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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Abstract] |
Intangible Assets by Segment | The following table summarizes our intangible assets by business segment at the dates indicated:
|  | June 30, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | Gross Value |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Carrying Value |  |  | Gross Value |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Carrying Value |
NGL Pipelines & Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationship intangibles |  | $ | 447.4 |  |  | $ | (164.9 | ) |  | $ | 282.5 |  |  | $ | 447.4 |  |  | $ | (156.9 | ) |  | $ | 290.5 |
Contract-based intangibles |  |  | 283.5 |  |  |  | (200.7 | ) |  |  | 82.8 |  |  |  | 283.0 |  |  |  | (193.2 | ) |  |  | 89.8 |
Segment total |  |  | 730.9 |  |  |  | (365.6 | ) |  |  | 365.3 |  |  |  | 730.4 |  |  |  | (350.1 | ) |  |  | 380.3 |
Crude Oil Pipelines & Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationship intangibles |  |  | 2,204.4 |  |  |  | (63.8 | ) |  |  | 2,140.6 |  |  |  | 2,204.4 |  |  |  | (39.1 | ) |  |  | 2,165.3 |
Contract-based intangibles |  |  | 281.0 |  |  |  | (96.6 | ) |  |  | 184.4 |  |  |  | 281.4 |  |  |  | (69.2 | ) |  |  | 212.2 |
Segment total |  |  | 2,485.4 |  |  |  | (160.4 | ) |  |  | 2,325.0 |  |  |  | 2,485.8 |  |  |  | (108.3 | ) |  |  | 2,377.5 |
Natural Gas Pipelines & Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationship intangibles |  |  | 1,350.3 |  |  |  | (378.4 | ) |  |  | 971.9 |  |  |  | 1,350.3 |  |  |  | (366.3 | ) |  |  | 984.0 |
Contract-based intangibles |  |  | 464.7 |  |  |  | (365.8 | ) |  |  | 98.9 |  |  |  | 464.7 |  |  |  | (361.0 | ) |  |  | 103.7 |
Segment total |  |  | 1,815.0 |  |  |  | (744.2 | ) |  |  | 1,070.8 |  |  |  | 1,815.0 |  |  |  | (727.3 | ) |  |  | 1,087.7 |
Petrochemical & Refined Products Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationship intangibles |  |  | 185.5 |  |  |  | (41.1 | ) |  |  | 144.4 |  |  |  | 185.5 |  |  |  | (38.3 | ) |  |  | 147.2 |
Contract-based intangibles |  |  | 56.3 |  |  |  | (13.5 | ) |  |  | 42.8 |  |  |  | 56.3 |  |  |  | (11.8 | ) |  |  | 44.5 |
Segment total |  |  | 241.8 |  |  |  | (54.6 | ) |  |  | 187.2 |  |  |  | 241.8 |  |  |  | (50.1 | ) |  |  | 191.7 |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 5,273.1 |  |  | $ | (1,324.8 | ) |  | $ | 3,948.3 |  |  | $ | 5,273.0 |  |  | $ | (1,235.8 | ) |  | $ | 4,037.2 |
Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets by Segment | The following table presents the amortization expense of our intangible assets by business segment for the periods indicated:
|  | For the Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
NGL Pipelines & Services |  | $ | 7.7 |  |  | $ | 7.7 |  |  | $ | 15.5 |  |  | $ | 15.2 |
Crude Oil Pipelines & Services |  |  | 24.7 |  |  |  | 16.6 |  |  |  | 52.4 |  |  |  | 33.3 |
Natural Gas Pipelines & Services |  |  | 8.3 |  |  |  | 9.9 |  |  |  | 16.9 |  |  |  | 19.8 |
Petrochemical & Refined Products Services |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 4.7 |
Offshore Pipelines & Services |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 2.2 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 4.5 |
Total |  | $ | 43.0 |  |  | $ | 38.7 |  |  | $ | 89.3 |  |  | $ | 77.5 |
Forecasted Amortization Expense | The following table presents our forecast of amortization expense associated with existing intangible assets for the periods indicated:
Remainder of 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |
$ | 89.0 |  |  | $ | 176.4 |  |  | $ | 171.8 |  |  | $ | 167.3 |  |  | $ | 166.4 |
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction. The following table presents the carrying amount of goodwill at the dates indicated:
|  | NGL Pipelines & Services |  |  | Crude Oil Pipelines & Services |  |  | Natural Gas Pipelines & Services |  |  | Petrochemical & Refined Products Services |  |  | Consolidated Total |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 2,651.7 |  |  | $ | 1,841.0 |  |  | $ | 296.3 |  |  | $ | 956.2 |  |  | $ | 5,745.2 |
Balance at June 30, 2016 |  | $ | 2,651.7 |  |  | $ | 1,841.0 |  |  | $ | 296.3 |  |  | $ | 956.2 |  |  | $ | 5,745.2 |

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