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Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Business Segments [Abstract] |
Measurement of Total Segment Gross Operating Margin | The following table presents our measurement of total segment gross operating margin for the periods indicated:
|  | For Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Revenues |  | $ | 42,583.1 |  |  | $ | 44,313.0 |  |  | $ | 33,739.3 |
Less: Operating costs and expenses |  |  | (39,367.9 | ) |  |  | (41,318.5 | ) |  |  | (31,449.3 | )
Add: Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  | 64.3 |  |  |  | 46.4 |  |  |  | 62.0 |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion recorded in operating costs and expenses |  |  | 1,061.7 |  |  |  | 958.7 |  |  |  | 936.3 |
Non-cash asset impairment charges recorded in operating costs and expenses |  |  | 63.4 |  |  |  | 27.8 |  |  |  | 8.4 |
Operating lease expenses paid by EPCO recorded in operating costs and expenses |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.7 |
Gains attributable to disposal of assets recorded in operating costs and expenses |  |  | (17.6 | ) |  |  | (156.0 | ) |  |  | (44.4 | )
Total segment gross operating margin |  | $ | 4,387.0 |  |  | $ | 3,871.7 |  |  | $ | 3,253.0 |
Reconciliation of Total Segment Gross Operating Margin to Operating Income and Income Before Provision for Income Taxes | The following table presents a reconciliation of total segment gross operating margin to operating income and further to income before income taxes for the periods indicated:
|  | For Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Total segment gross operating margin |  | $ | 4,387.0 |  |  | $ | 3,871.7 |  |  | $ | 3,253.0 |
Adjustments to reconcile total segment gross operating margin to operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts included in operating costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | (1,061.7 | ) |  |  | (958.7 | ) |  |  | (936.3 | )
Non-cash asset impairment charges |  |  | (63.4 | ) |  |  | (27.8 | ) |  |  | (8.4 | )
Operating lease expenses paid by EPCO |  |  | -- |  |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  | (0.7 | )
Gains attributable to disposal of assets |  |  | 17.6 |  |  |  | 156.0 |  |  |  | 44.4 |
General and administrative costs |  |  | (170.3 | ) |  |  | (181.8 | ) |  |  | (204.8 | )
Operating income |  |  | 3,109.2 |  |  |  | 2,859.1 |  |  |  | 2,147.2 |
Other expense, net |  |  | (698.4 | ) |  |  | (743.6 | ) |  |  | (737.4 | )
Income before income taxes |  | $ | 2,410.8 |  |  | $ | 2,115.5 |  |  | $ | 1,409.8 |
Information by Business Segments | Information by business segment, together with reconciliations to our consolidated financial statement totals, is presented in the following table:
|  | Reportable Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | NGL Pipelines & Services |  |  | Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services |  |  | Onshore Crude Oil Pipelines & Services |  |  | Offshore Pipelines & Services |  |  | Petrochemical & Refined Products Services |  |  | Other Investments |  |  | Adjustments and Eliminations |  |  | Consolidated Total |
Revenues from third parties: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 15,158.9 |  |  | $ | 3,297.7 |  |  | $ | 17,661.6 |  |  | $ | 182.7 |  |  | $ | 6,208.9 |  |  | $ | -- |  |  | $ | -- |  |  | $ | 42,509.8 |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  |  | 16,938.1 |  |  |  | 3,510.0 |  |  |  | 16,061.0 |  |  |  | 246.4 |  |  |  | 6,782.4 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 43,537.9 |
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  |  | 13,736.8 |  |  |  | 3,479.4 |  |  |  | 10,794.7 |  |  |  | 300.3 |  |  |  | 4,729.7 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 33,040.9 |
Revenues from related parties: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  | 9.5 |  |  |  | 54.9 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 8.8 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 73.3 |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  |  | 545.2 |  |  |  | 220.2 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 9.6 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 775.1 |
