Net Income per Limited Partner Unit (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Partnership's Calculation of Net Income Per Unit for Common and Subordinated Limited Partner Units

The following table illustrates the Partnership’s calculation of net income per unit for common and subordinated limited partner units (in thousands, except per-unit information):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	($ in thousands, except per unit data)
Net income attributable to Access Midstream Partners, L.P.	$	41,218		$	78,217		$	169,750		$	206,968
Less general partner interest in net income		(26,666	)		(12,591	)		(69,808	)		(23,378	)
Limited partner interest in net income	$	14,552		$	65,626		$	99,942		$	183,590
Net income allocable to common units(1)	$	5,926		$	31,735		$	67,183		$	64,298
Net income allocable to subordinated units		—			11,006			—			52,564
Net income allocable to Class B units(1)		8,626			11,044			28,289			32,029
Net income allocable to Class C units(1)		—			11,841			4,470			34,699
Limited partner interest in net income	$	14,552		$	65,626		$	99,942		$	183,590
Net income per limited partner unit – basic and diluted
Common units	$	0.03		$	0.22		$	0.36		$	0.54
Subordinated units	$	—		$	0.33		$	—		$	0.93
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding - basic and diluted
Common units		191,496,964			144,247,636			188,919,383			117,282,006
Subordinated units		—			33,787,234			—			57,183,896
Total		191,496,964			178,034,870			188,919,383			174,465,902

⁽¹⁾ Adjusted to reflect amortization for the beneficial conversion feature.