Equity Method Investments	9 Months Ended
Equity Method Investments	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Equity Method Investments	Equity Method Investments During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company made contributions of approximately $28.8 million to its equity method investments ($26.6 million to Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC and $2.2 million to Meade Pipeline Co LLC (Meade)). For further information regarding the Company’s equity method investments, refer to Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Form 10-K. Meade Pipeline Co LLC In February 2014, the Company acquired a 20% equity interest in Meade. Meade was formed to participate in the development and construction of a 177-mile pipeline (Central Penn Line) that will transport natural gas from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania to an interconnect with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC’s (Transco) mainline in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The new pipeline will be constructed and operated by Transco and will be owned by Transco and Meade in proportion to their respective ownership percentages of approximately 61% and 39%, respectively. Under the terms of the Meade LLC agreement, the Company agreed to invest its proportionate share of Meade’s anticipated costs associated with the new pipeline of $149 million, which is expected to occur over the next three to four years. The expected in-service date for the new pipeline is scheduled for the second half of 2017.

The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group.

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