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Partners' Capital and Distributions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Partners' Capital and Distributions |
Changes made to holdings in limited partner units of PNG |
|  | December 31, 2010 |  | February 2011 PNG Issuance |  | Transaction Grants |  | June 30, 2011 |
PNG Units Owned by PAA: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Units |  | 18.1 |  | 10.2 |  | (0.1 | ) | 28.2 |
Series A Subordinated Units |  | 11.9 |  | — |  | — |  | 11.9 |
Series B Subordinated Units |  | 13.5 |  | — |  | — |  | 13.5 |
Total PNG Units Owned by PAA |  | 43.5 |  | 10.2 |  | (0.1 | ) | 53.6 |
Schedule of impact of changes in the entity ownership interest in subsidiary on the entity's capital |
|  | For the Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Net income attributable to Plains |  | $ | 408 |  | $ | 282 |
Transfers to the noncontrolling interests: |  |  |  |  |
Increase in capital from sale of PNG units |  | 64 |  | 101 |
Change from net income attributable to Plains and net transfers to the noncontrolling interest |  | $ | 472 |  | $ | 383 |
Schedule of changes in noncontrolling interests in partners' capital |
|  | For the Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 231 |  | $ | 63 |
Sale of noncontrolling interests in a subsidiary |  | 306 |  | 167 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 10 |  | 2 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  | (16 | ) | (1 | )
Equity compensation expense |  | 2 |  | — |
Ending Balance |  | $ | 533 |  | $ | 231 |
Total cash distributions made |
|  |  |  | Distributions Paid |  | Distributions |
|  |  |  | Common |  | General Partner |  |  |  | per limited |
Date Declared |  | Date Paid or To Be Paid |  | Units |  | Incentive |  | 2% |  | Total |  | partner unit |
July 11, 2011 |  | August 12, 2011 (1) |  | $ | 147 |  | $ | 52 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 202 |  | $ | 0.9825 |
April 11, 2011 |  | May 13, 2011 |  | $ | 145 |  | $ | 50 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 198 |  | $ | 0.9700 |
January 12, 2011 |  | February 14, 2011 |  | $ | 135 |  | $ | 46 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 184 |  | $ | 0.9575 |
(1) Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on August 2, 2011, for the period April 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011.
Equity offerings of common units |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | General |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Gross |  | Proceeds |  | Partner |  |  |  | Net |
Date |  | Units Issued |  | Unit Price |  | from Sale |  | Contribution |  | Costs |  | Proceeds |
March 2011 (1) |  | 7,935,000 |  | $ | 64.00 |  | $ | 508 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | (15 | ) | $ | 503 |
(1) This offering of common units was an underwritten transaction that required us to pay a gross spread. The net proceeds from this offering were used to reduce outstanding borrowings under our credit facilities and for general partnership purposes.

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