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  |  | 465.7 |  |  |  | 222.2 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 10.4 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 698.4 |
Intersegment and intrasegment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  | 12,500.6 |  |  |  | 871.6 |  |  |  | 6,906.9 |  |  |  | 10.4 |  |  |  | 1,758.9 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | (22,048.4 | ) |  |  | -- |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  |  | 13,657.7 |  |  |  | 1,131.8 |  |  |  | 4,904.3 |  |  |  | 6.6 |  |  |  | 1,799.1 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | (21,499.5 | ) |  |  | -- |
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  |  | 10,209.9 |  |  |  | 900.8 |  |  |  | 927.0 |  |  |  | 3.6 |  |  |  | 1,106.7 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | (13,148.0 | ) |  |  | -- |
Total revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  | 27,669.0 |  |  |  | 4,224.2 |  |  |  | 24,568.6 |  |  |  | 201.9 |  |  |  | 7,967.8 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | (22,048.4 | ) |  |  | 42,583.1 |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  |  | 31,141.0 |  |  |  | 4,862.0 |  |  |  | 20,965.4 |  |  |  | 262.6 |  |  |  | 8,581.5 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | (21,499.5 | ) |  |  | 44,313.0 |
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  |  | 24,412.4 |  |  |  | 4,602.4 |  |  |  | 11,721.8 |  |  |  | 314.3 |  |  |  | 5,836.4 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | (13,148.0 | ) |  |  | 33,739.3 |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  | 15.9 |  |  |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | 32.6 |  |  |  | 26.9 |  |  |  | (17.9 | ) |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 64.3 |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  |  | 21.8 |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | (4.1 | ) |  |  | 27.1 |  |  |  | (18.7 | ) |  |  | 14.8 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 46.4 |
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  |  | 17.7 |  |  |  | 4.6 |  |  |  | 6.7 |  |  |  | 44.8 |  |  |  | (9.0 | ) |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 62.0 |
Gross operating margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  | 2,468.5 |  |  |  | 775.5 |  |  |  | 387.7 |  |  |  | 173.0 |  |  |  | 579.9 |  |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 4,387.0 |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  |  | 2,184.2 |  |  |  | 675.3 |  |  |  | 234.0 |  |  |  | 228.2 |  |  |  | 535.2 |  |  |  | 14.8 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 3,871.7 |
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  |  | 1,732.6 |  |  |  | 527.2 |  |  |  | 113.7 |  |  |  | 297.8 |  |  |  | 584.5 |  |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 3,253.0 |
Property, plant and equipment, net: (see Note 8) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At December 31, 2012 |  |  | 8,494.8 |  |  |  | 8,950.1 |  |  |  | 1,385.9 |  |  |  | 1,343.0 |  |  |  | 2,559.5 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 2,113.1 |  |  |  | 24,846.4 |
At December 31, 2011 |  |  | 7,137.8 |  |  |  | 8,495.4 |  |  |  | 456.9 |  |  |  | 1,416.4 |  |  |  | 2,539.5 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 2,145.6 |  |  |  | 22,191.6 |
At December 31, 2010 |  |  | 6,813.1 |  |  |  | 6,595.0 |  |  |  | 427.9 |  |  |  | 1,390.9 |  |  |  | 2,498.8 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 1,607.2 |  |  |  | 19,332.9 |
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates: (see Note 9) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At December 31, 2012 |  |  | 324.6 |  |  |  | 24.9 |  |  |  | 493.8 |  |  |  | 479.0 |  |  |  | 72.3 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 1,394.6 |
At December 31, 2011 |  |  | 146.1 |  |  |  | 30.1 |  |  |  | 170.7 |  |  |  | 424.9 |  |  |  | 64.7 |  |  |  | 1,023.1 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 1,859.6 |
At December 31, 2010 |  |  | 131.5 |  |  |  | 32.6 |  |  |  | 172.2 |  |  |  | 443.2 |  |  |  | 76.8 |  |  |  | 1,436.8 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 2,293.1 |
Intangible assets, net: (see Note 11) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At December 31, 2012 |  |  | 320.6 |  |  |  | 1,067.9 |  |  |  | 5.9 |  |  |  | 66.2 |  |  |  | 106.2 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 1,566.8 |
