CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,681	$ 4,881
Accounts receivable, net	252,518	213,830
Construction and pipeline relocation receivables	12,581	13,491
Inventories	191,656	192,992
Derivative assets	12,765	78,285
Prepaid and other current assets	45,980	48,071
Total current assets	521,181	551,550
Property, plant and equipment	7,173,851	7,076,901
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(916,842)	(874,820)
Property, plant and equipment, net	6,257,009	6,202,081
Equity investments	86,692	84,128
Goodwill	998,659	998,748
Intangible assets, net	474,203	491,372
Other non-current assets	42,440	41,402
Total assets	8,380,184	8,369,281
Current liabilities:
Line of credit	149,600	111,488
Accounts payable	115,447	82,691
Derivative liabilities	16,930	510
Accrued and other current liabilities	246,499	309,620
Total current liabilities	528,476	504,309
Long-term debt	3,701,717	3,732,824
Other non-current liabilities	111,024	115,407
Total liabilities	4,341,217	4,352,540
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)	0	0
Buckeye Partners, L.P. capital:
Limited Partners (130,296,512 and 129,523,703 units outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	3,847,854	3,833,230
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(95,874)	(97,841)
Total Buckeye Partners, L.P. capital	3,751,980	3,735,389
Noncontrolling interests	286,987	281,352
Total partners’ capital	4,038,967	4,016,741
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$ 8,380,184	$ 8,369,281

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.