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General Accounting Matters (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
General Accounting Matters [Abstract] |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Activity | Our allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based on specific identification and estimates of future uncollectible accounts. The following table presents our allowance for doubtful accounts activity for the periods presented:
|  | For the Three Months |
|  | Ended March 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 13.2 |  |  | $ | 13.4 |
Charged to costs and expenses |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Deductions |  |  | (1.3 | ) |  |  | (0.5 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 11.9 |  |  | $ | 13.0 |
Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income | The following table presents the components of "Other, net" as presented on our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations for the periods presented:
|  | For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Gain on sales of available-for-sale securities of Energy Transfer Equity (1) |  | $ | -- |  |  | $ | 53.3 |
Distribution income from Energy Transfer Equity |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 4.1 |
Other |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  | 1.0 |
Total |  | $ | (0.3 | ) |  | $ | 58.4 |
(1) See Note 7 for information regarding the liquidation of our investment in limited partnership units of Energy Transfer Equity. |

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