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Acquisitions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Acquisitions |
Business acquisition purchase price allocation |
|  |  |  | Average |
|  |  |  | Depreciable |
Description |  | Amount |  | Life (in years) |
Inventory |  | $ | 14 |  | N/A |
Property and equipment, net |  | 341 |  | 5 - 70 |
Base gas |  | 3 |  | N/A |
Other working capital, net of cash acquired |  | 1 |  | N/A |
Intangible assets |  | 92 |  | 2 - 10 |
Goodwill |  | 301 |  | N/A |
Total |  | $ | 752 |  |  |

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