EQT Midstream Partners, LP	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
EQT Midstream Partners, LP
EQT Midstream Partners, LP	EQT Midstream Partners, LP In 2012, the Company formed EQM to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream assets in the Appalachian Basin. EQM provides midstream services to the Company and other third parties. EQM is consolidated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company records the noncontrolling interest of the EQM public limited partners in its financial statements. In connection with EQM’s IPO in 2012, EQM issued 17,339,718 subordinated units of EQM to the Company. As a result of EQM’s payment of its cash distribution for the fourth quarter of 2014 on February 13, 2015, the subordinated units converted, for no additional consideration, into common units representing limited partner interests in EQM on a one-for-one basis on February 17, 2015 upon satisfaction of certain conditions for termination of the subordination period set forth in EQM’s partnership agreement. On March 10, 2015, the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company entered into a contribution and sale agreement (Contribution Agreement) with EQM and EQM Gathering Opco, LLC (EQM Gathering), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EQM. Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, on March 17, 2015, a subsidiary of the Company contributed the Northern West Virginia Marcellus gathering system to EQM Gathering in exchange for total consideration of approximately $925.7 million, consisting of approximately $873.2 million in cash, 511,973 EQM common units and 178,816 EQM general partner units (the NWV Gathering Transaction). EQM Gathering is consolidated by the Company as it is still controlled by the Company. On March 17, 2015, EQM completed an underwritten public offering of 8,250,000 common units. On March 18, 2015, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase 1,237,500 additional common units on the same terms as the offering. EQM received net proceeds of approximately $696.6 million from the offering, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, after deducting the underwriters’ discount and offering expenses of approximately $24.5 million. As of June 30, 2015, EQGP and its affiliates owned 21,811,643 common units, representing a 30.2% limited partner interest, 1,443,015 general partner units, representing a 2.0% general partner interest, and all of the IDRs in EQM. In connection with the March 2015 underwritten public offering by EQM, the Company recorded a $122.8 million gain to additional paid-in-capital, a decrease in noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary of $195.8 million and an increase to deferred tax liability of $73.0 million. On March 30, 2015, the Company assigned 100% of the membership interests in MVP Holdco, LLC (MVP Holdco), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that owns an approximate 55% interest in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP Joint Venture), to EQM in exchange for approximately $54.2 million, which represented EQM’s reimbursement to the Company for 100% of the capital contributions made by the Company in relation to MVP Joint Venture as of March 30, 2015. MVP Joint Venture is EQM’s joint venture with affiliates of each of NextEra Energy, Inc., WGL Holdings, Inc. and Vega Energy Partners, Ltd. formed to construct, own and operate the Mountain Valley Pipeline, an estimated 300-mile natural gas interstate pipeline spanning from northern West Virginia to southern Virginia. MVP Joint Venture has been determined to be a variable interest entity because MVP Joint Venture has insufficient equity to finance activities during the construction stage of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. EQM is not the primary beneficiary because it does not have the power to direct the activities of MVP Joint Venture that most significantly impact its economic performance. EQM’s investment in MVP Holdco is accounted for as an equity method investment and is reflected in equity in nonconsolidated investments in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2015. On March 11, 2015, MVP Joint Venture announced that WGL Holdings, Inc. and Vega Energy Partners, Ltd. had acquired 7% and 3% ownership interests, respectively, in MVP Joint Venture. As a result, EQM was reimbursed $8.3 million of capital contributions. On April 15, 2015, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the Company transferred a preferred interest in EQT Energy Supply, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that generates revenue from services provided to a local distribution company, to EQM in exchange for total consideration of approximately $124.3 million. On July 21, 2015, the Board of Directors of EQM’s general partner declared a cash distribution to EQM’s unitholders for the second quarter of 2015 of $0.64 per common unit, $1.1 million to the general partner related to its 2% general partner interest and $10.1 million to the general partner related to the IDRs. The cash distribution will be paid on August 14, 2015 to unitholders of record, including EQGP, at the close of business on August 4, 2015.

