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Asset Retirement Obligations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligations
Note 7 — Asset Retirement Obligations

The Partnership’s asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily relate to certain gas gathering pipelines and processing facilities, and are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of other long-term liabilities. The changes in our aggregate asset retirement obligations are as follows:

  
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015
 
Beginning of period
 
$
57.3
 
Fair value of ARO acquired with Atlas mergers
  
4.1
 
Change in cash flow estimate
  
3.7
 
Accretion expense
  
1.3
 
End of period
 
$
66.4