CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 12,986	$ 13,626
Trade receivables, net	206,601	167,274
Construction and pipeline relocation receivables	8,662	6,803
Inventories	298,304	351,605
Derivative assets	6,756	1,634
Prepaid and other current assets	92,727	85,689
Total current assets	626,036	626,631
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,847,573	2,305,884
Equity investments	65,882	107,047
Goodwill	753,100	432,124
Intangible assets, net	230,568	44,067
Other non-current assets	47,217	58,463
Total assets	5,570,376	3,574,216
Current liabilities:
Line of credit	251,200	284,300
Current portion of long-term debt		1,525
Accounts payable	102,445	68,530
Derivative liabilities	1,859	17,285
Accrued and other current liabilities	199,475	144,880
Total current liabilities	554,979	516,520
Long-term debt	2,393,574	1,519,393
Long-term derivative liabilities	101,911
Other non-current liabilities	195,955	128,043
Total liabilities	3,246,419	2,163,956
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 4)
Buckeye Partners, L.P. capital:
Limited Partners (85,968,423 and 71,436,099 units outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively)	2,035,271	1,413,664
Class B Units (7,304,880 and 0 units outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively)	395,639
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(127,741)	(21,259)
Total Buckeye Partners, L.P. capital	2,303,169	1,392,405
Noncontrolling interests	20,788	17,855
Total partners' capital	2,323,957	1,410,260
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$ 5,570,376	$ 3,574,216