SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Cumulative Effect of Changes made to Balance Sheet for the Adoption of Topic 606

The cumulative effect of the changes made to our consolidated January 1, 2018 balance sheet for the adoption of Topic 606 was as follows:

	Balance at December 31, 2017		Adjustments Due to Topic 606		Balance at January 1, 2018
	(In thousands)
Assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,795,129	$	33,123	$	1,828,252
Liabilities
Deferred revenue, current		4,000		6,088		10,088
Deferred revenue, noncurrent		12,707		22,821		35,528
Partners' Capital (1)		1,084,430		4,214		1,088,644

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(1) Includes common limited partner capital and general partner interests.

Summary of Impact of Topic 606 Adoption on Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The following tables summarize the impact of Topic 606 adoption on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet

	June 30, 2018
	As Reported		Balances Without Adoption of Topic 606		Effect of Change Increase / (Decrease)
	(In thousands)
Assets
Accounts receivable	$	80,166	$	71,768	$	8,398
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,887,759		1,852,126		35,633
Liabilities
Deferred revenue, current		10,778		4,071		6,707
Deferred revenue, noncurrent		38,119		11,133		26,986
Partners' Capital (1)		932,236		921,898		10,338

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(1) Includes common limited partner capital and general partner interests.

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations

	Three months ended June 30, 2018
	As Reported		Balances Without Adoption of Topic 606		Effect of Change Increase / (Decrease)
	(In thousands)
Revenues
Gathering services and related fees	$	89,585	$	86,892	$	2,693
Costs and expenses
Cost of natural gas and NGLs		24,384		27,559		(3,175	)
Depreciation and amortization		26,784		26,472		312

	Six months ended June 30, 2018
	As Reported		Balances Without Adoption of Topic 606		Effect of Change Increase / (Decrease)
	(In thousands)
Revenues
Gathering services and related fees	$	173,946	$	172,195	$	1,751
Costs and expenses
Cost of natural gas and NGLs		44,670		51,161		(6,491	)
Depreciation and amortization		53,461		52,846		615

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows

	Six months ended June 30, 2018
	As Reported			Balances Without Adoption of Topic 606			Effect of Change Increase / (Decrease)
	(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(53,758	)	$	(61,385	)	$	7,627
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash     provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		53,160			52,545			615
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(6,265	)		2,133			(8,398	)
Deferred revenue, net		3,281			3,125			156