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Investments in Affiliates
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES [Abstract]  
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES:
The following investments in unconsolidated affiliates are reflected in our consolidated financial statements using the equity method:
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AmeriGas. In January 2014, ETP sold 9.2 million additional AmeriGas units. As of March 31, 2014, ETP owns 12.9 million AmeriGas common units representing an approximate 14% limited partner interest.
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Citrus. ETP owns a 50% interest in Citrus, which owns 100% of FGT, a natural gas pipeline system that originates in Texas and delivers natural gas to the Florida peninsula.
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FEP. ETP owns a 50% interest in the FEP, which owns a natural gas pipeline that originates in Conway County, Arkansas, continues eastward through White County, Arkansas and terminates at an interconnect with Trunkline Gas Company, LLC in Panola County, Mississippi.
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HPC. Regency owns a 49.99% interest in HPC, which, through its ownership of the Regency Intrastate Gas System, delivers natural gas from Northwest Louisiana to downstream pipelines and markets through an intrastate pipeline system.
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MEP. Regency owns a 50% interest in MEP, which owns natural gas pipelines that extend from Southeast Oklahoma, across Northeast Texas, Northern Louisiana and Central Mississippi to an interconnect with the Transcontinental natural gas pipeline system in Butler, Alabama.
The following table presents aggregated selected income statement data for our unconsolidated affiliates listed above (on a 100% basis for all periods presented).
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Revenue
$
1,819

 
$
1,511

Operating income
464

 
437

Net income
344

 
318


In addition to the equity method investments described above, our subsidiaries have other equity method investments, which are not significant to our consolidated financial statements.