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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Note 16.  Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Litigation

As part of our normal business activities, we may be named as defendants in legal proceedings, including those arising from regulatory and environmental matters.  Although we are insured against various risks to the extent we believe it is prudent, there is no assurance that the nature and amount of such insurance will be adequate, in every case, to fully indemnify us against losses arising from future legal proceedings.  We will vigorously defend the Partnership in litigation matters.

There were no accruals for litigation contingencies at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Contractual Obligations

Scheduled Maturities of Debt
We have long-term and short-term payment obligations under debt agreements.  In total, the principal amount of our consolidated debt obligations were $29.7 billion and $29.0 billion at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.  See Note 7 for additional information regarding our scheduled future maturities of debt principal.

Lease Accounting Matters
There has been no significant change in our operating lease obligations since those disclosed in the 2023 Form 10-K.

The following table presents information regarding operating leases where we are the lessee at March 31, 2024:

Asset Category
ROU
Asset
Carrying
Value (1)
 
Lease
Liability
Carrying
    Value (2)
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Term
 
Weighted-
Average
Discount
Rate (3)
Storage and pipeline facilities
$
191
 
$
190
 
8 years
 
4.3%
Transportation equipment
 
            41
   
            42
 
4 years
 
4.8%
Office and warehouse space
 
            149
   
            184
 
13 years
 
3.0%
Total
$
 381
 
$
416
       

(1)
Right of use (“ROU”) asset amounts are a component of “Other assets” on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(2)
At March 31, 2024, lease liabilities of $83 million and $333 million were included within “Other current liabilities” and “Other long-term liabilities,” respectively.
(3)
The discount rate for each category of assets represents the weighted average of either (i) the implicit rate applicable to the underlying leases (where determinable) or (ii) our incremental borrowing rate adjusted for collateralization (if the implicit rate is not determinable).  In general, the discount rates are based on either information available at the lease commencement date or January 1, 2019 for leases existing at the adoption date for ASC 842, Leases.

The following table disaggregates our total operating lease expense for the periods indicated:

 
 
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2024
   
2023
 
Long-term operating leases:
           
   Fixed lease expense:
           
      Non-cash lease expense (amortization of ROU assets)
 
$
20
   
$
16
 
      Related accretion expense on lease liability balances
   
4
     
4
 
      Total fixed lease expense
   
24
     
20
 
   Variable lease expense
   
4
     
3
 
Total long-term operating lease expense
   
28
     
23
 
Short-term operating leases
   
29
     
25
 
Total operating lease expense
 
$
57
   
$
48
 

Cash paid for operating lease liabilities was $23 million and $20 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Operating lease income for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $4 million.

Purchase Obligations
Our consolidated purchase obligations at March 31, 2024 did not differ materially from those reported in our 2023 Form 10-K.