CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total		LP Units		Buckeye General Partner Holdings, Limited Partnership	FRC Founders Corporation	Vopak Bahamas B.V.	General Partner	Limited Partners	Limited Partners Buckeye General Partner Holdings, Limited Partnership	Limited Partners FRC Founders Corporation	Limited Partners Vopak Bahamas B.V.	Class B Units	Class B Units FRC Founders Corporation	Class B Units Vopak Bahamas B.V.	Management Units	Management Units Buckeye General Partner Holdings, Limited Partnership	Equity Gains on Issuance of Buckeye's Limited Partner Units	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interests	Noncontrolling Interests LP Units
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2008	$ 1,398,834							$ 7	$ 226,565							$ 3,037		$ 2,451		$ 1,166,774
Net income	141,637								48,668							926				92,043
Recognition of unit-based compensation charges	1,326								1,302							24
Equity gains on issuance of LP Units																		106		(106)
Net proceeds from issuance of LP Units	104,632																			104,632
Amortization of unit-based compensation awards	3,079																			3,079
Exercise of LP Unit options	3,204																			3,204
Services Company's non-cash ESOP distributions	(6,073)																			(6,073)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	(180,008)																			(180,008)
Change in value of derivatives	17,722																			17,722
Amortization of interest rate swaps	961																			961
Other	7,732																			7,732
Distributions paid to partners of BGH	(230,376)				(40,752)			(40,752)		(39,990)							(762)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2009	1,452,294							7	236,545							3,225		2,557		1,209,960
Net income	201,008	[1]							42,175							905				157,928
Costs associated with agreement and plan of Merger	(16,427)								(6,750)							(128)				(9,549)
Recognition of unit-based compensation charges	22,335								21,916							419
Amortization of unit-based compensation awards	8,203								2,163											6,040
Exercise of LP Unit options	4,789								340											4,449
Services Company's non-cash ESOP distributions	(5,385)																			(5,385)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	(195,564)																			(195,564)
Other comprehensive income	(20,412)																		17,869	(38,281)
Noncash accrual for distribution equivalent rights	(936)																			(936)
Number of LP units cancelled	80,000		80,000	[2],[3]
Other	7,031																			7,031
Effect of Merger on partners' capital								(7)	1,166,152							(3,490)		(2,557)	(39,128)	(1,120,970)
Distributions paid to partners of BGH	(249,584)				(49,808)			(49,808)		(48,877)							(931)
Cancellation of LP Units			3,132																		3,132
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2010	1,410,260								1,413,664										(21,259)	17,855
Net income	114,664	[4]							100,553				7,948							6,163
Acquisition of 80% interest in BORCO	276,508																			276,508
Acquisition of remaining interest in BORCO	(278,211)																			(278,211)
Costs associated with agreement and plan of Merger	(1,356)								(1,356)
Distributions paid to unitholders	(341,369)								(341,369)
Issuance of units to institutional investors	425,001								350,001				75,000
Equity issuance costs	(4,759)								(2,762)				(1,997)
Net proceeds from issuance of LP Units in underwritten public offering	316,629								316,629
Amortization of unit-based compensation awards	9,233								9,233
Exercise of LP Unit options	3,567								3,567
Services Company's non-cash ESOP distributions	(1,407)																			(1,407)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	(8,872)																			(8,872)
Other comprehensive income	(106,482)																		(106,482)
Noncash accrual for distribution equivalent rights	(1,210)								(1,210)
Other	8,260								(492)											8,752
Distributions paid to partners of BGH	(341,369)
Issuance of units for BORCO acquisition						407,391	96,110				152,772	36,041		254,619	60,069
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 2,323,957								$ 2,035,271				$ 395,639						$ (127,741)	$ 20,788

[1] The fourth quarter of 2010 includes $21.1 million of non-cash compensation expense related to the modification of an equity compensation plan (see Note 18).

[2] Amounts presented through the date of the Merger represent historical BGH units outstanding.

[3] In connection with the Merger, 80,000 LP Units held by BGH were cancelled.

[4] The second quarter of 2011 includes a gain of $34.1 million, and the fourth quarter of 2011 includes subsequent dividend income of $0.6 million related to the sale of our equity interest in WT LPG (see Note 3). The third quarter of 2011 includes a $169.6 million goodwill impairment expense associated with the Natural Gas Storage segment (see Note 9).