2.2.0.25falsefalse0209 - Disclosure - Equity Investmentstruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010
USD ($)
USD ($) / shares
$Jan-01-2010_Dec-31-2010http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000805022duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170SharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDEPSDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVenturesAbstractus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse| 1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalse
3false0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" -->
<!-- Begin Block Tagged Note 9 - us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentsDisclosureTextBlock-->
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>9. EQUITY INVESTMENTS</b>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     We own interests in related businesses that are accounted for using the equity method of
accounting. The following table presents our equity investments, all included within the Pipelines
& Terminals segment, at the dates indicated (in thousands):
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="64%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>December 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Ownership (1)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Muskegon Pipeline LLC
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">40.0</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">14,552</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">15,273</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Transport4, LLC
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">25.0</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">341</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">379</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">West Shore (2)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">34.6</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">43,563</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">30,320</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">West Texas LPG Pipeline Limited Partnership
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">20.0</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">48,591</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">50,879</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Total equity investments
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">107,047</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">96,851</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</table>
</div>
<div align="left">
<div style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000"> 
</div>
</div>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">
<tr>
<td width="3%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="96%"></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(1)</td>
<td> </td>
<td>Represents ownership interest in equity investment at December 31, 2010.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 3pt">
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(2)</td>
<td> </td>
<td>See Note 4 for a discussion of the acquisition of an additional interest in West Shore.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The following table presents earnings from equity investments for the periods indicated (in
thousands):
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="64%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended December 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Muskegon Pipeline LLC
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,482</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,437</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,367</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Transport4, LLC
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">162</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">147</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">70</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">West Shore
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,988</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,809</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,133</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">West Texas LPG Pipeline Limited Partnership
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,731</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6,138</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,418</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Total earnings from equity investments
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">11,363</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">12,531</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">7,988</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</table>
</div>
<!-- Folio -->
<!-- /Folio -->
</div>
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
<b>
</b>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Combined balance sheet data as of the dates indicated and income statement data for the
periods indicated for our equity method investments are summarized below (in thousands):
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="76%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>December 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>BALANCE SHEET DATA:</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Current assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">30,905</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">43,154</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Noncurrent assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">206,076</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">204,843</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Total assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">236,981</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">247,997</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Current liabilities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">34,825</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">32,592</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other liabilities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9,111</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">10,922</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Combined equity
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">193,045</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">204,483</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Total liabilities and combined equity
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">236,981</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">247,997</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</table>
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="64%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended December 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>INCOME STATEMENT DATA:</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Revenues
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">139,355</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">134,786</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">127,885</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Costs and expenses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">79,584</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">67,694</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">86,273</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Non-operating expense
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">12,290</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">12,914</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9,036</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net income
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">47,481</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">54,178</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">32,576</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</table>
</div>
<!-- Folio -->
<!-- /Folio -->
</div>
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
<b>
</b>
</div>
</div>
<!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" -->
<!-- Begin Block Tagged Notefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringEquity investment disclosure, or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, including: (a) the name of each investee and percentage of ownership of common stock, (b) accounting policies for investments in common stock, (c) difference between the amount at which the investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assets and the accounting treatment of the difference, (d) the total fair value of each identified investment for which a market value is available, (e) summarized information as to assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the investees (for investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, common stock of joint ventures, or other investments using the equity method), and (f) material effects of possible conversions, exercises, or contingent issuances of the investee. Other disclosures include (a) the names of any investee in which the investor owns 20 percent or more of the voting stock and investment is not accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why not, and (b) the names of any investee in which the investor owns less than 20% of the voting stock and the investment is accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why it is.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)
-Number 18
-Paragraph 20
falsefalse
12Equity InvestmentsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue