CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ($2,684 and $2,913, respectively)	$ 117,016	$ 67,450
Restricted cash	26,193
Receivables, net ($1,569 and $43,783, respectively)	226,561	179,209
Inventories ($0 and $8,431)	41,006	23,432
Fair value of derivative instruments	8,698	4,345
Deferred income taxes	14,885	16,090
Other current assets ($169 and $272, respectively)	11,748	8,020
Total current assets	446,107	298,546
Property, plant and equipment ($156,808 and $849,986, respectively)	3,302,369	2,613,027
Less: accumulated depreciation ($15,551 and $38,169, respectively)	(438,062)	(294,003)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	2,864,307	2,319,024
Other long-term assets:
Restricted cash ($0 and $28,001)		28,001
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	27,853	28,688
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $168,168 and $124,568, respectively	603,767	613,578
Goodwill	67,918	9,421
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $13,194 and $11,445, respectively	41,798	32,901
Deferred contract cost, net of accumulated amortization of $2,262 and $1,950, respectively	988	1,300
Fair value of derivative instruments	16,092	417
Other long-term assets ($102 and $383, respectively)	1,595	1,486
Total assets	4,070,425	3,333,362
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable ($96 and $5,945, respectively)	179,871	122,473
Accrued liabilities ($1,144 and $64,713, respectively)	171,451	153,869
Deferred income taxes		11
Fair value of derivative instruments	90,551	65,489
Total current liabilities	441,873	341,842
Deferred income taxes	93,664	87,881
Fair value of derivative instruments	65,403	66,290
Long-term debt, net of discounts of $1,050 and $1,566, respectively	1,846,062	1,273,434
Other long-term liabilities ($73 and $154, respectively)	121,356	105,349
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 18)
Equity:
Common units	679,309	993,049
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	70,227	465,517
Total equity	1,502,067	1,458,566
Total liabilities and equity	4,070,425	3,333,362
Common Units
Equity:
Common units	679,309	993,049
Total equity	679,309	993,049
Class B Units
Equity:
Common units	752,531
Total equity	$ 752,531