The number of water disposal facilities acquired in a business combination.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of loss on disposal allocated to goodwill.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of loss on disposal allocated to property, plant and equipment.

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- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph (b)

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The difference between the value of the consideration received by the Entity on the sale or disposal and the consideration received by the Entity, including any tax related impact.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2941-110230

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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 item	Nov. 30, 2014 item	Nov. 30, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent events
Cash paid for water facilities	$ 14,000,000
Water Solutions Facility
Subsequent events
Number of water disposal facilities acquired		4
Cash paid for water facilities		82,900,000
Subsequent event \| Sale of natural gas liquids terminals
Subsequent events
Loss on disposal					29,000,000
Loss on disposal allocated to property, plant and equipment					21,000,000
Loss on disposal allocated to goodwill					8,000,000
Subsequent event \| Water Solutions Facility
Subsequent events
Number of water disposal facilities acquired			5	5
Cash paid for water facilities			$ 65,000,000	$ 52,200,000