Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012		Mar. 31, 2011
REVENUES:
Gas sales, including related party	$ 80,895		$ 110,087
NGL sales including related party	159,279		118,251
Gathering, transportation and other fees, including related party	100,314		81,836
Net realized and unrealized loss from derivatives	(1,184)		(1,714)
Other, including related party	18,595		8,792
Total revenues	357,899		317,252
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Cost of sales, including related party	239,653		216,261
Operation and maintenance	40,981		33,672
General and administrative, including related party	15,695		18,997
Loss on asset sales, net	36		28
Depreciation and amortization	51,506		40,236
Total operating costs and expenses	347,871		309,194
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS):	10,028		8,058
Income from unconsolidated affiliates	31,958		23,808
Interest expense, net	(29,557)		(20,007)
Other income and deductions, net	16,522	[1]	2,414
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	28,951		14,273
Income tax (benefit) expense	51		(32)
NET INCOME	28,900		14,305
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(399)		(231)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP	28,501		14,074
Amounts attributable to Series A Preferred Units	2,997		1,993
General partner's interest, including IDRs	2,488		1,292
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss)	$ 23,016		$ 10,789
Income (loss) from continuing operations per common unit:
Weighted average number of common units outstanding	158,690,035		137,304,783
Net income, per outstanding limited partnership unit	0.15		0.08
Diluted net income, per outstanding limited partnership unit	0.14		0.07
Distributions per unit	$ 0.46		$ 0.445

[1] *Other income and deductions, net for the three months ended March 31, 2012 included a one-time producer payment of $15.6 million related to an assignment of certain contracts.