EQT Midstream Partners, LP

In 2012, the Company formed EQM to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream assets in the Appalachian Basin. EQM provides midstream services to the Company and other third parties. EQM is consolidated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company records the noncontrolling interest of the EQM public limited partners in its financial statements.

In connection with EQM’s IPO in 2012, EQM issued 17,339,718 subordinated units of EQM to the Company. As a result of EQM’s payment of its cash distribution for the fourth quarter of 2014 on February 13, 2015, the subordinated units converted, for no additional consideration, into common units representing limited partner interests in EQM on a one-for-one basis on February 17, 2015 upon satisfaction of certain conditions for termination of the subordination period set forth in EQM’s partnership agreement.

On March 10, 2015, the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company entered into a contribution and sale agreement (Contribution Agreement) with EQM and EQM Gathering Opco, LLC (EQM Gathering), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EQM. Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, on March 17, 2015, a subsidiary of the Company contributed the Northern West Virginia Marcellus gathering system to EQM Gathering in exchange for total consideration of approximately $925.7 million, consisting of approximately $873.2 million in cash, 511,973 EQM common units and 178,816 EQM general partner units (the NWV Gathering Transaction). EQM Gathering is consolidated by the Company as it is still controlled by the Company.

On March 17, 2015, EQM completed an underwritten public offering of 8,250,000 common units. On March 18, 2015, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase 1,237,500 additional common units on the same terms as the offering. EQM received net proceeds of approximately $696.6 million from the offering, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, after deducting the underwriters’ discount and offering expenses of approximately $24.5 million. As of June 30, 2015, EQGP and its affiliates owned 21,811,643 common units, representing a 30.2% limited partner interest, 1,443,015 general partner units, representing a 2.0% general partner interest, and all of the IDRs in EQM. In connection with the March 2015 underwritten public offering by EQM, the Company recorded a $122.8 million gain to additional paid-in-capital, a decrease in noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary of $195.8 million and an increase to deferred tax liability of $73.0 million.

On March 30, 2015, the Company assigned 100% of the membership interests in MVP Holdco, LLC (MVP Holdco), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that owns an approximate 55% interest in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP Joint Venture), to EQM in exchange for approximately $54.2 million, which represented EQM’s reimbursement to the Company for 100% of the capital contributions made by the Company in relation to MVP Joint Venture as of March 30, 2015. MVP Joint Venture is EQM’s joint venture with affiliates of each of NextEra Energy, Inc., WGL Holdings, Inc. and Vega Energy Partners, Ltd. formed to construct, own and operate the Mountain Valley Pipeline, an estimated 300-mile natural gas interstate pipeline spanning from northern West Virginia to southern Virginia. MVP Joint Venture has been determined to be a variable interest entity because MVP Joint Venture has insufficient equity to finance activities during the construction stage of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. EQM is not the primary beneficiary because it does not have the power to direct the activities of MVP Joint Venture that most significantly impact its economic performance. EQM’s investment in MVP Holdco is accounted for as an equity method investment and is reflected in equity in nonconsolidated investments in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2015. On March 11, 2015, MVP Joint Venture announced that WGL Holdings, Inc. and Vega Energy Partners, Ltd. had acquired 7% and 3% ownership interests, respectively, in MVP Joint Venture. As a result, EQM was reimbursed $8.3 million of capital contributions.

On April 15, 2015, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the Company transferred a preferred interest in EQT Energy Supply, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that generates revenue from services provided to a local distribution company, to EQM in exchange for total consideration of approximately $124.3 million.

On July 21, 2015, the Board of Directors of EQM’s general partner declared a cash distribution to EQM’s unitholders for the second quarter of 2015 of $0.64 per common unit, $1.1 million to the general partner related to its 2% general partner interest and $10.1 million to the general partner related to the IDRs. The cash distribution will be paid on August 14, 2015 to unitholders of record, including EQGP, at the close of business on August 4, 2015.