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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount paid or received to resolve the preacquisition contingency.

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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount of assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount due from customers or clients for goods or services, including trade receivables, that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, and amounts due from others, including related parties expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities incurred for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business and related party payables, assumed at the acquisition date.

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The amount of financial liabilities assumed (as defined) which have been recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized for assets, including goodwill, in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Fair value at acquisition-date of the equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer, immediately before the acquisition date for businesses combined in stages.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree	$ 112,000
Step Acquisition - Remeasurement Gain	36,300
Consideration Transferred	$ 363,800
Business Acquisition Purchase Price			$ 250,000
Working Capital Adjustment		$ 1,800
Assets Acquired - Cash and Equivalents			4,609
Assets Acquired - Receivables			4,919
Assets Acquired - Prepaid and other Current Assets			253
Assets Acquired - Properties and Equipment			277,016
Assets Acquired - Intangible Assets			70,182
Goodwill			11,615
Liabilities Assumed - Accounts Payable			(3,311)
Liabilities Assumed - Accrued Property Taxes			(1,438)
Liabilities Assumed - Other Current Liabilities			(65)
Net Assets Acquired			$ 363,780
SLC Pipeline [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	75.00%
Frontier Pipeline [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%	50.00%