and of our performance units and subordinated units, see our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2)In conjunction with the Crestwood Holdings Transactions, in March 2021, CEQP retired the subordinated units. For additional information regarding the retirement of the subordinated units, see Note 1 and Note 11.