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Related-Party Transactions (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Related-Party Transactions Tables The following tables summarize material related-party transactions included in the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements:
Consolidated statements of operations
 Three Months Ended 
March 31,
thousands20222021
Revenues and other
Service revenues – fee based$414,899 $367,475 
Service revenues – product based2,243 4,505 
Product sales11,567 6,271 
Total revenues and other428,709 378,251 
Equity income, net – related parties (1)
49,607 52,165 
Operating expenses
Cost of product (2)
(19,543)17,647 
Operation and maintenance(59)18,122 
General and administrative (3)
1,975 4,093 
Total operating expenses(17,627)39,862 
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(1)See Note 6.
(2)Includes related-party natural-gas and NGLs imbalances.
(3)Includes (i) amounts charged by Occidental pursuant to the shared services agreement (see Services Agreement within this Note 5) and (ii) equity-based compensation expense allocated to the Partnership by Occidental, which is not reimbursed to Occidental and is reflected as a contribution to partners’ capital in the consolidated statements of equity and partners’ capital (see Incentive Plans within this Note 5).
5. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Consolidated balance sheets
thousandsMarch 31,
2022
December 31,
2021
Assets
Accounts receivable, net$274,222 $180,205 
Other current assets28,847 12,490 
Equity investments (1)
1,163,069 1,167,187 
Other assets46,531 45,494 
Total assets1,512,669 1,405,376 
Liabilities
Accounts and imbalance payables47,281 49,242 
Accrued liabilities4,476 13,914 
Other liabilities223,972 207,365 
Total liabilities275,729 270,521 
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(1)See Note 6.

Consolidated statements of cash flows
Three Months Ended 
March 31,
thousands20222021
Distributions from equity-investment earnings – related parties
$45,870 $49,048 
Capital expenditures (2,000)
Contributions to equity investments – related parties(2,070)(86)
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – related parties9,925 12,141 
Distributions to Partnership unitholders (1)
(65,492)(66,642)
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders (2)
(2,805)(2,551)
Net contributions from (distributions to) related parties409 1,627 
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(1)Represents distributions paid to Occidental pursuant to the partnership agreement of the Partnership (see Note 3 and Note 4).
(2)Represents distributions paid to Occidental, through its ownership of WGRAH, pursuant to WES Operating’s partnership agreement (see Note 3 and Note 4).
WES Operating [Member]  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Related-Party Transactions Tables
The following tables summarize material related-party transactions for WES Operating (which are included in the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements) to the extent the amounts differ from the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements:
Consolidated statements of operations
 Three Months Ended 
March 31,
thousands20222021
General and administrative (1)
$2,948 $4,587 
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(1)Includes (i) amounts charged by Occidental pursuant to the shared services agreement (see Services Agreement within this Note 5), (ii) equity-based compensation expense allocated to WES Operating by Occidental, which is not reimbursed to Occidental and is reflected as a contribution to partners’ capital in the consolidated statements of equity and partners’ capital (see Incentive Plans within this Note 5), and (iii) an intercompany service fee between the Partnership and WES Operating.

Consolidated balance sheets
thousandsMarch 31,
2022
December 31,
2021
Other assets$45,619 $45,494 
Accounts and imbalance payables (1)
64,211 97,749 
Accrued liabilities4,159 13,597 
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(1)Includes balances related to transactions between the Partnership and WES Operating.

Consolidated statements of cash flows
Three Months Ended 
March 31,
thousands20222021
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders (1)
$(140,217)$(127,470)
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(1)Represents distributions paid to the Partnership and Occidental, through its ownership of WGRAH, pursuant to WES Operating’s partnership agreement. See Note 3 and Note 4.