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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions

Loews provides a variety of corporate services to the Company under service agreements, including but not limited to, information technology, tax, risk management, internal audit and corporate development services and also charges the Company for allocated overheads. The Company incurred charges related to these services of $1.5 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and $2.9 million and $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Distributions paid to BPHC and Boardwalk GP were $25.5 million and $13.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and $51.1 million and $26.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. The distribution paid to BPHC and Boardwalk GP in 2019 was impacted by the increase in ownership by Boardwalk GP in the third quarter 2018.