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Description of Business and Basis of Presentation (tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Assets Table
As of June 30, 2014, WES’s assets and its investments accounted for under the equity method consisted of the following:
 
 
Owned and
Operated
 
Operated
Interests
 
Non-Operated
Interests
 
Equity Interests
Natural gas gathering systems
 
13

 
1

 
5

 
2

NGL gathering systems
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2

Natural gas treating facilities
 
8

 
—

 
—

 
1

Natural gas processing facilities
 
9

 
3

 
—

 
2

NGL pipelines
 
3

 
—

 
—

 
2

Natural gas pipelines
 
3

 
—

 
—

 
—

Oil pipeline
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1
Equity Investments Table
The following table presents the activity of WES’s equity investments in Fort Union, White Cliffs, Rendezvous, the Mont Belvieu JV, TEG, TEP and FRP for the six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Equity Investments
thousands
Fort 
Union
 
White
Cliffs
 
Rendezvous
 
Mont
Belvieu JV
 
TEG
 
TEP
 
FRP
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
25,172

 
$
35,039

 
$
60,928

 
$
122,480

 
$
16,649

 
$
197,731

 
$
135,401

 
$
593,400

Investment earnings (loss), net of amortization
3,199

 
4,906

 
687

 
14,713

 
317

 
(53
)
 
(1,510
)
 
22,259

Contributions
—

 
10,000

 
—

 
3,956

 
352

 
5,773

 
37,522

 
57,603

Capitalized interest
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
857

 
857

Distributions
(3,637
)
 
(4,616
)
 
(1,658
)
 
(16,510
)
 
(372
)
 
—

 
—

 
(26,793
)
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings (1)
—

 
(885
)
 
(1,395
)
 
—

 
(338
)
 
(3,710
)
 
(3,520
)
 
(9,848
)
Balance at June 30, 2014
$
24,734

 
$
44,444

 
$
58,562

 
$
124,639

 
$
16,608

 
$
199,741

 
$
168,750

 
$
637,478

                                                                                                                                                                                   
(1) 
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings, classified as investing cash flows in the consolidated statements of cash flows, is calculated on an individual investment basis.