Financing Capital Units Issuances (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Capital Units Issuances [Abstract]

Schedule of Capital Units [Table Text Block]

Common Unit Offering

For the six months ended June 2013 and 2012, the Partnership completed the following issuances and sales of common units (in millions, except the issuance price):

Month of Offering	Number of Common Units	Issuance Price	Less Underwriting Discounts and Expenses	Net Proceeds (including General Partner Contribution)	Common Units Outstanding After Offering	Common Units Held by the Public After Offering
May 2013 (1)	12.7	$30.12	$12.3	$376.5	220.4	117.6
February 2012 (2)	9.2	$27.55	$8.5	$250.2	184.9	82.2

(1) The net proceeds of this offering were used to repay borrowings outstanding under the Partnership's credit facility.

(2) The net proceeds were used to purchase the remaining equity ownership interest in HP Storage from BPHC.