Derivative Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Derivative Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Derivative Assets And Liabilities Statement

The Partnership’s derivative assets and liabilities, including credit risk adjustments, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are detailed below:

	Assets				Liabilities
	December 31, 2011		December 31, 2010		December 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Current amounts
Commodity contracts	$	4,065	$	2,650	$	10,065	$	11,421
Long-term amounts
Commodity contracts	474		23		63		3,271
Total cash flow hedging instruments	4,539		2,673		10,128		14,692
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges
Current amounts
Ethane put options	309		—		—		—
Interest rate contracts	—		—		470		1,751
Long-term amounts
Interest rate contracts	—		—		—		833
Embedded derivatives in Series A Preferred Units	—		—		39,049		57,023
Total derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges	309		—		39,519		59,607
Total derivatives	$	4,848	$	2,673	$	49,647	$	74,299

Detail Effect Of Derivative Assets And Liabilities In Statement Of Operations

The Partnership's statement of operation for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were impacted by derivative instruments activities as detailed below:

		Successor						Predecessor
		Year Ended December 31, 2011			Period from May 26, 2010 to December 31, 2010			Period from January 1, 2010 to May 25, 2010			Year Ended December 31, 2009
		Change in Value Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Commodity derivatives		$	(12,678	)	$	(11,099	)	$	14,371		$	(19,958	)
Interest rate swap derivatives		—			—			—			(2,082		)
		$	(12,678	)	$	(11,099	)	$	14,371		$	(22,040	)
	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Commodity derivatives	Revenue	$	(19,018	)	$	—		$	(5,200	)	$	54,260
Interest rate swap derivatives	Interest expense	—			—			(1,060		)	(6,255		)
		$	(19,018	)	$	—		$	(6,260	)	$	48,005
	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Ineffective Portion
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Commodity derivatives	Revenue	$	3		$	(88	)	$	(799	)	$	108

	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in  Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) from De-designation Amortized from AOCI into Income
Derivatives not designated in a hedging relationship:
Commodity derivatives	Revenue	$	—		$	—		$	4,115		$	(611	)
	Location of  Gain/(Loss) Recognized in  Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
Derivatives not designated in a hedging relationship:
Commodity derivatives	Revenue	$	(58	)	$	(7,778	)	$	1,168		$	(13,669	)
Interest rate swap derivatives	Interest expense	(395		)	(3,588		)	(824		)	—
Embedded derivatives	Other  income & deductions	17,974			(8,390		)	(4,039		)	(15,686		)
		$	17,521		$	(19,756	)	$	(3,695	)	$	(29,355	)