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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment and Accumulated Depreciation | The historical costs of our property, plant and equipment and related accumulated depreciation balances were as follows at the dates indicated:
|  | Estimated Useful Life in Years |  |  | March 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Plants, pipelines and facilities (1) |  | 3-45 (6) |  |  | $ | 26,016.1 |  |  | $ | 25,382.4 |
Underground and other storage facilities (2) |  | 5-40 (7) |  |  |  | 1,869.5 |  |  |  | 1,826.3 |
Platforms and facilities (3) |  | 20-31 |  |  |  | 666.9 |  |  |  | 635.2 |
Transportation equipment (4) |  | 3-10 |  |  |  | 133.4 |  |  |  | 136.2 |
Marine vessels (5) |  | 15-30 |  |  |  | 703.2 |  |  |  | 695.0 |
Land |  |  |  |  |  |  | 175.5 |  |  |  | 167.2 |
Construction in progress |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,990.5 |  |  |  | 2,113.1 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,555.1 |  |  |  | 30,955.4 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,332.6 |  |  |  | 6,109.0 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 25,222.5 |  |  | $ | 24,846.4 |
(1) Plants and pipelines include processing plants; NGL, natural gas, crude oil and petrochemical and refined products pipelines; terminal loading and unloading facilities; office furniture and equipment; buildings; laboratory and shop equipment and related assets. (2) Underground and other storage facilities include underground product storage caverns; above ground storage tanks; water wells and related assets. (3) Platforms and facilities include offshore platforms and related facilities and other associated assets located in the Gulf of Mexico. (4) Transportation equipment includes tractor-trailer tank trucks and other vehicles and similar assets used in our operations. (5) Marine vessels include tow boats, barges and related equipment used in our marine transportation business. (6) In general, the estimated useful lives of major assets within this category are: processing plants, 20-35 years; pipelines and related equipment, 5-45 years; terminal facilities, 10-35 years; office furniture and equipment, 3-20 years; buildings, 20-40 years; and laboratory and shop equipment, 5-35 years. (7) In general, the estimated useful lives of assets within this category are: underground storage facilities, 5-35 years; storage tanks, 10-40 years; and water wells, 5-35 years. |
Depreciation Expense and Capitalized Interest | The following table summarizes our depreciation expense and capitalized interest amounts for the periods presented:
|  | For the Three Months |
|  | Ended March 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Depreciation expense (1) |  | $ | 245.4 |  |  | $ | 212.0 |
Capitalized interest (2) |  |  | 31.6 |  |  |  | 30.6 |
(1) Depreciation expense is a component of "Costs and expenses" as presented on our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations. (2) We capitalize interest cost incurred on funds used to construct property, plant and equipment. The capitalized interest is recorded as part of the asset to which it relates and is amortized over the asset's estimated useful life as a component of depreciation expense. When capitalized interest is recorded, it reduces interest expense from what it would be otherwise. |
AROs | The following table presents information regarding our asset retirement obligations ("AROs") during the three months ended March 31, 2013:
ARO liability balance, December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 105.2 |
Liabilities settled |  |  | (1.3 | )
Revisions in estimated cash flows |  |  | (2.8 | )
Accretion expense |  |  | 1.5 |
ARO liability balance, March 31, 2013 |  | $ | 102.6 |
Forecasted Accretion Expense Associated with AROs | The following table presents our forecast of accretion expense for the periods indicated:
Remainder of 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |
$ | 4.7 |  |  | $ | 6.5 |  |  | $ | 6.3 |  |  | $ | 6.6 |  |  | $ | 7.2 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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