Employee Incentive Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

				Weighted
				Average
		Number of		Grant-Date
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Restricted Units:		Units		Fair Value
Non-vested, beginning of period			949,844	$	10.45
	Granted		417,677		16.58
	Vested*		(264,632)		7.93
	Forfeited		(99,730)		14.01
Non-vested, end of period			1,003,159	$	13.31
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in thousands)		$	14,596
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* Vested units include 66,180 units withheld for payroll taxes paid on behalf of employees.

Scheduleof Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Vested and Fair Value Vested Table [Text Block]

	Years Ended December 31,
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Restricted Units:	2012		2011		2010
Aggregate intrinsic value of units vested	$	3,850	$	6,438	$	11,076
Fair value of units vested	$	2,097	$	5,945	$	5,785
As of December 31, 2012, there was $5.4 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted units. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.2 years.

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

	A summary of the unit option activity for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 is provided below:
		Years Ended December 31,
		2012				2011				2010
				Weighted				Weighted				Weighted
			Number of		Average		Number of		Average		Number of		Average
			Units		Exercise Price		Units		Exercise Price		Units		Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of period			451,574	$	6.99		611,311	$	6.77		882,836	$	6.43
	Exercised		(87,857)		4.96		(128,477)		4.61		(198,725)		4.48
	Forfeited		(14,699)		13.39		(31,260)		12.83		(67,183)		9.27
	Expired		-		0.00		-		0.00		(5,617)		5.37
Outstanding, end of period			349,018	$	7.25		451,574	$	6.99		611,311	$	6.77
Options exercisable at end of period			286,715	$	7.52		315,742	$	7.42		278,214	$	7.78
Weighted average contractual term (years) end of period:
	Options outstanding		6.1		0.0		7.2		-		8.2		-
	Options exercisable		6.0		0.0		6.9		-		7.6		-
Aggregate intrinsic value end of period (in thousands):
	Options outstanding	$	3,016		0	$	4,648		-	$	5,350		-
	Options exercisable	$	2,483		0	$	3,260		-	$	2,463		-

		Years Ended December 31,
		2012				2011				2010
				Weighted				Weighted				Weighted
		Number of		Average		Number of		Average		Number of		Average
		Units		Exercise Price		Units		Exercise Price		Units		Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of period			37,500	$	6.50		37,500	$	6.50		67,500	$	9.54
	Forfeited		-		-		-		-		(30,000)		13.33
Outstanding, end of period			37,500	$	6.50		37,500	$	6.50		37,500	$	6.50
Options exercisable at end of period			37,500	$	6.50		37,500	$	6.50		37,500	$	6.50

Scheduleof Share Based Compensation Unit Options Vested and Fair Value Vested Table [Text Block]

	Years Ended December 31,
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Unit Options:	2012		2011		2010
Intrinsic value of units options exercised	$	988	$	1,527	$	1,470
Fair value of unit options vested	$	277	$	563	$	764
As of December 31, 2012, there was less than $0.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested unit options. That cost is expected to be recognized during the first quarter of 2013.

Schedule Of Shared Based Compensation Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units Activity Table [Text Block]

				Weighted
				Average
		Number of		Grant-Date
Crosstex Energy, Inc. Restricted Shares:		Shares		Fair Value
Non-vested, beginning of period			1,221,351	$	7.40
	Granted		528,946		13.34
	Vested*		(285,872)		6.13
	Forfeited		(135,263)		10.27
Non-vested, end of period			1,329,162	$	9.75
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in thousands)		$	19,060
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* Vested units include 66,106 units withheld for payroll taxes paid on behalf of employees.

	Years Ended December 31,
Crosstex Energy, Inc. Restricted Shares:	2012		2011		2010
Aggregate intrinsic value of shares vested	$	4,099	$	3,915	$	3,163
Fair value of shares vested	$	1,754	$	5,623	$	4,388