Derivative Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Derivative Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Derivative Assets And Liabilities Statement

The Partnership’s derivative assets and liabilities, including credit risk adjustments, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are detailed below:

	Assets				Liabilities
	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011		March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Current amounts
Commodity contracts	$	—	$	4,065	$	—	$	10,065
Long-term amounts
Commodity contracts	—		474		—		63
Total cash flow hedging instruments	—		4,539		—		10,128
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges:
Current amounts
Commodity contracts	4,791		—		5,653		—
Ethane put options	880		309		—		—
Interest rate swap contracts	—		—		—		470
Long-term amounts
Commodity contracts	324		—		334		—
Embedded derivatives in Series A Preferred Units	—		—		38,553		39,049
Total derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges	5,995		309		44,540		39,519
Total derivatives	$	5,995	$	4,848	$	44,540	$	49,647

Detail Effect Of Derivative Assets And Liabilities In Statement Of Operations

The Partnership’s statement of operations for the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011 were impacted by derivative instruments activities as follows:

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2012			2011
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:		Change in Value Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
Commodity derivatives		$	—		$	(16,996	)
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Commodity derivatives	Revenues	$	—		$	(3,429	)
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Ineffective Portion
Commodity derivatives	Revenues	$	—		$	88
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Pre-Hedge Designation Fair Value
Commodity derivatives	Revenues	$	—		$	1,627
Derivatives not designated in a hedging relationship:	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Amortized from AOCI into Income
Commodity derivatives	Revenues	$	(3,665	)	$	—
Derivatives not designated in a hedging relationship:	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
Commodity derivatives	Revenues	$	2,481		$	—
Interest rate swap contracts	Interest expense, net	(12		)	(259		)
Embedded derivatives in Series A Preferred Units	Other income &  deductions, net	496			2,575
		$	2,965		$	2,316