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Operations And Organization | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
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Operations And Organization | ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Organization The consolidated financial statements presented herein contain the results of Energy Transfer LP and its subsidiaries (the “Partnership,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “ET”). References to the “Parent Company” mean Energy Transfer LP on a stand-alone basis. In October 2018, we completed the merger of ETO with a wholly-owned subsidiary of ET in a unit-for-unit exchange (the “Energy Transfer Merger”). In connection with the transaction, ETO unitholders (other than ET and its subsidiaries) received 1.28 common units of ET for each common unit of ETO they owned. Following the closing of the Energy Transfer Merger, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. was renamed Energy Transfer Operating, L.P. In addition, Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. was renamed Energy Transfer LP, and its common units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the “ET” ticker symbol on October 19, 2018. Immediately prior to the closing of the Energy Transfer Merger, the following also occurred:
• | the IDRs in ETO were converted into 1,168,205,710 ETO common units;
• | the general partner interest in ETO was converted to a non-economic general partner interest and ETO issued 18,448,341 ETO common units to ETP GP;
• | ET contributed its 2,263,158 Sunoco LP common units to ETO in exchange for 2,874,275 ETO common units and 100 percent of the limited liability company interests in Sunoco GP LLC, the sole general partner of Sunoco LP, and all of the IDRs in Sunoco LP, to ETO in exchange for 42,812,389 ETO common units;
• | ET contributed its 12,466,912 common units representing limited partner interests in USAC and 100 percent of the limited liability company interests in USA Compression GP, LLC, the general partner of USAC, to ETO in exchange for 16,134,903 ETO common units; and
• | ET contributed its 100 percent limited liability company interest in Lake Charles LNG and a 60 percent limited liability company interest in each of Energy Transfer LNG Export, LLC, ET Crude Oil Terminals, LLC and ETC Illinois LLC (collectively, “Lake Charles LNG and Other”) to ETO in exchange for 37,557,815 ETO common units.
Subsequent to the Energy Transfer Merger, substantially all of the Partnership’s cash flows are derived from distributions related to its investment in ETO, whose cash flows are derived from its subsidiaries, including ETO’s investments in Sunoco LP and USAC. The Parent Company’s primary cash requirements are for general and administrative expenses, debt service requirements and distributions to its partners. Parent Company-only assets are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of ET’s subsidiaries. Our financial statements reflect the following reportable segments: •intrastate transportation and storage; •interstate transportation and storage; •midstream; •NGL and refined products transportation and services; •crude oil transportation and services; •investment in Sunoco LP; •investment in USAC; and •corporate and other, including the following:
• | activities of the Parent Company; and
• | certain operations and investments that are not separately reflected as reportable segments.
Basis of Presentation The unaudited financial information included in this Form 10-Q has been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2019. In the opinion of the Partnership’s management, such financial information reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for such interim periods in accordance with GAAP. All intercompany items and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The consolidated financial statements of ET presented herein include the results of operations of:
• | the Parent Company;
• | our controlled subsidiary, Energy Transfer Operating, L.P. (“ETO”); and
• | ETP GP and Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C. (“ETP LLC”), the general partner of ETP GP.
Our subsidiaries also own varying undivided interests in certain pipelines. Ownership of these pipelines has been structured as an ownership of an undivided interest in assets, not as an ownership interest in a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other forms of entities. Each owner controls marketing and invoices separately, and each owner is responsible for any loss, damage or injury that may occur to their own customers. As a result, we apply proportionate consolidation for our interests in these entities. Certain prior period amounts have also been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net income or total equity. Use of Estimates The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which includes the use of estimates and assumptions made by management that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities that exist at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Although these estimates are based on management’s available knowledge of current and expected future events, actual results could be different from those estimates. Change in Accounting Policy Adoption of Lease Accounting Standard In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which has amended the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and introduced Topic 842, Leases. On January 1, 2019, the Partnership has adopted ASC Topic 842 (“Topic 842”), which is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2018. Topic 842 requires entities to recognize lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with a term of more than one year, including operating leases, which historically were not recorded on the balance sheet in accordance with the prior standard. To adopt Topic 842, the Partnership recognized a cumulative catch-up adjustment to the opening balance sheet as of January 1, 2019 related to certain leases that existed as of that date. As permitted, we have not retrospectively modified our consolidated financial statements for comparative purposes. The adoption of the standard had a material impact on our consolidated balance sheet, but did not have an impact on our consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income or cash flows. As a result of adoption, we have recorded additional net right-of-use (“ROU”) lease assets and lease liabilities of approximately $888 million and $888 million, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. In addition, we have updated our business processes, systems, and internal controls to support the on-going reporting requirements under the new standard. To adopt Topic 842, the Partnership elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the standard. The expedient package allowed us not to reassess whether existing contracts contained a lease, the lease classification of existing leases and initial direct cost for existing leases. In addition to the package of practical expedients, the Partnership has elected not to capitalize amounts pertaining to leases with terms less than twelve months, to use the portfolio approach to determine discount rates, not to separate non-lease components from lease components and not to apply the use of hindsight to the active lease population. Cumulative-effect adjustments made to the opening balance sheet at January 1, 2019 were as follows:
| Balance at December 31, 2018, as previously reported |  | Adjustments due to Topic 842 (Leases) |  | Balance at January 1, 2019
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 66,963 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 66,962 |
Lease right-of-use assets, net | — |  |  | 889 |  |  | 889 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease current liabilities | $ | — |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 71 |
Accrued and other current liabilities | 2,918 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 2,917 |
Current maturities of long-term debt | 2,655 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2,656 |
Long-term debt, less current maturities | 43,373 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 43,379 |
Non-current operating lease liabilities | — |  |  | 823 |  |  | 823 |
Other non-current liabilities | 1,184 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 1,172 |
Additional disclosures related to lease accounting are included in Note 13. Goodwill The Partnership’s interstate transportation and storage segment owns Southwest Gas which owns and operates natural gas storage assets. Due to a decrease in the demand for storage on these assets, the Partnership performed an interim impairment test on the assets of Southwest Gas during the three months ended September 30, 2019. As a result of the interim impairment test, the Partnership recognized a goodwill impairment of $12 million related to Southwest Gas, primarily due to decreases in projected future revenues and cash flows. No other impairments of the Partnership’s other assets were identified. The Partnership estimated the fair value of Southwest Gas by using the income approach. The income approach is based on the present value of future cash flows, which are derived from our long-term financial forecasts, and requires significant assumptions including, among others, a discount rate and a terminal value.

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