Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

	Texas			Oklahoma			Rocky Mountains			Total Segments			Corporate and Other			Consolidated

	(In thousands)
*Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:*
Total segment gross margin	$	55,236		$	22,948		$	624		$	78,808		$	(3,716	)	$	75,092
Operations and maintenance expenses		11,548			7,649			45			19,242			—			19,242
Depreciation and amortization		9,573			8,898			434			18,905			354			19,259
General and administrative expenses		3,753			2,535			261			6,549			7,148			13,697
Taxes other than income		1,131			842			10			1,983			—			1,983
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated affiliates		(9,296	)		(291	)		(2,971	)		(12,558	)		—			(12,558	)
Gain on sale of operating assets		(9,716	)		—			—			(9,716	)		—			(9,716	)

Operating income (loss)	$	48,243		$	3,315		$	2,845		$	54,403		$	(11,218	)	$	43,185

Natural gas sales	$	64,827		$	32,787		$	—		$	97,614		$	—		$	97,614
Natural gas liquids sales		160,187			47,066			—			207,253			(1,789	)		205,464
Transportation, compression and processing fees		41,028			4,322			3,964			49,314			—			49,314
Condensate and other		3,426			11,467			1,034			15,927			(1,926	)		14,001

Sales to external customers	$	269,468		$	95,642		$	4,998		$	370,108		$	(3,715	)	$	366,393

Interest and other financing costs	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	13,797		$	13,797

Capital expenditures	$	86,255		$	11,012		$	—		$	97,267		$	345		$	97,612

*Three Months Ended September 30, 2011:*
Total segment gross margin	$	44,540		$	27,876		$	432		$	72,848		$	(8,006	)	$	64,842
Operations and maintenance expenses		9,082			6,930			79			16,091			—			16,091
Depreciation and amortization		7,182			8,623			764			16,569			342			16,911
Impairment		—			—			5,000			5,000			—			5,000
General and administrative expenses		3,010			2,199			339			5,548			4,483			10,031
Taxes other than income		711			774			17			1,502			—			1,502
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated affiliates		(1,894	)		(652	)		164,135			161,589			—			161,589

Operating income (loss)	$	26,449		$	10,002		$	(169,902	)	$	(133,451	)	$	(12,831	)	$	(146,282	)

Natural gas sales	$	74,681		$	47,528		$	127		$	122,336		$	(1,521	)	$	120,815
Natural gas liquids sales		118,280			79,154			—			197,434			(6,064	)		191,370
Transportation, compression and processing fees		23,407			2,727			4,203			30,337			—			30,337
Condensate and other		2,874			8,417			299			11,590			(421	)		11,169

Sales to external customers	$	219,242		$	137,826		$	4,629		$	361,697		$	(8,006	)	$	353,691

Interest and other financing costs	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	11,080		$	11,080

Capital expenditures	$	76,561		$	9,306		$	(9	)	$	85,858		$	327		$	86,185

*Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:*
Total segment gross margin	$	149,678		$	67,318		$	1,169		$	218,165		$	(5,395	)	$	212,770
Operations and maintenance expenses		33,441			22,592			138			56,171			—			56,171
Depreciation and amortization		28,306			26,226			1,633			56,165			1,244			57,409
Impairment		—			—			28,744			28,744			—			28,744
General and administrative expenses		10,427			7,049			1,467			18,943			19,996			38,939
Taxes other than income		3,192			2,243			17			5,452			7			5,459
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated affiliates		(21,315	)		(692	)		111,740			89,733			—			89,733
Gain on sale of operating assets		(9,716	)		—			—			(9,716	)		—			(9,716	)

Operating income (loss)	$	105,343		$	9,900		$	(142,570	)	$	(27,327	)	$	(26,642	)	$	(53,969	)

Natural gas sales	$	167,483		$	86,257		$	79		$	253,819		$	—		$	253,819
Natural gas liquids sales		435,630			154,618			—			590,248			(817	)		589,431
Transportation, compression and processing fees		106,598			13,669			12,127			132,394			—			132,394
Condensate and other		9,878			38,343			1,636			49,857			(4,577	)		45,280

Sales to external customers	$	719,589		$	292,887		$	13,842		$	1,026,318		$	(5,394	)	$	1,020,924

Interest and other financing costs	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	42,823		$	42,823

Capital expenditures	$	235,420		$	26,314		$	—		$	261,734		$	6,045		$	267,779

Segment assets	$	1,021,263		$	632,452		$	283,689		$	1,937,404		$	228,454		$	2,165,858

*Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:*
Total segment gross margin	$	135,685		$	79,623		$	2,245		$	217,553		$	(27,069	)	$	190,484
Operations and maintenance expenses		26,815			19,943			195			46,953			—			46,953
Depreciation and amortization		20,712			27,024			2,295			50,031			1,112			51,143
Impairment		—			—			5,000			5,000			—			5,000
General and administrative expenses		8,731			6,766			1,003			16,500			18,030			34,530
Taxes other than income		1,938			2,056			18			4,012			17			4,029
Equity in loss (earnings) from unconsolidated affiliates		(1,698	)		(2,023	)		162,302			158,581			—			158,581

Operating income (loss)	$	79,187		$	25,857		$	(168,568	)	$	(63,524	)	$	(46,228	)	$	(109,752	)

Natural gas sales	$	211,466		$	141,264		$	380		$	353,110		$	(4,572	)	$	348,538
Natural gas liquids sales		315,879			224,174			—			540,053			(18,924	)		521,129
Transportation, compression and processing fees		61,989			7,927			12,790			82,706			—			82,706
Condensate and other		12,366			27,392			1,114			40,872			(3,573	)		37,299

Sales to external customers	$	601,700		$	400,757		$	14,284		$	1,016,741		$	(27,069	)	$	989,672

Interest and other financing costs	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	34,450		$	34,450

Capital expenditures	$	179,177		$	34,407		$	(9	)	$	213,575		$	1,112		$	214,687

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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