CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 437	$ 295
Accounts receivable, trade, net of allowance of $1,338 and $1,253, respectively	75,418us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	79,452us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Due from affiliates, net	20,799us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateCurrent	2,322us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateCurrent
Total current assets	96,654us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	82,069us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment	2,444,243us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	2,399,934us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation	(745,820)	(721,788)
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,698,423us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1,678,146us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	127,757us-gaap_Goodwill	127,757us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible and other assets, net	117,478exlp_IntangiblesAndOtherAssetsNet	121,472exlp_IntangiblesAndOtherAssetsNet
Total assets	2,040,312us-gaap_Assets	2,009,444us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Accrued liabilities	6,294us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	4,979us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued interest	22,503us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent	11,876us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Current portion of interest rate swaps	6,138us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent	4,958us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	34,935us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	21,813us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	1,342,581us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1,300,295us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes	1,625	1,527
Other long-term liabilities	5,136us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	2,468us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total liabilities	1,384,277us-gaap_Liabilities	1,326,103us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Partners' capital:
Common units, 55,774,739 and 55,724,022 units issued, respectively	646,962us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccount	668,714us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccount
General partner units, 2% interest with 1,129,221 equivalent units issued and outstanding	18,974us-gaap_GeneralPartnersCapitalAccount	19,542us-gaap_GeneralPartnersCapitalAccount
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,166)	(3,438)
Treasury units, 72,041 and 61,665 common units, respectively	(1,735)exlp_TreasuryUnitsValue	(1,477)exlp_TreasuryUnitsValue
Total partners' capital	656,035us-gaap_PartnersCapital	683,341us-gaap_PartnersCapital
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$ 2,040,312	$ 2,009,444

Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Also includes noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet that are expected to be realized or consumed after one year.

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