Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,124,737	$ 272,787
Accounts receivable, net		671,635	666,637
Other current assets		36,316	52,986
Total current assets		1,832,688	992,410
Property, plant, and equipment
Cost		15,342,193	14,945,431
Less accumulated depreciation		5,646,602	5,290,415
Net property, plant, and equipment		9,695,591	9,655,016
Goodwill		4,783	4,783
Other intangible assets		657,657	681,408
Equity investments		535,172	904,535
Other assets	[1]	255,333	233,455
Total assets	[2]	12,981,224	12,471,607
Current liabilities
Accounts and imbalance payables		387,158	362,451
Short-term debt		1,008,018	617,748
Accrued ad valorem taxes		47,298	61,285
Accrued liabilities		203,721	262,572
Total current liabilities		1,646,195	1,304,056
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt		6,929,212	7,283,556
Deferred income taxes		29,646	15,468
Asset retirement obligations		374,646	359,185
Other liabilities		624,008	480,212
Total long-term liabilities		7,957,512	8,138,421
Total liabilities	[3]	9,603,707	9,442,477
Equity and partners' capital
Common units (380,555,427 and 379,519,983 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively)		3,225,855	2,894,231
General partner units (9,060,641 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023)		10,972	3,193
Total partners' capital		3,236,827	2,897,424
Noncontrolling interests		140,690	131,706
Total equity and partners' capital		3,377,517	3,029,130
Total liabilities, equity, and partners' capital		$ 12,981,224	$ 12,471,607
Common units issued		380,555,427	379,519,983
Common units outstanding		380,555,427	379,519,983
General partner units issued		9,060,641	9,060,641
General partner units outstanding		9,060,641	9,060,641

[1] Other assets includes $3.9 million and $5.7 million of NGLs line-fill inventory as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. Other assets also includes $128.9 million and $96.3 million of materials and supplies inventory as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

[2] Total assets includes related-party amounts of $972.9 million and $1.3 billion as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively, which includes related-party Accounts receivable, net of $393.7 million and $358.1 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. See Note 6.

[3] Total liabilities includes related-party amounts of $534.5 million and $378.8 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. See Note 6.