2.4.0.82106100 - Disclosure - Acquisitions And Dispositionstruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2012Q4http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001338613duration2012-01-01T00:00:002012-12-31T00:00:001true1rgp_AcquisitionsAndDispositionsAbstractrgp_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2rgp_AcquisitionsAndDispositionsDisclosureTextBlockrgp_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquisitions and Dispositions</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">2011</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Lone Star</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. On May 2, 2011, the Partnership contributed </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$593 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in cash to Lone Star, in exchange for its </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">30%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> interest. Lone Star, a newly formed joint venture that is owned </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">70%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> by ETP and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">30%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> by the Partnership, completed its acquisition of all of the membership interest in LDH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy LLC (subsequently renamed Castleton Commodities International, LLC), for </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1.98 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in cash. To fund a portion of this capital contribution, the Partnership issued </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">8,500,001</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> common units representing limited partnership interests with net proceeds of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$204 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The remaining portion of the Partnership’s capital contribution was funded by additional borrowings under its revolving credit facility. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">MEP</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. On September 1, 2011, the Partnership purchased an additional </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">0.1%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> interest in MEP from ETP for </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">$1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in cash, bringing its total interest in MEP to </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">50%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Ranch JV.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> On December 2, 2011, Ranch JV was formed by the Partnership, APM and CM, each owning a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">33.33%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> interest in the joint venture. Ranch JV processes natural gas delivered from the NGLs-rich Bone Spring and Avalon shale formations in west Texas.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">2010</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">HPC</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. On April 30, 2010, the Partnership purchased an additional </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">6.99%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> general partner interest in HPC from EFS Haynesville, bringing its total general partner interest in HPC to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">49.99%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The purchase price of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$92 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> was funded by borrowings under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility. Because this transaction occurred between two entities under common control, partners’ capital was decreased by </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$17 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, which represented a deemed distribution of the excess purchase price over EFS Haynesville’s carrying amount of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$75 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">MEP</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. On May 26, 2010, the Partnership purchased a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">49.9%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> interest in MEP from ETE. The Partnership issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">26,266,791</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> common units to ETE, valued at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$584 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, and received a working capital adjustment of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$5 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> from ETE that was recorded as an adjustment to investment in unconsolidated affiliates. Because this transaction occurred between two entities under common control, partners’ capital was increased by </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$9 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, which represented a deemed contribution of the excess carrying amount of ETE’s investment of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$589 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> over the purchase price. MEP owns approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">500</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> miles of natural gas pipelines that extend from the southeast corner of Oklahoma, across northeast Texas, northern Louisiana, central Mississippi and into Alabama.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Disposition of East Texas Assets</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. In July 2010, the Partnership sold its gathering and processing assets located in east Texas for </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$70 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in cash. The financial results of these assets have been reclassified to discontinued operations in accordance with applicable accounting standards. Revenues for these assets for the period from May 26, 2010 to December 31, 2010, the period from January 1, 2010 to May 25, 2010, and the year ended December 31, 2009 were </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$10 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$24 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$46 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Zephyr</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. On September 1, 2010, the Partnership completed the Zephyr acquisition for </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$193 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in cash that was funded by borrowings under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility. Zephyr owns and operates a fleet of equipment used in gas treating. The primary treatment services include carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide removal, dehydration, natural gas cooling and BTU management. The acquisition of Zephyr further increased the Partnership’s fee-based revenues. From September 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, revenues and net income attributable to Zephyr’s operations of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$14 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$6 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively are included in the Partnership’s results of operations. The total purchase price was allocated as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="84%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="14%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">September 1, 2010</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Cash and cash equivalents</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Trade accounts receivable</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">7</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Gas plants and buildings</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">81</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Intangible assets</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">119</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Total assets acquired</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">209</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Trade accounts payable</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(8</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Deferred revenues</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(7</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Other current liabilities</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Net assets acquired</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">193</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThis element may be used to capture disclosure pertaining to acquisitions and dispositions. For acquisitions, description of a business acquisition (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) planned, initiated, or completed during the period, including background, timing, and allocation of acquisition costs. For dispositions, disclosure includes the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain or loss recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain or loss, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported.No definition available.false0falseAcquisitions And DispositionsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.regencyenergy.com/role/AcquisitionsAndDispositions12