CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,881	$ 8,208
Accounts receivable, net	213,830	265,830
Construction and pipeline relocation receivables	13,491	20,542
Inventories	192,992	243,475
Derivative assets	78,285	69,189
Prepaid and other current assets	48,071	25,055
Total current assets	551,550	632,299
Property, plant and equipment, net	6,202,081	5,735,787
Equity investments	84,128	82,849
Goodwill	998,748	993,375
Intangible assets, net	491,372	553,924
Other non-current assets	41,402	67,486
Total assets	8,369,281	8,065,720
Current liabilities:
Line of credit	111,488	166,000
Accounts payable	82,691	159,129
Derivative liabilities	510	1,802
Accrued and other current liabilities	309,620	295,024
Total current liabilities	504,309	621,955
Long-term debt	3,732,824	3,368,618
Other non-current liabilities	115,407	134,551
Total liabilities	4,352,540	4,125,124
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 6)	0	0
Buckeye Partners, L.P. capital:
Limited Partners (129,523,703 and 127,043,317 units outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively)	3,833,230	3,817,916
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(97,841)	(115,288)
Total Buckeye Partners, L.P. capital	3,735,389	3,702,628
Noncontrolling interests	281,352	237,968
Total partners’ capital	4,016,741	3,940,596
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$ 8,369,281	$ 8,065,720

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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