PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Schedule of property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

	Estimated Useful	December 31,
	Lives (Years)	2013			2012
Land	N/A	$	614,663		$	301,604
Rights-of-way	(1)	104,491			107,580
Pad gas (2)	N/A	—			29,346
Buildings and leasehold improvements	13-50	314,980			150,720
Jetties, subsea pipeline and docks	20-50	429,392			388,199
Gas storage facility (2)	25-50	2,210			206,467
Pipelines and terminals	7-50	3,787,411			3,200,195
Vehicles, equipment and office furnishings	3-20	81,478			84,549
Construction in progress	N/A	188,685			231,365
Total property, plant and equipment		5,523,310			4,700,025
Less: Accumulated depreciation (2)		(598,016		)	(511,377		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net		$	4,925,294		$	4,188,648

(1) Rights-of-way assets are depreciated over the useful life of the related pipeline assets.

(2) Amounts related to Natural Gas Storage disposal group are classified as “Assets held for sale” as of December 31, 2013.  See Note 4 for further information.