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Inventories (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Inventories [Abstract] |
Inventory Amounts by Product Type | Our available-for sale inventory amounts by product type were as follows at the dates indicated:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
NGLs |  | $ | 594.3 |  |  | $ | 563.6 |
Petrochemicals and refined products |  |  | 304.5 |  |  |  | 443.4 |
Crude oil |  |  | 119.4 |  |  |  | 39.2 |
Natural gas |  |  | 70.2 |  |  |  | 65.5 |
Total |  | $ | 1,088.4 |  |  | $ | 1,111.7 |
Cost of Sales and Lower of Cost or Market Adjustments | The following table presents our total cost of sales amounts and lower of cost or market adjustments for the periods indicated:
|  | For Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Cost of sales (1) |  | $ | 36,015.5 |  |  | $ | 38,292.6 |  |  | $ | 28,723.1 |
Lower of cost or market adjustments |  | $ | 22.1 |  |  | $ | 9.5 |  |  | $ | 7.9 |
(1) Cost of sales is a component of "Operating costs and expenses," as presented on our Statements of Consolidated Operations. Year-to-year fluctuations in these amounts are primarily due to changes in energy commodity prices and sales volumes associated with our marketing activities. |

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