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Related Party Transactions (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block]
We have incurred indirect charges from Western for allocation of services including executive oversight, accounting, treasury, tax, legal, procurement, engineering, logistics, maintenance, information technology and similar items. We classify these indirect charges between general and administrative expenses and operating and maintenance expenses based on the functional nature of the employee and other services that Western provides for our operations. Indirect charges from Western that we include within our general and administrative and operating and maintenance expenses were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Indirect charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative expenses
$
2,287

 
$
2,001

 
$
4,270

 
$
3,826

Operating and maintenance expenses
8,680

 
8,513

 
17,687

 
17,171

Total indirect charges
$
10,967

 
$
10,514

 
$
21,957

 
$
20,997