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Reportable Segments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Reportable Segments
Reportable Segments
 
We divide our operations into the following reportable business segments.  These segments and their principal sources of revenues are as follows:

Natural Gas Pipelines—for all periods presented in our financial statements this segment includes the sale, transport, processing, treating, storage and gathering of natural gas for KMP and equity earnings from our 20% interest in NGPL Holdco LLC. Following our May 25, 2012 EP acquisition, this segment also includes the natural gas operations of EP, its subsidiaries (including EPB) and its equity investments;
 
CO2—KMP—the production and sale of crude oil from fields in the Permian Basin of West Texas and the transportation and marketing of carbon dioxide used as a flooding medium for recovering crude oil from mature oil fields;

Products Pipelines—KMP— the transportation and terminaling of refined petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, natural gas liquids, crude and condensate, and bio-fuels;

Terminals—KMP—the transloading and storing of refined petroleum products and dry and liquid bulk products, including coal, petroleum coke, cement, alumina, salt and other bulk chemicals;

Kinder Morgan Canada—KMP—the transportation of crude oil and refined products from Alberta, Canada to marketing terminals and refineries in British Columbia, the state of Washington and the Rocky Mountains and Central regions of the United States. As further described in Note 2, Kinder Morgan Canada divested its interest in the Express pipeline system effective March 14, 2013; and

Other—following our May 25, 2012 EP acquisition, this segment primarily includes several physical natural gas contracts with power plants associated with EP’s legacy trading activities. These contracts obligate EP to sell natural gas to these plants and have various expiration dates ranging from 2012 to 2028.

We evaluate performance principally based on each segment’s earnings before depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses including amortization of excess cost of equity investments (EBDA) , which excludes general and administrative expenses, third-party debt costs and interest expense, unallocable interest income, and unallocable income tax expense.  Our reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services, and they are structured based on how our chief operating decision maker organizes their operations for optimal performance and resource allocation.  Each segment is managed separately because each segment involves different products and marketing strategies.

Financial information by segment follows (in millions): 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues
 
 
 
Natural Gas Pipelines
 
 
 
    Revenues from external customers(a)
$
1,755

 
$
794

    Intersegment revenues
1

 

CO2–KMP
429

 
417

Products Pipelines–KMP
454

 
223

Terminals–KMP
337

 
341

Kinder Morgan Canada–KMP
72

 
73

Other
4

 

Total segment revenues
3,052

 
1,848

Other revenues
9

 
9

Less: Total intersegment revenues
(1
)
 

Total consolidated revenues
$
3,060

 
$
1,857

 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Segment earnings before depreciation, depletion, amortization and amortization of excess cost of equity investments(b)
 
 
 
Natural Gas Pipelines(a)
$
896

 
$
227

CO2–KMP
342

 
334

Products Pipelines–KMP
185

 
174

Terminals–KMP
186

 
186

Kinder Morgan Canada–KMP(c)
193

 
50

Other
4

 

Total segment earnings before DD&A
1,806

 
971

Total segment depreciation, depletion and amortization
(412
)
 
(274
)
Total segment amortization of excess cost of investments
(9
)
 
(2
)
Other revenues
9

 
9

General and administrative expenses
(140
)
 
(129
)
Unallocable interest and other, net of unallocable interest income
(409
)
 
(182
)
Unallocable income tax expense
(187
)
 
(88
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
(2
)
 
(378
)
Total consolidated net income (loss)
$
656

 
$
(73
)
 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Assets
 
 
 
Natural Gas Pipelines
$
46,422

 
$
46,540

CO2–KMP
4,174

 
4,148

Products Pipelines–KMP
6,149

 
6,089

Terminals–KMP
6,151

 
5,931

Kinder Morgan Canada–KMP
1,688

 
1,724

Other
565

 
601

Total segment assets
65,149

 
65,033

Corporate assets(d)
3,127

 
2,854

Assets held for sale(e)
32

 
298

Total consolidated assets
$
68,308

 
$
68,185

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(a)
The increase in the 2013 amount versus 2012 amount reflects our May 25, 2012 acquisition of EP. See Note 2.
(b)
Includes revenues, earnings from equity investments, allocable interest income, and other, net, less operating expenses, allocable income taxes, and other expense (income). 
(c)
2013 amount includes a $141 million increase in earnings from the after-tax gain on the sale of KMP’s investments in the Express pipeline system.
(d)
Includes cash and cash equivalents, margin and restricted deposits, unallocable interest receivable, prepaid assets and deferred charges, risk management assets related to debt fair value adjustment and miscellaneous corporate assets (such as information technology and telecommunications equipment) not allocated to individual segments. 
(e)
2012 amount primarily represents amounts attributable to KMP’s Express pipelines system and our ownership interest in Bolivia to Brazil Pipeline as of December 31, 2012.