Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ($74,381 and $31,584, respectively)	$ 354,554	$ 345,756
Restricted cash ($0 and $500, respectively)	10,000	25,500
Receivables, net ($1,759 and $403, respectively)	232,668	197,977
Inventories ($230 and $0, respectively)	36,461	24,633
Fair value of derivative instruments	24,746	19,504
Deferred income taxes	1,199	5,281
Other current assets ($3,324 and $82, respectively)	34,264	34,871
Total current assets	693,892	653,522
Property, plant and equipment ($1,106,356 and $410,205, respectively)	7,025,344	5,542,316
Less: accumulated depreciation ($14,329 and $2,787, respectively)	(732,482)	(602,698)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	6,292,862	4,939,618
Other long-term assets:
Restricted cash		10,000
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	69,327	63,054
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $253,338 and $221,416, respectively	907,733	855,155
Goodwill	144,856	142,174
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $21,829 and $18,567, respectively	55,384	51,145
Deferred contract cost, net of accumulated amortization of $2,730 and $2,574, respectively	20,520	676
Fair value of derivative instruments	12,418	10,878
Other long-term assets ($953 and $0, respectively)	3,891	2,140
Total assets	8,200,883	6,728,362
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable ($74,008 and $73,865, respectively)	296,559	320,627
Accrued liabilities ($158,324 and $109,572, respectively)	496,384	390,178
Fair value of derivative instruments	17,871	27,229
Total current liabilities	810,814	738,034
Deferred income taxes	244,422	189,428
Fair value of derivative instruments	2,010	32,190
Long-term debt, net of discounts of $7,296 and $8,061, respectively	3,022,704	2,523,051
Other long-term liabilities	151,947	134,261
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Redeemable non-controlling interest (Note 3)	486,670
Equity:
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	456,026	261,463
Total equity	3,482,316	3,111,398
Total liabilities and equity	8,200,883	6,728,362
Common Units
Equity:
Common units	2,273,759	2,097,404
Total equity	2,273,759	2,097,404
Class B Units
Equity:
Common units	752,531	752,531
Total equity	$ 752,531	$ 752,531