Employee Incentive Plan (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2013		2012
Cost of share-based compensation charged to general and
	administrative expense	$	4,547	$	2,241
Cost of share-based compensation charged to operating expense			559		323
Total amount charged to income		$	5,106	$	2,564
Interest of non-controlling partners in share-based compensation		$	1,986	$	994
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized in income		$	1,157	$	582

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

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
				Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
		Number of
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Restricted Units:		Units
Non-vested, beginning of period			1,003,159	$	13.31
	Granted		526,502		15.89
	Vested*		(264,140)		8.70
	Forfeited		(20,945)		15.37
Non-vested, end of period			1,244,576	$	15.35
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in thousands)		$	22,900
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* Vested units include 82,348 units withheld for payroll taxes paid on behalf of employees.

		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2013
		Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Crosstex Energy, Inc. Restricted Shares:
Non-vested, beginning of period			1,329,162	$	9.75
	Granted		533,482		15.63
	Vested*		(264,887)		7.43
	Forfeited		(25,318)		12.27
Non-vested, end of period			1,572,439	$	12.09
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in thousands)		$	30,285
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* Vested shares include 79,021 shares withheld for payroll taxes paid on behalf of employees.

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

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Restricted Units:	2013		2012
Aggregate intrinsic value of units vested	$	4,024	$	3,511
Fair value of units vested	$	2,299	$	1,327
As of March 31, 2013, there was $10.6 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted units. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Crosstex Energy, Inc. Restricted Shares:	2013		2012
Aggregate intrinsic value of shares vested	$	3,990	$	2,736
Fair value of shares vested	$	1,967	$	1,006
As of March 31, 2013, there was $11.1 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested CEI restricted shares. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

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

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
				Weighted
		Number of		Average
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Unit Options:		Units		Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of period			349,018	$	7.25
	Exercised		(70,278)		5.70
	Forfeited		(2,681)		26.75
Outstanding, end of period			276,059	$	7.46
Options exercisable at end of period			276,059
Weighted average contractual term (years) end of period:
	Options outstanding		5.9
	Options exercisable		5.9
Aggregate intrinsic value end of period (in thousands):
	Options outstanding	$	3,345
	Options exercisable	$	3,345

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
				Weighted
		Number of		Average
Crosstex Energy, Inc. Stock Options:		Shares		Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of period			37,500	$	6.50
	Forfeited		-		-
Outstanding, end of period			37,500	$	6.50
Options exercisable at end of period			37,500	$	6.50
Weighted average contractual term (years) end of period			1.7

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

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Unit Options:	2013		2012
Intrinsic value of unit options exercised	$	814	$	411
Fair value of unit options vested	$	254	$	277
As of March 31, 2013, all options were vested and fully expensed.