Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate

(10) Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates

The Company’s unconsolidated investments consisted of a contractual right to the benefits and burdens associated with Devon's 38.75% ownership interest in GCF at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and a 30.6% ownership interest in Howard Energy Partners ("HEP") at June 30, 2014.

The following table shows the activity related to the Partnership’s investment in unconsolidated affiliates for periods indicated (in millions):

	Gulf Coast Fractionators		Howard Energy Partners (1)		Total
Three months ended
June 30, 2014
Distributions	$	—	$	3.0	$	3.0
Equity in income	$	3.9	$	0.6	$	4.5
June 30, 2013
Equity in income	$	3.4	$	—	$	3.4
Six months ended
June 30, 2014 (1)
Distributions	$	—	$	5.7	$	5.7
Equity in income	$	8.0	$	0.7	$	8.7
June 30, 2013
Equity in income	$	4.4	$	—	$	4.4

(1) Includes income and distributions for the period March 7, 2014 through June 30, 2014.

The following table shows the balances related to the Partnership’s investment in unconsolidated affiliates for the periods indicated (in millions):

	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Gulf Coast Fractionators (1)	$	56.0	$	61.1
Howard Energy Partners	222.6		—
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	278.6	$	61.1

(1) Devon retained $13.1 million of the undistributed earnings due from GCF, as of March 7, 2014 when the GCF contractual right allocating the benefits and burdens of the 38.75% ownership interest in GCF to the Partnership became effective. The $13.1 million of the undistributed earnings was reflected as a reduction in the GCF investment on March 7, 2014.