Employee Incentive Plan (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

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

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs

Amounts recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements with respect to these plans are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended    June 30,				Six Months Ended   June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Cost of share-based compensation charged to general and administrative expense	$	2,610	$	2,233	$	7,157	$	4,473
Cost of share-based compensation charged to operating expense	421		316		980		640
Total amount charged to income	$	3,031	$	2,549	$	8,137	$	5,113
Interest of non-controlling partners in share-based compensation	$	1,166	$	1,722	$	3,152	$	2,716
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized in income	$	690	$	306	$	1,848	$	887

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity

A summary of the restricted incentive unit activity for the six months ended June 30, 2013 is provided below:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Restricted Incentive Units:	Number of Units			Weighted Average Grant-Date  Fair Value
Non-vested, beginning of period	1,003,159			$	13.31
Granted	580,785			15.83
Vested*	(277,404		)	9.00
Forfeited	(36,758		)	12.43
Non-vested, end of period	1,269,782			$	15.43
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in thousands)	$	26,183

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* Vested units include 81,321 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

A summary of the restricted incentive units’ aggregate intrinsic value (market value at vesting date) and fair value of units vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are provided below (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended    June 30,				Six Months Ended   June 30,
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Restricted Incentive Units:	2013		2012		2013		2012
Aggregate intrinsic value of units vested	$	279	$	280	$	4,293	$	3,806
Fair value of units vested	$	222	$	281	$	2,496	$	1,608

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

A summary of the unit option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2013 is provided below:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Unit Options:	Number of Units			Weighted Average Exercise  Price
Outstanding, beginning of period	349,018			$	7.25
Exercised	(109,438		)	5.68
Forfeited	(2,681		)	26.75
Outstanding, end of period	236,899			$	7.76
Options exercisable at end of period	236,899
Weighted average contractual term (years) end of period:
Options outstanding	5.8
Options exercisable	5.8
Aggregate intrinsic value end of period (in thousands):
Options outstanding	$	3,312
Options exercisable	$	3,312

Scheduleof Share Based Compensation Unit Options Vested and Fair Value Vested Table

A summary of the unit options intrinsic value exercised (market value in excess of exercise price at date of exercise) and fair value of units exercised (value per Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model at date of grant) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are provided below (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended    June 30,				Six Months Ended   June 30,
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Unit Options:	2013		2012		2013		2012
Intrinsic value of unit options exercised	$	546	$	67	$	1,361	$	478
Fair value of unit options vested	$	—	$	—	$	254	$	277

Schedule Of Shared Based Compensation Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units Activity Table

A summary of the restricted share activities for the six months endedJune 30, 2013 is provided below:

	Six Months Ended   June 30, 2013
Crosstex Energy, Inc. Restricted Shares:	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested, beginning of period	1,329,162			$	9.75
Granted	587,571			14.69
Vested*	(281,145		)	7.77
Forfeited	(43,692		)	11.43
Non-vested, end of period	1,591,896			$	11.87
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in thousands)	$	31,456

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* Vested shares include 79,723 shares withheld for payroll taxes paid on behalf of employees.

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock And Restricted Units Vested And Fair Value Vested

A summary of the restricted shares’ aggregate intrinsic value (market value at vesting date) and fair value of shares vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are provided below (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended    June 30,				Six Months Ended   June 30,
Crosstex Energy, Inc. Restricted Shares:	2013		2012		2013		2012
Aggregate intrinsic value of shares vested	$	298	$	391	$	4,303	$	3,127
Fair value of shares vested	$	217	$	260	$	2,184	$	1,266

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding and Exercisable

The following is a summary of the CEI stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2013:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 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
Weighted average contractual term (years) end of period	1.5