2.4.0.82201201 - Disclosure - General (Policies)truefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001209821duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1xtxi_GeneralAbstractxtxi_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_BasisOfAccountingus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">(a) Basis of Presentation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q, are unaudited and do not include all the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("US GAAP") for complete financial statements. All adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods have been made and are of a recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed herein. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for a full year. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to the consolidated financial statements for the prior year to conform to the current presentation. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">December 31, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:38px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of financial statements in accordance with US GAAP requires management of the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the basis of accounting, or basis of presentation, used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).No definition available.false03false2xtxi_JointVentureInvestmentPolicyTextBlockxtxi_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">(b) Investment in E2</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In March 2013, the Company entered into an agreement to form a new company (“E2”) that provides compression and stabilization services for producers in the liquids-rich window of the Utica Shale play.  The Company owns a majority interest in E2 and consolidates its investment in E2 pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") ASC 810-10-05-08.  The initial investment of approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$50.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> will be used to fund two new natural gas compression and condensate stabilization facilities. In May of 2013, the Company agreed to invest an additional </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$25.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in E2 to fund the construction of a third natural gas compression and condensate stabilization facility.  As of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company had invested </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$27.8 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in E2.  E2 will build, own and operate the three gas gathering compressor stations and condensate stabilization assets in Noble and Monroe counties in the southern portion of the Utica Shale play in Ohio. E2 serves as the manager and operator of these assets with expected commercial operations of the two initial facilities to start up during the fourth quarter of 2013.  The Company owns approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">93.0%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of E2 and has pre-determined rights to purchase the management ownership interests of E2 in the future.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaEntity owned and operated by a small group of ventures to accomplish a mutually beneficial venture or project.No definition available.false04false2us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomePolicyPolicyTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">(c) Comprehensive Income (Loss)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Reclassifications.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2013-02, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (“ASU 2013-02”). ASU 2013-02 requires disclosure of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of AOCI by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For amounts not reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts.  For the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">three months ended June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Partnership reclassified cash flow hedge (gains)/losses in the amounts of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$(0.2) million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$0.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDisclosure of accounting policy for comprehensive income.No definition available.false0falseGeneral (Policies)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.crosstexenergy.com/role/GeneralPolicies14