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Related Party Transactions (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
The following table summarizes our related party transactions for the periods indicated:

 
 
For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
   
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
Revenues – related parties:
                       
Unconsolidated affiliates
 
$
15.6
   
$
14.2
   
$
53.7
   
$
94.5
 
Costs and expenses – related parties:
                               
EPCO and its privately held affiliates
 
$
297.8
   
$
285.9
   
$
837.9
   
$
802.8
 
Unconsolidated affiliates
   
94.7
     
110.0
     
313.3
     
351.4
 
Total
 
$
392.5
   
$
395.9
   
$
1,151.2
   
$
1,154.2
 

The following table summarizes our related party accounts receivable and accounts payable balances at the dates indicated:

 
 
September 30,
2019
   
December 31,
2018
 
Accounts receivable - related parties:
           
Unconsolidated affiliates
 
$
2.0
   
$
3.5
 
 
               
Accounts payable - related parties:
               
EPCO and its privately held affiliates
 
$
106.6
   
$
116.3
 
Unconsolidated affiliates
   
18.9
     
23.9
 
Total
 
$
125.5
   
$
140.2
 

Total Number
 of Units
Percentage of
Total Units
Outstanding
698,313,137
31.9%

We have no employees.  All of our operating functions and general and administrative support services are provided by employees of EPCO pursuant to the ASA or by other service providers.  The following table presents our related party costs and expenses attributable to the ASA with EPCO for the periods indicated:


 
For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
   
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
Operating costs and expenses
 
$
259.3
   
$
246.6
   
$
732.0
   
$
697.6
 
General and administrative expenses
   
34.2
     
35.0
     
92.9
     
92.6
 
Total costs and expenses
 
$
293.5
   
$
281.6
   
$
824.9
   
$
790.2
 

We lease office space from privately held affiliates of EPCO.  The rental rates in these lease agreements approximate market rates.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized $3.8 million and $11.1 million, respectively, of related party operating lease expense in connection with these office space leases. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized $3.8 million and $10.7 million, respectively, of related party operating lease expense for these leases.