At December 31, 2011 |  |  | 341.3 |  |  |  | 1,127.8 |  |  |  | 5.8 |  |  |  | 77.5 |  |  |  | 103.8 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 1,656.2 |
At December 31, 2010 |  |  | 379.7 |  |  |  | 1,246.1 |  |  |  | 6.2 |  |  |  | 88.7 |  |  |  | 121.0 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 1,841.7 |
Goodwill: (see Note 11) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At December 31, 2012 |  |  | 341.2 |  |  |  | 296.3 |  |  |  | 311.2 |  |  |  | 82.1 |  |  |  | 1,056.0 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 2,086.8 |
At December 31, 2011 |  |  | 341.2 |  |  |  | 296.3 |  |  |  | 311.2 |  |  |  | 82.1 |  |  |  | 1,061.5 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 2,092.3 |
At December 31, 2010 |  |  | 341.2 |  |  |  | 311.1 |  |  |  | 311.2 |  |  |  | 82.1 |  |  |  | 1,062.1 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 2,107.7 |
Segment assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At December 31, 2012 |  |  | 9,481.2 |  |  |  | 10,339.2 |  |  |  | 2,196.8 |  |  |  | 1,970.3 |  |  |  | 3,794.0 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 2,113.1 |  |  |  | 29,894.6 |
At December 31, 2011 |  |  | 7,966.4 |  |  |  | 9,949.6 |  |  |  | 944.6 |  |  |  | 2,000.9 |  |  |  | 3,769.5 |  |  |  | 1,023.1 |  |  |  | 2,145.6 |  |  |  | 27,799.7 |
At December 31, 2010 |  |  | 7,665.5 |  |  |  | 8,184.8 |  |  |  | 917.5 |  |  |  | 2,004.9 |  |  |  | 3,758.7 |  |  |  | 1,436.8 |  |  |  | 1,607.2 |  |  |  | 25,575.4 |
Consolidated Revenues and Expenses | The following table presents additional information regarding our consolidated revenues and costs and expenses for the periods indicated:
|  | For Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
NGL Pipelines & Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of NGLs and related products |  | $ | 14,218.5 |  |  | $ | 16,724.6 |  |  | $ | 13,449.4 |
Midstream services |  |  | 949.9 |  |  |  | 758.7 |  |  |  | 753.1 |
Total |  |  | 15,168.4 |  |  |  | 17,483.3 |  |  |  | 14,202.5 |
Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of natural gas |  |  | 2,395.4 |  |  |  | 2,866.5 |  |  |  | 2,928.7 |
Midstream services |  |  | 957.2 |  |  |  | 863.7 |  |  |  | 772.9 |
Total |  |  | 3,352.6 |  |  |  | 3,730.2 |  |  |  | 3,701.6 |
Onshore Crude Oil Pipelines & Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of crude oil |  |  | 17,548.7 |  |  |  | 15,962.6 |  |  |  | 10,710.4 |
Midstream services |  |  | 113.0 |  |  |  | 98.5 |  |  |  | 84.4 |
Total |  |  | 17,661.7 |  |  |  | 16,061.1 |  |  |  | 10,794.8 |
Offshore Pipelines & Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of natural gas |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 1.3 |
Sales of crude oil |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | 9.4 |  |  |  | 9.5 |
Midstream services |  |  | 187.8 |  |  |  | 245.5 |  |  |  | 299.9 |
Total |  |  | 191.5 |  |  |  | 256.0 |  |  |  | 310.7 |
Petrochemical & Refined Products Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of petrochemicals and refined products |  |  | 5,470.9 |  |  |  | 6,000.6 |  |  |  | 4,009.1 |
Midstream services |  |  | 738.0 |  |  |  | 781.8 |  |  |  | 720.6 |
Total |  |  | 6,208.9 |  |  |  | 6,782.4 |  |  |  | 4,729.7 |
Total consolidated revenues |  | $ | 42,583.1 |  |  | $ | 44,313.0 |  |  | $ | 33,739.3 |
Consolidated costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  | $ | 36,015.5 |  |  | $ | 38,292.6 |  |  | $ | 28,723.1 |
Other operating costs and expenses (1) |  |  | 2,244.9 |  |  |  | 2,195.4 |  |  |  | 1,825.9 |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 1,061.7 |  |  |  | 958.7 |  |  |  | 936.3 |
Gains attributable to disposal of assets |  |  | (17.6 | ) |  |  | (156.0 | ) |  |  | (44.4 | )
Non-cash asset impairment charges |  |  | 63.4 |  |  |  | 27.8 |  |  |  | 8.4 |
General and administrative costs |  |  | 170.3 |  |  |  | 181.8 |  |  |  | 204.8 |
Total consolidated costs and expenses |  | $ | 39,538.2 |  |  | $ | 41,500.3 |  |  | $ | 31,654.1 |
(1) Represents cost of operating our plants, pipelines and other fixed assets, excluding non-cash depreciation, amortization and accretion charges. |

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