Property, Plant and Equipment Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net was as follows:

	December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Buildings and improvements	$	5,428		$	6,023
Pipelines and related assets	71,103			60,731
Terminals and related assets	103,361			90,425
Asphalt plant, terminals and related assets	22,714			22,174
	202,606			179,353
Accumulated depreciation	(66,289		)	(66,628		)
	136,317			112,725
Construction in progress	9,301			21,871
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	145,618		$	134,596

Depreciation expense was $13.0 million, $11.6 million and $12.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

During March 2012, the Predecessor sold several small product storage tanks for $0.2 million recognizing a loss on disposal of $0.3 million.

On November 30, 2011, Western announced that it had entered into agreements to sell a section of the Predecessor’s TexNew Mex 16” Pipeline for a sales price of $40.0 million, which transaction closed on December 29, 2011. Prior to the sale of the section of the line, the TexNew Mex pipeline extended from Southeast to Northwest New Mexico. The sale of this segment of pipeline resulted in a gain of $26.7 million, including transaction costs of $0.1 million. The Predecessor performed an impairment analysis on the remaining portion of the its pipeline in connection with the sale and determined that no impairment of the remaining pipeline system existed as of December 31, 2011.